Trapt - Only Through the Pain

On their third studio album platinum rockers Trapt have not only returned to form but shattered expectations of what a rock disc can be. With Only Through The Pain, the Northern California-reared, L.A. based band returned to Co-Producer Gggarth Richardson's Vancouver studio to rekindle the magic that helped propel its 2002 eponymous debut past two million in sales. The end result is a disc that's as heartfelt and ingenious as it is diverse and seamlessly rewarding. From the riff-roaring, high energy anthem 'Wasteland' to the deeply moving finale 'The Last Tear', the eleven-song follow up to Trapt's 2005's gold-certified Someone In Control again finds front man, guitarist and principal songwriter Chris Taylor Brown going deep. Album Description

Underrated Album

This is a great Indie rock album. Glad a I bought it regardless of mediocre reviews. Great buy. December 2, 2008

Hopefully the next release is better...

I am a huge fan of Trapt, especially of "Someone In Control". That album, in my opinion was much better than their first release both lyrically and musically. I assumed that their new release would be a further evolution of both of those but unfortunately they're not. Most of the songs have flat meaningless lyrics and musically they decided to leave the guitars in their cases. Hopefully they will learn from their mistakes and release a solid album next time around. November 25, 2008

Better Than Ever!

I can't get enough of this Trapt CD. If you liked their earlier stuff like Stories, Echo, and Made of Glass you'll love this CD. I use to love Trapt so much and then they went with a harder sound and I just lost interest in them. After hearing Who's Going Home With You Tonight on the radio and loving it I decided to give their newest CD a chance. I am so glad I did! This CD is all the best of their sound without the too hard edge. I think this is the perfect sound for them. I honestly love all of the songs but I particularly like Black Rose, Only One in Color, and The Last Tear. November 16, 2008

Same band, different sound.

I was so excited that Trapt was coming out with a new album full of new material. Their Live album was just an appetizer of what I thought would be a great album. (The 2 new songs on the Live album I loved.) Listening to Only Through The Pain I was pretty disappointed. A couple of the songs were heartfelt ballads which I expected but gone were the hard rock that gets the blood pumping that I came to expect from this band. They have gone the road of mainstream and seem to be trying to appeal to the masses instead of being true to who they really are or used to be. Gave it 3 stars on the hopes that as I listen to it more and more it will grow on me. October 4, 2008

better than the last album

This third album of trapt is better than their last album of 2005.All songs are great.I can hear this cd every day. September 23, 2008

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