Beautiful Lie, A (+DVD) [Digipak] - 30 Seconds To Mars

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

...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 ...
...brilliant harmony together. A Beautiful Lie contains the following tracks: 1. Attack 2. A Beautiful Lie 3. The Kill 4. Was It A Dream? 5. The Fantasy 6. Savior 7. From Yesterday 8. The Story 9. R-Evolve 10. A Modern Myth 11. Battle of One 12. Hunter 13. The Kill (Rebirth) "Attack" was the first single released, to limited success despite various TV appearances. It was "The Kill", however, that rocketed 30 Seconds to Mars to fame. With ... Read review

Advantages: Fantasic price, 12 amazing tracks including singles The Kill and Attack, you get a DVD
Disadvantages: Don't know any

...I would definitely answer A Beautiful Lie by 30 Seconds To Mars. If they then asked "Why?" I would say "Listen to it - you'll know why. The album offers songs for everyone, including an acoustic track 'A Modern Myth' which is simply, without a doubt the most beautiful, breathtaking song I have ever heard. The band 30 Seconds to mars I would say is for more those who are into alternative, punky, emo, rock type music. I suggest you go to YouTube ...
...Listing: 1. Attack 2. A Beautiful Lie 3. The Kill 4. Was it a dream? 5. The Fantasy 6. Savior 7. From Yesterday 8. The Story 9. R-evolve 10. A modern myth 11. Battle of one 12. The hunter (Bjork) Band members: Jared Leto Shannon Leto Tomo Miličević ... Read review

Advantages: Amazingly origional
Disadvantages: None really

...Mars' 2nd Studio Album 'A Beautiful Lie' has such an origional sound, which anyone should be able to enjoy. This album has such a variety of sounds throughout, from the heavy beat of ''The Fantasy' to the acoustic strumming of "A Modern Myth," Jared Leto leads the band with his exelent vocal talents, and his brother Shannon Leto is one of the best drummers i have heard in any recently released albums. Definately recomended to anybody who has enjoyed ... Read review

Advantages: Some awesome, touching, unforgettable tracks.
Disadvantages: Some boring, totally forgettable tracks.

I bought this CD after hearing one of the songs - 'The Kill' - in someone else's car. I thought the song was beautiful, so I bought the album. However, I was actually quite disappointed with the rest of it. There are undeniably some other great songs like 'The Kill', such as 'Attack' and 'From Yesterday', but the others I find mostly disappointing. This could be because I I find all the aforementioned tracks so amazing though, perhaps they just ...
...those songs I feel as though they have poured their souls into the words and the music - which is exactly what I like to hear, so the other songs seem a bit of a half effort in comparison. The songs overall have 'emo' tendencies, as they are a mix between a cry for help and thinking everything's a lost cause. I would say they truly believe this too, as I have never heard such passion as in The Kill. However, they are nothing like the mainstream ... Read review