 | Anberlin Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place
3.5
great
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| 2.5 average | raggedragamuffin | September 6th 10 |
why does everyone think this album is so great? musicianship is weak and uninspired, lyrics are mediocre,
album cover is terrible, and stephen christian's new haircut makes him look like a wannabe country star.
thank goodness his voice is still amazing. a major disappointment based on what he had said this album
was going to be. not even as good as their last album; that one at least had a few gems on it.
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| 3.0 good | Andy H. B. | September 3rd 10 |
amberlin
also falling horses
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| 4.0 excellent | Douglas | September 2nd 10 |
Anberlin brings a whole new menu to the table, batter to the plate, washing to the line, bowler to the crease, honey to the bear, potato to the gravy with Dark Is The Way, Light Is A Place. And it tastes goooood.
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| 3.0 good | K. Prince | September 3rd 10 |
It'll be easy for a lot of Anberlin fans who weren't head-over-heels for New Surrender to dismiss
Dark Is the Way, Light is the Place as another mid-tempo'd, half-hearted exercise in sold out pop-rock
balladry but, really, they'd be missing the entire point. See, New Surrender suffered from a suffocating
laziness on the band's behalf; Dark Is the Way does not. By leaving space and truly working together as
a functioning band, Anberlin both accentuate their mid-tempo'd compositions and make the rockin'
numbers even more impressive. I'd reckon, with Dark Is the Way, Anberlin's blown New Surrender
out of the water and jostled the throne Cities sits on a little more convincingly than I would've
expected.
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| 3.5 great | Knott- EMERITUS | September 2nd 10 |
it is all slow and they are not a pop punk band any more and that means they souled out (coz
they lost their soul!) and it is all diluted and boring and gay so i give this new album a
1/10 don't listen unless you want to be put to sleep by so-called 'beautiful' vocals and
'crafted' songs (HINT!!!!!!1 what those words really mean is "GAY" and "NOT
FAST"11!!!!!)
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| 3.5 great | KrissWatts | September 2nd 10 |
At first listen, it seemed like nothing more than an average album but after giving it a proper chance I've decided it's quite subtly brilliant.
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| 5.0 classic | Mordecai. | September 2nd 10 |
because gojeta says so
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| 4.0 excellent | slaythesocialists | September 3rd 10 |
forget the negative hype, Anberlin has crafted an album with a subtly darker atmosphere leaving behind some of the filler happy go lucky tracks on new surrender.
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| 3.0 good | ebay | September 2nd 10 |
Goes down like water..... Really, really filtered clean water.
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| 0.0 | fromtheinside | September 2nd 10 |
Better than Cities. Suck it Waior.
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| 3.5 great | Alabaster Jones | June 19th 16 |
Somewhere along the line, Anberlin realized that their best material is fast-paced, and with the uncanny ability to write massive hooks, some excellent material has been penned. Their problem with each album before this, besides Cities, was that they were wildly inconsistent. This is rectified on Dark Is The Way, Light Is A Place, which strikes a great balance between their fast-paced songs and their slower, lengthier ones. The other thing that helps is that each of the songs here, no matter what style, has a really good hook. I mean, there's no "Paperthin Hymn" here, but the consistent quality at which these hooks are written is nothing short of stunning. Elsewhere, it's the typical Anberlin fare, just amped up a bit and with more thought and more beef put into each softer song. That's by no means a bad thing, and with their newfound consistency, they'd go on to write their second truly great album in Devotion.
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| 4.0 excellent | William17 | August 18th 14 |
Perhaps an underrated chapter for Anberlin--not their best, but the style used here still makes it an instant classic.
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| 4.0 excellent | GrimReaper | July 17th 14 |
The biggest problem with this album is that it's too doggone short.
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| 4.0 excellent | noname875 | September 6th 12 |
Even though it is still a long-shot from Cities, this album more than holds its own weight.
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| 2.0 poor | jimmy24795 | May 12th 12 |
After Cities and New Surrender, Anberlin set themselves up for great expectations. This album failed to meet this, with slightly darker and less catchy songs, with lyrics much less gripping or interesting.
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| 4.0 excellent | TheGardener | February 29th 12 |
It's hard not to compare this to Cities because I don't think they'll ever top it, but for what it's worth this album is still amazing.
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| 4.0 excellent | CakeWithCream | February 6th 11 |
The first time I heard this album I thought it was average, but it just took awhile for me to truly appreciate the songwriting, lyrics and what the album truly stood for. An excellent record that showcases Anberlin's maturing attitude. Christian's vocals are at it's best here.
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| 3.5 great | JWT155 | November 28th 10 |
Anberlin continue showing consistency by releasing a solid record adding to their already solid discography. Dark is the Way, Light is a Place is a worthy addition sure to please fans with its heartfelt ballads and pop rock anthems.
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| 3.0 good | 00mee | November 12th 10 |
I have mixed feelings for this record. For one, this album proves Anberlin are incapable of writing a bad song, each one here has some merit to it. However, this album lacks character, falling into a lackluster complancy with every listen.
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| 0.0 | RosaParks | September 3rd 10 |
Dark Is The Way, Light Is A Place - 3.6 Deceiver - 3.8
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| 0.0 | Athom EMERITUS | September 2nd 10 |
Hey guys, this album is
really damn good
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| 3.0 good | Halez | June 1st 23 |
| 3.5 great | heck | May 5th 23 |
| 3.5 great | altmjw | October 7th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | legunek | September 20th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Jopa26 | August 28th 22 |
| 3.5 great | JoeCoon | December 13th 21 |
| 3.7 great | Atari STAFF | October 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Sowing STAFF | May 11th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | benny06 | January 8th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | kodama | August 4th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | JNeu | July 1st 19 |
| 3.5 great | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 3.0 good | nbats | May 22nd 19 |
| 3.5 great | Uzumaki | February 28th 19 |
| 3.0 good | murphA | January 18th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mathias STAFF | December 8th 18 |
| 3.5 great | b1rad2j | November 29th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Josh | September 22nd 18 |
| 3.0 good | Sarah | April 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Lucman | October 23rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | cm7com | October 14th 17 |
| 3.5 great | El Olam | December 29th 16 |
| 3.5 great | wojodta | November 15th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | jzzlrd | July 10th 16 |
| 3.5 great | roofi | May 24th 16 |
| 3.5 great | IVIII | April 24th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | mirak2 | March 4th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | LibGyps | January 18th 16 |
| 2.5 average | 8genre | January 5th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Strills | September 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | swipenet | September 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xhoven | January 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | TVparty | January 27th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | amf2222 | January 14th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Krimea | December 25th 14 |
| 3.0 good | JayM | November 16th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Walt | November 8th 14 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Lassie | October 15th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Axel247 | October 9th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | WesCH1 | September 25th 14 |
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| 4.2 excellent | Rowan5215 STAFF | August 10th 14 |
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| 2.0 poor | FCY | June 17th 14 |
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| 2.0 poor | Lunx | February 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | GAU19 | February 21st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tristan | January 6th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Mojito | January 6th 14 |
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| 3.5 great | Zeg | September 8th 13 |
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| 4.5 superb | gmang | June 9th 13 |
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| 3.5 great | T5Cx | January 7th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Lenix | December 31st 12 |
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| 3.5 great | Bcapo | October 14th 12 |
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| 3.5 great | RobotE | September 11th 12 |
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| 3.5 great | bain89 | March 10th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | March 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Deviant. STAFF | February 16th 12 |
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| 3.5 great | MTTS | February 4th 12 |
| 2.5 average | mttgry | January 18th 12 |
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| 2.0 poor | Thef | April 19th 11 |
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