It's possible that the lyrics tell some kind of story, but when it's impossible to hear any of them, listeners are left to speculate. At least the lead singer Andrew Jordan's voice is a bit more enjoyable, delightfully blending into the background music. The fifth track on the album, "Monsters," doesn't get much better. The song has the potential to end in a crazy jam between the guitars and drums but instead just leaves you unmoved and unimpressed. The electric guitar in the chorus on the first track of the album, "You Can Run, But We'll Find You" sounds like the background music from the movie "Psycho." Although the lead singer's voice gets more passionate as the song goes along, the lyrics are unmoving - other than coaxing listeners to move their finger to the "next track" button. Not only is Matchbook Romance's entire album clichéd, but each song sounds like a replica of the one preceding it. Unfortunately, Matchbox Romance only understands pain in an annoying, "makes-you-want-to-throw-your-iPod-against-the-wall-because-the-music-is-hurting-your-ears" kind of way. Pain can be portrayed in a "punch-a-hole-through-your-wall-and-start-screaming" sort of way as felt through the music of Rage Against the Machine. Pain can be portrayed in a healing, empathetic way felt through the music of artists, such as Ben Harper. Most tend to agree with Bob Marley: "One good thing about music is when it hits, you feel no pain." This is not the case with Voices, the latest musical endeavor by Matchbook Romance.
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