There isn't a single track on this disc that I ever skip over. The Moffatts' style is so remarkably diverse -- from the Oasis-flavored "Just Another Phase", to the Blink-182 caliber punk-pop of "California", to the trippy psychedelia of "Life On Mars", to the heartfelt power balladry of "Who Do You Love". And the awesome final track, "Spy", almost defies categorization ... Radiohead meets Queen, perhaps? And that's not even mentioning my personal favorites, "Typical" (reminiscent of something Stroke 9 or Matchbox Twenty might write), "Walking Behind" (which might be what you get if you toss a Train song and a Dave Matthews Band song into a blender and hit frappe), and "Bang Bang Boom" (probably the most commercial of the bunch, but still super-catchy)! Are you beginning to see that I simply can't say enough good things about this album?!?

The only bad thing about this album is that it's finished playing long before you want it to be. The boys wrote 90% of the material, they played all the instruments themselves, and they all took part in lead vocal duties, giving an extra dimension of variety to your listening pleasure (and what a pleasure it is). It's a deplorable shame that this disc wasn't released in the United States ... if it had been, it would have gotten a phenomenal response. If you love true alt-rock music, I urge you to BUY THIS ALBUM! It will restore your faith that teenagers can create something other than sugary, commercialized, teenybopper pop. Trust me, folks ... do yourself a favor and hit "add to cart". You'll thank me later.


An Amazing CD!   November 16, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Ok, you know how sometimes, an artist will say that their next album will be more mature, and it never is? Well, that is the complete opposite for the Moffatts. Although their last album was a pop album, Submodalities is a genuine rock CD. Some of the songs, such as Bang Bang Boom and Typical have the commercial pop feel that we're used to, they also have a rock edge that makes the album well worth a listen.


Its an AMAZING album !! ;)   April 17, 2001
Rebecca Horgan (Nottingham, England)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

The Moffatts have been absent from the UK's music industry for some time.Their last release "Misery" was in October 1999, and it didn't do well at all.

I've ADORED them since 1998 and have been dying for this album to be released in the UK! I couldn't wait that long though so I bought it from Canada and I was so amazed when I played it. "Submodalities" -their new album has definitely brought a whole new look and sound to The Moffatts; they are no longer the pop rock/gentle sound they were before.

This album has lots of different sounds and structures-with help from Bob Rock who produced this album. I totally love this album and can't stop playing it. I like it because each song is different and unique and Dave,Clint,Scott and Bob take it in turns to sing leads (although Clint and Bob only sing one lead each).Each track displays a lot of hard work and time getting the pieces for the song together. Each song blasts you away with quality music and pure talent. Just when you try to catch a breath, 2 hidden tracks boom out of your speakers showing a different sound once again. If you're thinking this album will be like Chapter I: A New Beginning (their last album) then you are totally wrong. If you compared Chapter I, with Submodalities you'd think each album was done by two different artists!!

Submodalities is extremely different to Chapter I which was more poppy. The Moffatts said Chapter I was "more pop music than anything but that's what we liked at the time and Submodalities is to show the change and express our new sound."Submodalities actually means anything to do with a visual change of image. This album has "amped-up-guitars,lush Brit-rock textures and a sometimes soft sometimes squalling sonic adventurousness!

This album will demolish any stereotypical or preconceptions you have had about The Moffatts and you'll look at them in a different light. Scott, Clint, Bob and Dave's voices blend so well together and so smoothly that it's something which can only be achieved by brothers.

This CD should be in everyone's collection!! Forget what you've heard about them before, BUY THIS!! You won't be disapointed!!

Its quality music by extremely talented guys.

FORGET WHAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THEM BEFORE~PLEASE GIVE THEM A CHANCE!


an amazing change in the Moffatts~   November 14, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I was DEFINITELY not a Moffatts fan and was wasn't interested in them before I bought this cd because they were more of a pop group and I listen mostly to rock/alt. rock. But when I heard some of the songs that were going to be on their new album on the radio, I was amazed at the change! I then went out and bought the cd the day it came out and was totally blown away by it; I love this cd! Not only have their looks and image changed, their singing and song-writing style have changed also to more of a rock-style. It's an amazing CD and I definitely recommend ALL the songs on the album to everyone, my faves being: SPY (my ever-favorite; this song is amazing), Just Another Phase, I don't want u to want me, Antifreeze & Aeroplanes, and Walking Behind (but the rest of the songs are amazing also~)