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Anthem for the Underdog
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0601501312625
Label: Wind-Up
Manufacturer: Wind-Up
MPN: 13126
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Wind-Up
Release Date: August 14, 2007
Studio: Wind-Up
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Editorial Review:
12 Stones' third release, Anthem for the Underdog, finds the middling Louisiana-based quartet in good form. Although the record focuses too heavily on ballads and ballad-like pieces, the moments when the band steps out with thoroughly adequate rockers ("Anthem for the Underdog," "Adrenaline," "Games You Play") are memorable enough. The inspirational message at each tune's core comes across without painfully overt didacticism ("It Was You," "This Dark Day" and "World So Cold"). Many tracks are bound for rock radio glory and, doubtless, equal play in the cars, bedrooms and pricey portable listening devices of suburban American youth. 12 Stones doesn't reinvent pop music--it's still a cross between early Hootie and the Blowfish and a less inventive Jars Of Clay--but it does create memorable workaday compositions that are sure to satisfy the listener's desire to get in touch with the disparate emotions of hope and despair, and to feel more of the former despite the looming presence of the latter. --Jedd Beaudoin
Anthem for the Underdog will be 12 Stones' third album. It will be released on August 14, 2007. The first single will be "Lie to Me". The song World So Cold was used in a tribute video found on YouTube for the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre shooting. In a bulletin posted on the band's MySpace page, the band said that they were surprised the song surfaced because it had not been released. However, the band members said they were "touched and humbled" by the video.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - They just get better!
I have liked 12 Stones since their very first release. I was so thrilled when I found out they had come back from their hiatus to create a new album. And...let me tell you- this album does not disappoint. It is by far my favorite album to date from them! Lyrically it shows how they have grown and matured. Musically it does not disappoint either. I feel that it shows growth and maturity not only lyrically and musically but also spiritually. Some of my favorite songs off the album are Lie To Me, Broken ... Read More
Rating: - Great CD
This is a GREAT cd!! I love every song on it. I don't know why some people complain and says this cd isn't that good. But I think every song is wonderful.
Rating: - 12 Stones - Anthem For The Underdog
This album is awesome. All songs are great but my favouite tracks are the Anthem For The Underdog, Lie To Me, Adrenaline, World So Cold and Hey Love.
Rating:  - Wind-Up drops all their good bands and keeps this?
Strange label...if the bad sounds unique, they drop them...if the band will follow a stale formula that sounds like everything else...they keep 'em. I'd pass right by this CD folks, and from the band I saw on tour, their is no way 12 Stones digs the CD either, they are way more capable than this overproduced CD. Check out the new Fozzy all that remains reloaded CD/DVD or if you want to get really agressive, the SkinnedAlive live cd from Skinlab....incredible CD's.
Rating:  - I really wanted to love this band...
Unlike other 12 stones fans, I worked my way backwards. I had seen all their music videos, thought the band was cool, and decided to go and get their CD. Sadly, I could not start from the beginning like I would have liked to. This was the first 12 Stones album I bought. I have all three of their albums now.
So, this album was not bad. It has its good triumphant moments. But, for the most part, it seems like it was a battle of the ballads. The album does not lack emotion. It lacks kicking ... Read More
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