10 Seconds - Jel

Advantages: Delilah
Disadvantages: Quite a few average tracks

...- Bass, Vocals De'Mar Hamilton - Drums Tim Lopez - Guitar Vocals Track by track review 1)Hey there Delilah - The smash hit of last summer. I predict this song will be heard at numerous weddings over the next couple of years as it's a really sweet romantic song. Simply it's a song about how a guy will do anything to be with his girl because he wants to who has to cope with a long distance relationship. I have never done this before but its a 10/10 for me 2)Our time now - A complete change of song for this second track. A much more upbeat feel. Again it's a track with a romantic feel to it as it's a couples time now. Nice track but I don't like some of the backing singing so it loses one point 6/10 3)Come back to me - This song has the tempo right in the middle of the first 2 tracks on the album. This is sadly the first... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent Songs
Disadvantages: Bonus CD Has Some Obscure Tracks

...full of photographs of the band from this period. This booklet also contains the lyrics to all of the tracks on both of these Discs. The track listing on this 2005 release is as follows: Disc One 1. A Reflection 2. Play For Today 3. Secrets 4. In Your House 5. Three 6. The Final Sound 7. A Forest 8. M 9. At Night 10. Seventeen Seconds Disc Two 1. I'm A Cult Hero (Cult Hero single) 2. I Dig You (Cult Hero single) 3. Another Journey By Train (home demo) 4. Secrets (home demo) 5. Seventeen Seconds (live) 6. In Your House (live) 7. Three (alt studio mix) 8. I Dig You (Cult Hero live) 9. I'm A Cult Hero (Cult Hero live) 10. M (live) 11. The Final Sound (live) 12. A Reflection (live) 13. Play For Today (live) 14. At Night (live) 15. A Forest (live Disc One is as the original vinyl release and kicks off... Read review

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Advantages: Some great live performances on the DVD
Disadvantages: A lot of unnecessary rubbish on the DVD, and the poor extra track

...NOTE: This is a review of both the CD and the DVD that comes with it. "A Beautiful Lie" is the sophomore effort from the band 30 Seconds to Mars. Not many people realise it's actually their second release, simply because their first album received no real exposure. Breaking away from the conceptual themes of space, the universe and war, "A Beautiful Lie" seems to deal more with personal loss, personal struggle, and the "inner demons" that we all keep locked up. So I mentioned it's different from their first release. This CD is a lot more accessible to music listeners. I really hate attempting to put genres to music, but if I were to classify this I'd say it's a more alternative-rock release, of which some people would also say has hints of "emo". Because of it's accessibility, this CD has gained 30 Seconds to Mars more... Read review

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