Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #149148 in Digital Music Album
• Published on: 2007-08-28
• Released on: 2009-06-15
• Running time: 0 seconds

Customer Reviews

Anything but predictable
June, a 4 piece melodic rock band from chicago, IL haven't quite made it big yet. In theory, they probably never will. But it's not becuase they've been marketed poorly. Victory records, an *independent* label from the same city, have spent alot of time and money plugging this band as being for fans of fall out boy, taking back sunday and spitalfield, something that should gain them scene cred, but hasn't. You see, the secret is that june doesn't really sound anything like the above, but at the same time, they do. Confused yet? lemmie break it down...fall out boy, although one of my favorites, is highly predictable. You just know that there's going to be some big vocals, power chords and a hook in each song. That's a given. With June however, you never know what you're going to get next. Take the intro on "I write B movies". At first listen, it just sounds like noise, but after a couple more, you start to wonder how chord combinations like that are even possible. "speak up" and "patrick" may come off a bit generic at first, but soon you realize that they stand up to repeated listens becuase they're not. There isn't really a standard formula to june's music either. If a hook shows up, it could be 2 minutes into the song, and before the next 20 seconds is up, it could very well be back for a second sing-a-long. Verses? Two are usually standard for a pop song. June might have 2, 3 or even 4! You can't really package the music on "if you speak any faster" because it's all over the place. If your thing is clean, cookie-cutter rock with a bow attached, you may want to pass on June. Oh, and by the way, the lead singer sounds exactly like patrick stump (sp?) from fall out boy. It's easy to market you when your vocalist can pass as a mega star to the untrained ear. I guess the irony in all of this is that june isn't as famous as, say, FOB, even though they've been marketed to be as such, but in all honesty, they're much more innovative and deserve to be placed in a seperate catagory.

This review wasn't meant to make any sense, and neither is June's music. Just buy the record already and try something different. June makes true indie music your ears will thank you for.

Great cd from an up and coming band
I first got this CD after I saw June open a show I went to.... I liked what I heard live so I gave them a try, and now I love them. This cd is great, especially if you like Warped Tour type bands... it is pop/rock-ish. They are slightly better live, especially the backing vocals. Some of the backing vocals on the cd just don't sound right to me, but the CD is great nonetheless. I think the music (instruments) sticks out as being really good too, I love just hearing the intro of the first song "Speak Up". Some other favorites on this cd are "I've Got The Time If You Have The Argument", "My Side of the Story", "The City" (probably their hardest song), and "OK Corral". A lot of the songs are very catchy. If you like what you hear, definitely check them out live, they have so much energy and put on a great show.

Love em' or hate em', you can't deny their talent
June is one of those bands you either love or hate. They don't take too many chances, or really experiment with different styles, but what they do, they do well. The music is very upbeat, with the pop-punk-emo formula made famous by countless others all but perfected. I'd have to disagree with the reviewer below me who says they sound nothing like fall out boy. While it's true that there is no screaming on this record, june's vocalist is a dead-ringer for patrick stump from fall out boy. What i can agree on; they sound NOTHING like Taking back sunday, which is a good thing in my opinion.

Pop-whateverthef*ck has been famous for quite some time in chicago, and becuase of that, june's career may or may not be short lived. It all depends on how the public receives "if you speak any faster". As of right now, it isn't the most popular record, but why not is anyone's guess. The music is as accessible as anything by blink of fallout, but it's also got an indie heart as well. The production is polished to a squeak, which helps it to fit in with fellow chi-town peers, and the urge to get up and dance is felt throughout 3/4 of faster's songs.

If only they could escape the compairisons to hawthorne heights and taking back sunday, they might be able to get big. Those comparisons hurt more than they help. they lead you to believe that june is a post-hardcore act, which couldn't be further from the truth (hence the terrible reviews). If you're look for something like TBS, look elsewhere.

For fans of: fall out boy, spitalfield and the audition.