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 Finger ElevenThem vs. You vs. Me Release Date: 2007 03 06 Running Time: 40:20 Label: Wind Up Rating:  |
There have always been vague underpinnings of funk in Finger Eleven's rhythms, but it still comes as a bit of a shock that "Paralyzer," the opening track of their fourth album, Them vs. You vs. Me, finds the Canadian quintet embracing the full-on disco-rock that started to emerge when they released their last album in 2003. Four years later, this sound isn't exactly passé -- plenty of bands are still pushing it -- but it's not exactly fresh either, except within the context of Finger Eleven, where it does add some welcome new dimension to their traditional '90s alt-rock sound. Sure, it's hard not to see it as a little bit of a desperate bid for relevancy, but even if the move comes across as calculated, the occasional dash of disco-rock gives Them vs. You vs. Me a little bit of needed new hue to a collection of otherwise colorless but capable by-the-book alt-rock, pitched partway between Stone Temple Pilots and Matchbox Twenty. Finger Eleven are pros, so they can deliver Oasis-styled anti-love songs like "I'll Keep Your Memory Vague" or Live-inspired anthemic ballads like "Change the World" with as much workmanship as their grungy rockers, but they need something to stand apart from the pack -- and the addition of awkward funk rhythms to the likes of "Lost My Way" nearly accomplishes that. So, the variety of rhythms, along with the increasing emphasis on acoustic-based power ballads, gives Them vs. You vs. Me the greatest musical variety of any Finger Eleven record, but they remain boxed in by their good intentions: they remain a group that's too polite too dislike but too well-mannered to remember. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Paralyzer | Anderson, Beddoe, Black, Jackett, Anderson | 3:28 |
| 2 | Falling On | Beddoe, Anderson, Jackett, Black, Anderson | 3:07 |
| 3 | I'll Keep Your Memory Vague | Anderson, Jackett, Black, Beddoe, Anderson | 3:46 |
| 4 | Lost My Way | Black, Anderson, Beddoe, Anderson, Jackett | 3:58 |
| 5 | So-So Suicide | Beddoe, Jackett, Anderson, Anderson, Black | 3:15 |
| 6 | Window Song | Anderson, Jackett, Black, Beddoe, Anderson | 3:39 |
| 7 | Sense of a Spark | Anderson, Jackett, Black, Beddoe, Anderson | 2:54 |
| 8 | Talking to the Walls | Black, Anderson, Beddoe, Jackett, Anderson | 4:04 |
| 9 | Change the World | Beddoe, Black, Anderson, Anderson, Jackett | 3:46 |
| 10 | Gather & Give | Beddoe, Black, Anderson, Anderson, Jackett | 3:11 |
| 11 | Easy Life | Beddoe, Anderson, Anderson, Black, Jackett | 5:12 |
Other Releases:
| Them vs. You vs. Me [Bonus Tracks] Release Date: 2007 Label: Wind-Up Records |
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