Dan Lambton: Vocals
Dave Knox: Guitar
Eric Haines: Guitar
Kyle Fasel: Bass
Brian Blake: Drums
Tracklist:
1. Late Nights in My Car – 3:22
2. Skin Deep – 3:02
3. Dead – 3:17
4. Dirty Water – 2:29
5. I've Given Up on You – 2:44
6. Old and All Alone – 3:16
7. Lost Boy – 3:11
Total Runtime: 21:17
Put Yourself Back Together is actually Real Friends' sixth release. It's also not on a label—completely self-released. Plus, the spine of the digipack has the title read from bottom to top instead of top to bottom like every other CD ever (I had to mention that.). For some relatively unknowns in Middle of Nowhere, Illinois, this is some pretty good stuff.
Put Yourself Back Together opens with Real Friends' first real "big" hit, "Late Nights in My Car", which definitely earned its popularity. "Late Nights" is a really good song. Next is "Skin Deep", which is another good track. The lyrics here really have their heart on their sleeve, and the guitars are quite intricate.
"Dead" has one kick-ass chorus, not to mention some great guitar work and drum work. "Dirty Water" has a chorus a bit on the boring side, but the guitars are nice.
"I've Given Up on You" is an acoustic effort, which is slow and a little boring. There's not much to it.
"Old and All Alone" brings back the familiar electric guitars, and the lyrics are again very well-written. We close on "Lost Boy", with some more stellar lyricism and guitar work.
Overall, Put Yourself Back Together is a great effort from a band with a lot of potential.
Late Nights in My Car: 8/10
Skin Deep: 7/10
Dead: 8/10
Dirty Water: 6/10
I've Given Up on You: 5/10
Old and All Alone: 6/10
Lost Boy: 8/10
Subtotal: 48/70
Bonus Points:
N/A
Total: 48/70
Score: 6.9 Very Good
Genres: Pop-Punk, Emo
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