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Perhaps the leading female vocalist led Christian post hardcore band to date, Flyleaf delivers the goods on Memento Mori. Recently moving to Tooth and Nail Records from Octone, it has been four years since Flyleaf's self titled debut. Many questions had mounted, would they maintain their sound through the transition, how would Mosley's voice hold up, had they missed their chance to nail their niche... Well consider those appropriately dashed in Memento Mori, meaning "remember you will die". Fourteen tracks long, this album rocks from start to finish and demonstrates a musical prowess far beyond just a sophomore album. Several of the tracks have already received acclaim by fans and critics alike. Unapologetically bathed in man's relationship with God, Memento Mori is an album that not only stirs you but makes you thirsty for more. Check it out online at [...].

You owe it to yourself to check this album. It is chock full of songs, like 21. From the start with "Again" to the rough but great "Swept Away" they are delivering a message of encouragement, hope and beauty. And, they really ROCK. Don't miss them live. When you are old and retired sitting in the nursing home, you will tell someone how much you regretted missing the Flyleaf "Memento Mori" tour. They will laugh at you. Sad. Don't let it happen

Well well well, another modern rock band on the list. Does this mean that the genre is coming back around after five years of boring? Maybe. We'll see what 2010 brings us. In the meantime, let's take a look at Flyleaf's second album. I never checked out their last album, except the singles that I heard here and there, which I always thought were pretty good. This album is interesting but also not. Interesting in the sense that some of the tracks are REALLY good and some are just blah. For instance, the opener "Beautiful Bride" hits you hard from the get-go, lets up during the verse with a creative rhythm guitar lick, and then cranks back into a driving chorus with an awesome hook. However, tracks like "In The Dark," "Set Apart," and "Swept Away" just bore and bore with uninteresting melodies. Like I said though, there are some really great songs on the album. "Again," the album's second track and lead single, also features very cool guitar work and beautiful vocal melodies by front-woman Lacey Mosley, whose voice I must admit isn't for everyone. I can see how some people find it annoying and yes, at certain moments, I feel the same way. However, the majority of the time, she shines and I feel the complete opposite. Take the third track "Chasm," for instance. This is another great representation of not only Mosley's vocal abilities, but also her range in styles, as well as the band's. Other stand-out tracks include "Missing," a haunting and beautiful track anchored by a trifecta of guitar melody, wonderfully poetic lyrics, and bone-chilling vocals. "This Close" follows a different path, but also contains all three of these elements that make them great songs. Of all the album's tracks, however, "Tiny Heart," might be the most brilliant, with it's interesting 10/12 time signature (I think that's what it is) during the chorus, which, interestingly enough, catches you by surprise by smashing in after the first bar of what you THOUGHT was the chorus, but was actually a pre-chorus, which (also interesting to note) WAS the chorus on the original 2003 recording of the song. This is a simply brilliant trick that helped this record really stand out from the rest of the crop this year.

Although I am a fan of Flyleaf and their unique sound, I was thoroughly disappointed with this album. Unfortunately this album sounds like a conglomeration of all the other bands out there. There are only three songs I really care to listen to. After that I pop in their old self-titled album (which is the sole reason why I became a fan). I wouldn't waste your money. If you can just buy tracks 2, 3 and 7.

I was blown away by the tight, memorable melodies & lyrics of Flyleaf's debut. I feel like I've been knocked over the head with an anvil with this bombastic song cycle. Sure, there's passion in the playing and in Lacey's vocals but it's a bit too much with the songs sounding a bit too similar. With more emphasis on Christianity in the lyrics this time around, that doesn't bother me as much as the cliche their music might become if they forsake song craft for concept.