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| Them VS. You VS. Me | 
 enlarge | Artist: Finger Eleven
Label: Wind-Up Records
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 2128
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 13112
UPC: 601501311222
EAN: 0601501311222
ASIN: B000MV8CZW
Release Date: March 6, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Paralyzer | | • | Falling On | | • | I'll Keep Your Memory Vague | | • | Lost My Way | | • | So-So Suicide | | • | Window Song | | • | Sense of a Spark | | • | Talking to the Walls | | • | Change the World | | • | Gather & Give | | • | Easy Life |
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From Amazon.ca
Finger Eleven's career shifted suddenly and significantly when their 2003 emo-hit "One Thing" turned the band's career on its axis. At that point, they went from being known as 'the boys from Burlington who used to call themselves the Rainbow Butt Monkeys' to a group whose anthemic slow rock song went Platinum in Canada and Gold in America. So how does a band respond after its widespread fame is the result of just one song? In the case of Them Vs. You Vs. Me, Finger Eleven have consciously stayed away from anything remotely resembling their past and put the focus on the straight-ahead alt-rock formula that they've consistently excelled at. There are certain old-school rock influences that bleed clearly through their music, from Rush-isms in the form of frenetic time changes ("Sense of a Spark") to "Talking to the Walls" and "Lost My Way" which evoke Peter Gabriel-era Genesis. Frontman Scott Anderson's voice is impressive throughout, but when he sings ballads, especially "Window Song" and "Easy Life," something enables him to appeal to a whole different audience than traditional alt-rock fans. There is no 'one thing' on this disc that will allow them to reach the heights of their self-titled CD, just a consistency that will provide longtime fans reason to appreciate the band even more. --Denise Sheppard
Album Description
International pressing of the hit 2007 album featuring two bonus tracks: 'Them Vs. You Vs. Me' and 'Sacrifice'. The members of Finger Eleven collectively wrote / recorded over one hundred songs during the process of creating Them vs. You vs. Me.. The influences are of varying styles from rock to country to dance to funk to old 60's songs. Many of them were written by exchanging files over the Internet wherein one person would track a home recording, send it off, and then some one else would build on it and send it on down the line. Many of the sounds on the record were recorded during the demo process in locations as diverse as a castle, a lodge in Northern Canada and their homes. Beyond the obvious guitars and drums one would expect to hear on a Finger Eleven album, Them vs. You vs. Me features assorted keyboards, xylophones, a lap steel, violin, banjo, and other assorted instruments added in to the mix. Wind Up. 2008.
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 The 4th album March 6, 2007
26 out of 29 found this review helpful
As much as I wanted to love this CD, I couldn't. I guess I need to come to terms on the fact that Finger Eleven will never make another album like their 2000 release, The Greyest of Blue Skies. In 2003 I ran to the store on the release date of their self titled album only to be disappointment in their change of sound. To be fair though, that CD has grown on me quite a bit over the years... but still it's not what I wanted. Enter Them Vs. You Vs. Me. An album that resembles very little to any of Finger Eleven's past work... This is a good or bad thing depending on the listener. The album starts off strong.. Paralyzer and Falling On, as trendy as they are, are very memorable. Then the album just turns into generic alternative rock. Track after track of radio friendly songs and more acoustic tracks thrown in. The ending track (F11 usually has a very meaningful last track on their albums) almost sounds like a joke. Finger Eleven continue to evolve.. but just what are they evolving into..? This CD wasn't worth the near 4 year wait in my opinion. Finger Eleven can do much better.. and will again, i hope
 A great departure March 7, 2007
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I rarely take the time to write a review for an item, but I was so surprised when I heard this cd I felt compelled to write a warning. As another reviewer notes, this album is nothing like their previous work. You can call it "reinvention" or "selling out" or pressure from their label: it's all the same. This cd is chock full of ridiculous poppy backbeats and obvious, trite lyrics. If this cd tried any harder to gain mass appeal, they would have had to change the title to "Radio Friendly."
For all the effort made to boilerplate this album, there isn't a single song I genuinely liked. There are a few places where it seems like the old Finger Eleven is going to come out and temper the new, top40 Finger Eleven, but it never quite makes it. Needless to say, I'm very disappointed.
 Welcome Back. March 6, 2007
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
We may never know why it took Finger Eleven four years to follow-up on their breakthrough, self-titled album, but then again, you just might not care. Because once you unwrap the plastic, take the CD out, press play and hear Scott Anderson's unique vocals in synch with the band we all know as Finger Eleven, all will be forgiven. It's like they never went away.
One would think, with the crossover success of "One Thing," that the band would be desperate to recapture that magic and record an album of "Many Things," but they don't seem effected one bit by their lone hit. Instead, the eleven tracks that the band produces (with Johnny K once again at the helm) are different kinds of hits. Prime examples being the breezy anthems "Falling On" and "Talking To The Walls" or the funky, pulse-pounding "Paralyzer" -- a song which is impossible not to enjoy. "Window Song" is probably the closest they come to recapturing their sole hit, but even that's a stretch, as the song sounds more like retro-Beatles than Staind. Sure, songs like "Lost My Way" and "Easy Life" may sound like typical Finger Eleven, but for most of the album, the band tries to grow and stretch their limits further than they did before. And in all honesty, it works. This isn't blind fandom here, Finger Eleven have truly redefined themselves and delivered an album that sounds nothing like anything out there. This is an album where you will find something new with each listen.
Much like their previous affair, "Them Vs. You Vs. Me" is a change in pace for the band, and some people might not like that. Those with an open mind, however, will be instantly hooked with the arsenal of quirky and unique songs Finger Eleven offer up on their fourth effort. However, if you are expecting something specific from "Them Vs. You Vs. Me," you may be sorely disappointed. These aren't quite the same guys who brought you "Tip" or "The Greyest Of Blue Skies" and you just might have to get used to that.
Not too bad...Not too good March 8, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Ok, lets get this out of the way real quick: Them vs. You vs. Me is NOT Tip, nor is it Greyest of Blue Skies, nor is it Finger Eleven: Self Titled...it is Them vs. You vs. Me. At first listen I, like many other people, started wondering after about 5 tracks if this was actually Finger Eleven. This record is not bad, it's different, and depending how you look at it, being different can be good or it can be bad. Finger Eleven will lose fans with this record, however let me be the first to point out one thing: Each F11 cd sounds different. No one can ever say F11 released "4 albums that all sounded the same", which you could say with alot of bands, perhaps those with an established sound. So with that said, I would be hard pressed to find many people that like the sound of all the records, however you have to give it to a band that it willing to use new sounds and expand their horizons.
I don't think this record is "radio friendly", and I think the lyrics are still meaningful and thoughtful, as they have always been with F11. If this record was "radio friendly" then all the songs would sound like "one thing", which was their mainstream radio hit. I would say the closest to "one thing" is "i'll keep your memory vague" which is a good ballad if i must say.
I'm still listening to this cd and allowing it to grow on me, and I think it will. My advice to anyone who has not heard F11 before "one thing" or "paralyzer" is to pick up Greyest of Blue Skies, and to not expect this record to sound entirely like "paralyzer". To those who have heard F11 before, judge this record as a new entity..NOT in comparison to their previous work.
 Seems like most bands change for the worst... March 20, 2007
6 out of 17 found this review helpful
Most rock bands start off real good and then drastically change their music causing crappy albums like this. This album compared to greyest of blue skies sucks REAL bad. Other artists that are following this trend are Taproot, Staind, Creed, and some others. Why cant more bands be like Disturbed and just make good music every album they made like on their first album?
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