Category Archives: the starting line

Top 10 of the Decade? What?

It’s only 2009, but there’s already a Blog Tour going on for the 10 Best of the Decade. If you want a great way to catch up on what you’ve missed in the 2000s, then check out the link. I’ll admit it, I’m taking notes as I follow along.

Based on a True Story (2005) by The Starting Line

Genre: pop punk
Rating:
“Bedroom Talk,” “The B-List,” “Photography,” and “Stay Where I Can See You.”
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The Starting Line’s Direction, Driver F’s Chase The White Whale

As the title attests, much of the lyrical matter seems to come from the personal lives of the members, making this album both an intrusion and a time capsule of where they were when it was recorded…

Direction (2007) by The Starting Line

Genre: pop rock
Rating: 4½ stars
Check Out: “Something Left To Give,” “Somebody’s Gonna Miss Us,” “Island (Float Away),” “21″

As usual, the anthems are soaring and the lyrics are as honest and sardonic as ever…