Track Listing

1. Summers Lost
2. Ten Ton Brick
3. Aftermath
4. Abuse of Sid
5. Alone with the Sea
6. Talking to God
7. Loded
8. Better
9. Assurance
10. On the Radio
11. Et Al
12. Thank You for Listening

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4133 in Music
• Released on: 2007-09-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Album Description
Hard rockers J. Loren and Evan Johns met after Johns producer father, Andy, Heard Loren on a demo tape and was intrigued by the singer's voice. Upon hearing that Loren was looking for a drummer, Andy Johns arranged for the two young musicians to get in touch, and they quickly found that they played well together.

Customer Reviews

Hurt So Good
As the first modern rock band in a long time to refuse adhering to any formulas, Hurt made quite an impression with last year's "Vol. I.," only to follow it up rather swiftly and efficiently with the appropriately titled "Vol. II." Those who appreciated the first volume will be equally enthused by what the band has to offer the second time around. Without changing their sound much, while avoiding predictability, Hurt have shown that a band actually can grow in a year's time and put out a worthy release in such a short period. Fans of the band's semi-hit, "Rapture" will find the album's first single "Ten Ton Brick," along with "Et Al" and "Loded" to be instantly pleasing to the ears. Elsewhere, the band expands on it's abstract, somewhat-spacey, emotionally heavy material. "Abuse Of Sid" takes a topic -- domestic abuse -- that has been beat into the ground by countless bands, and finally does it justice, coming through as one of the boldest songs on the album. "Aftermath," one of the briefer of the album's 12 tracks, highlights frontman J. Loren's amazing vocal capacity and genuine emotion, while the band continues to dip into some trippy, classic-rock/Pink Floyd inspired pieces. "Talking To God," however, tops the rest of the album, as it rises and falls, from a whisper to a scream and shows all the band can do, wrapped into one song. Like the rest of Hurt's material, it's a song that starts off in one direction and ends in a totally different place. Constantly throwing curveballs and reinventing modern rock is Hurt's specialty. If Hurt are the next band to concur the rock world, an album like this is exactly what they need to accomplish that. "Vol. II" is, like it's predecessor, a masterpiece. Anyone familiar with the band by now will not walk away disappointed, and those looking for something refreshing and new will do themselves a bit of good to look into this album.

Skot
This album seems darker than their first, it is also a little harder. The songs seem to follow even less of a standard format when compared to Volume 1. There also seems to be a little more orchestra background. This album basically is volume 1 squared. I have only listened to it once so far but I do believe that this album will grow on me as the first one did. I LOVED the first album, and this follows the same unconventional style which is what separates Hurt from other rock bands. Try this album out!!!!

This wont Hurt your ears!
I am essentially no "review" boffin, so I won't attempt to forsenically disect what I'm hearing. I am however absolutely certain that, should this band remain in one piece for long enough, they will endure in music history. With Vol II they present more innovation, more variation, more maturity, just plain more amazing, groundbreaking sound! As a fellow reviewer said, unmistakably a continuation of Vol I. Every piece is bursting with sonic nouvelle, haunting lyrics and song construction which boast enticingly varied rhythm and pace. I am frankly surprised, very surprised, that although essentially esoteric, their musical brilliance has not found a broader fan-base. As I said when I wrote a few lines about vol I; where to from here? Here is the quintissential cutting edge, the avant-garde of alternative rock. I wish this group of brilliant musicians every success, may they leave an indelible footprint in music to the extent that they become, quite deservedly a yardstick by which others will be measured! Miss these two albums at your own peril!