I didn't hold out much hope for the sixth Finger Eleven record (seventh if we're counting their 1995 record as Rainbow Butt Monkeys, which I'm more than willing to); after a few solid records, they finally caught a break with acoustic ballad One Thing in 2003, which (in my humble opinion) set them on a course of self-destruction. Hear me out: for their first post-mainstream success record (2007's Them vs. You vs. Me ), Finger Eleven sought to build on the success with more ballads ( I'll Keep Your Memory Vague, Window Song, Talking to the Walls, Change the World ) and, most notably, one out-of-left-field attempt at trendy dance-rock ( Paralyzer ). The strategy worked; Paralyzer became their biggest hit, they earned themselves another gold record and, by the time 2010's Life Becomes Electric was released, they seemed to be completely out of ideas. Lead single Paralyzer II Living in a Dream failed to connect, as did half-...
SOMEHOW STILL A THING