Common Existence
Thursday
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Resuscitation of a Dead Man (feat. Tim McIlrath) | Thursday | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Last Call | Thursday | 4:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | As He Climbed the Dark Mountain | Thursday | 3:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Friends In the Armed Forces | Thursday | 4:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Beyond the Visible Spectrum | Thursday | 3:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Time's Arrow | Thursday | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Unintended Long Term Effects | Thursday | 2:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Circuits of Fever | Thursday | 5:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Subway Funeral | Thursday | 4:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Love Has Led Us Astray | Thursday | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | You Were the Cancer | Thursday | 5:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
Album Review
Although initially a leading light in the screamo/post-hardcore scene, Thursday began to transcend that movement in 2006, when A City by the Light Divided introduced an emphasis on dynamics and melodic nuance to the band's sound. Three years later, Thursday continue to buck trends with Common Existence, another melody-focused album cut with longtime Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann. Common Existence bears some trademarks of the band's classic screamo assault, but those aspects pale in comparison to Fridmann's own contributions, which help replicate the massive, multi-layered production found on his recent projects (including MGMT's Oracular Spectacular and Longwave's Secrets Are Sinister). Keyboardist Andrew Everding plays a key role here, his synthesized chords laying a gauzy framework for many songs, while frontman Geoff Rickly shows a good deal of restraint as he emphasizes singing over screaming. His voice sounds downright epic during "Circuits of Fire," where alternating time signatures and walls of guitar distortion find some middle ground between Brit-pop, emo, and (bizarrely enough) the anthemic prog of Dream Theater. Elsewhere, "Time's Arrow" pairs booming snare hits with ethereal harmonies, while songs like "Resuscitation of a Dead Man" and "Last Call" throw a bone to fans of the band's earlier work. In keeping with Thursday's evolution into a fierce alternative rock group, Common Existence is a somewhat streamlined release, with Rickly's screaming vocals only serving to punctuate the brief moments between more melodic segments. Critics of A City by the Light Divided will surely find fault with this album, but Common Existence is largely an enjoyable record that gives as much attention to mood and melody as muscle and might.
Recent Customer Reviews
Great Passion
by chicster3I just saw Thursday in LA a couple of weeks ago and they rock!! I've listened to Common Existence a few times now and it just keeps getting better and better!! It's hard to pick a favorite song, but I love Circuits of Fever, Friends of the Armed Forces, Time's Arrow.... GREAT lyrics, arrangements, and passion!!!
I Just Can't Get Into Newer Thrusday
by BK FranksThe songs seems like there's too much going on. Their original songs seemed to rely on great lyrics, music that didn't drowned out during the verse, then building and explosive chorus lines. These latest songs seemed to have weeker lyrics that don't really grab hold and too much mess going on musically through the whole song so when the chorus hits it's a bit of a disappointment. I simply feel lost and uninterested in their newer music. I feel bad leaving the review, but it's my honest opinion. I still listen to the early albums and still find them incredible and I'm sure they are still great live. Please Thursday, remember your roots and what made so many people listen to you in the first place. In all aspects you must have a base to stand on, and if you have no core, people can not believe in you. When record sales and concert sales dip, you'll know what I'm talking about.
amazing...
by music_is_awsomthe first time i saw this cd was at hottopic on a bunch of ads so i looked at the songs on here and then bought the cd at hottopic... bfor that iv never heard of thursday bfor... but theyr amazing! GO THURSDAY!
1. Resusitation of a Dead Man - 5 stars
2. Last Call- 7 stars... out of 5! i love the end of this song!
3. As He Climbed the Dark Mountain- 5 stars its really good!
4. Friends In the Armed Forces- 5 stars again!
5. Beyond the Visible Spectrum- 5 1/2 stars! i loove this song!
6. Time's Arrow- 10 million stars... this song is just simply one of my top three on the album... a great song to listen to bfor you go to sleep... very calming... yet not boring
7. Unintended Long Term Effects- 5 stars... AMAZING!
8. Circuts of Fever- 5 stars... I love this song and on the deluxe version of this album it was remixed! songs this good should NEVER EVER EVER EVER be remixed!
9. Subway Funeral- 99999999999 billion stars dude! the chorus s so addicting.... i love this song!
10. Love Has Led Us Astray- more stars then i can count... i saw that this song was ALSO remixed... this song is so good that u should NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER... (three days later) try to make it better because its alredy the best it can b!
11. You Were the Cancer- 5 stars... love the chorus!! i love how the song starts out all soft then it gets normal volume...
Biography
Formed: 1997 in New Brunswick, NJ
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Thursday
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Counting 5-4-3-2-1 | A City By the Light Divided (Digital Version) | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | War All the Time | War All the Time | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Signals Over the Air | War All the Time | 4:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Understanding In a Car Crash | Full Collapse | 4:24 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | For the Workforce, Drowning | War All the Time | 3:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Hard Rock, Adult Alternative, Punk
- Released: Feb 17, 2009
- ℗ 2009 Epitaph

