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| Who We Are | 
 enlarge | Artist: Lifehouse
Label: Geffen Records
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  82 reviews
Sales Rank: 260
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 000915302
UPC: 602517359055
EAN: 0602517359055
ASIN: B000Q9OD5I
Release Date: June 19, 2007
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Condition: New. still sealed! bmg edition
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Who We Are: You'll Be Hooked June 19, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Jason Wade and the guys are back in top form. This is probably their best release since "No Name Face" back in 2000---and, in many ways, this surpasses it since it shows off a more mature band that definitely knows "Who We Are".
There are several specific tracks that make this album stand out on the same level as NNF in my mind:
Whatever It Takes (track #3) - Personally, I think this should have been the first single. Not that "First Time" is bad or anything, but this song has so much going for it. This was the first "A+" in my mind and I knew this album was going to be special.
Broken (track #5) - If I was to pick one lyrical standout on this album, this song would win. One of Jason's best lyrical accomplishments.
Easier To Be (track #7) - My favorite new song. There is so much to love about this song. Catchy melody, beautiful lyrics. It's a great love song without being corny.
Storm (track #12) - My favorite song from "Diff's Lucky Day", re-recorded here with Jason's amazing vocals...if you don't feel something when you hear this song, something is definitely wrong with you. If you've never heard this song from the old release or live, you're in for quite a treat.
ALL Lifehouse fans should give this record a listen---even if you felt like "Stanley Climbfall" and the self-titled release were sub-par---this is a breath of fresh air. I really enjoyed listening to it. If you've never heard of Lifehouse before, pick up this disk along with "No Name Face" and you'll be hooked.
Lifehouse Picks Up the Pace with their Fourth Effort June 19, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Reeling from the huge success of their multi-format hit "You And Me," Lifehouse is back to prove that they are in fact a rock group that can turn up the volume whenever they choose with a good deal of success. With "Hanging By A Moment," released in 2000 and popularized in 2001 as the most played song on radio for the year, Lifehouse began on alternative formats and spread their wings from there. Since then, the band has stuck to more Mainstream Pop and Adult Contemporary formats, with popular songs like "Spin" and "Take Me Away" from their sophomore effort Stanley Climbfall. With their third release, self-titled, Lifehouse added bassist Bryce Soderberg and came up with yet another huge hit, "You And Me," leaving no doubt that these boys could never be considered one hit wonders. With Who We Are, Lifehouse goes back to a mixture of uptempo rockers and the usual ballads. The result is a solid album with many hits and very few misses.
The first single "First Time" has been doing well on radio and is poised to be a summer smash. This uptempo rock song is extremely catchy and will have you tapping your feet to it in no time as it builds up to the searing chorus.
The sure fire next single is the ballad "Broken." This song, unbelievably well written, came out of a trip Wade took to Nashville to visit a dear friend waiting on a kidney transplant, but it can be related to many different situations because of Wade's universal lyrics. The emotional grip of this song is deep, and in my opinion, this song alone is enough of a reason to buy the album.
Another hidden gem for the Lifehouse faithful is the last song "Storm." Available only previously on a limited release entitled "Diff's Lucky Day" (an album by the same band members when they were known as Blyss, which sold on Ebay for hundreds of dollars when the band first hit it big with "Hanging By A Moment"). This fan favorite at concerts is a beautiful song and a great way to close out the album.
Overall, this is another solid effort from a band which will be around for many years to come. If you liked any of their previous albums, this is a definite must have, and if you're just getting into Lifehouse through this album, I would definitely pick up their past efforts as well.
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