Search - Sense Field :: Tonight And Forever

Worth Waiting For

Little Willow | USA | 04/03/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Tonight and Forever will delight those who enjoy an upbeat band with male vocals and thoughtful lyrics. All of the songs are around 3 minutes long, so the album moves along quickly. "Fun Never Ends" starts the CD off to a bang. "Save Yourself," my personal favorite and the single popularized by its appearance on video networks and television shows, is a beautiful tune with lyrics reminding children and adults alike to save themselves for someone who cherishes them. "Beatles Song" is loved by my friends who like The Beatles and/or Phantom Planet. Another favorite of mine is "Weight Of The World," perfect for those days when everything falls on your shoulder and you just want to escape.Sense Field's style will appeal to a wide variety of people, from Duncan Sheik fans and Jimmy Eat World groupies to Fuel aficionados and Vertical Horizon supporters."

How often should you listen to this album?

The Vinyl Recliner | Rockaway, NJ USA | 03/31/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The answer to that question is also the title of the album. "Tonight and Forever" is a beacon of light in an otherwise emotion-deprived music industry. Foresaking the metal/rap and corporate-punk stylings of most hard rock bands these days, Sense Field prove to rise above with one of the best (and most underrated) albums of 2001. Often tagged as an "emo-core" band, they definitely inject an intense emotion into the music and mix it with well-crafted melodies, poetic lyrics, and straight-up hard rock. Hard-edge songs like "Fun Never Ends" and "No Longer Now" counter the more finely-crafted, melodic "Here Right Here" and "Beatles Song." The highlight of the album (and the current single) is "Save Yourself," a ballad that cries out against one-night stands and actually advocates saving yourself for someone who will cherish you, not forget you. The best part of the song is that the passion behind it is genuinely conveyed and thus, the song does not come off as the obligatory-power-ballad-by-tough-guys. (Ironically, the album's closer is called "Love Song" and is by far the album's best representation of the hardcore side of "emo-core.) In "Tonight and Forever," Sense Field have created an album for anyone who truly appreciates a balance of raw intensity and quiet sensitivity, but without the aftertaste of watered-down mainstream pop rock. Save yourself from buying an album in the Top 40; the best one is here, right here."

MOR with a darker edge

jackblackrocks | Lancaster, PA USA | 05/23/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"At any one time, there are always bands bubbling under the surface that deserve radio airplay and the recognition that comes with it. Sense Field is one of those bands. At first listen, Tonight and Forever would seem to be your standard MOR "adult alternative" record, yet upon further reflection it reveals a darker undercurrent. Kicking off with "Fun Never Ends," singer Jon Bunch warns, "Fun never ends until you bury a friend." The track serves as a launching point for the rest of the album. The first single, "Save Yourself," (which is also included on the Roswell soundtrack) is a seemingly sweet love song that wonders why "So many times we just give it away/ To someone who/ You met in a bar/ In the back of your car/ And for a moment you felt important/ But not in your heart." The lyrics just eat at your core. "Weight of the World" and "Emergency Exit" are the two best songs on the album, bringing to mind Clarity-era Jimmy Eat World. "Weight of the World" builds to a soaring chorus, while "Emergency Exit" grabs you instantly with its intro and holds you in its poppy grasp. There are the occasional missteps ("Are You Okay" and "No Longer Now" come to mind), but in the end Tonight and Forever is great way for Sense Field to put the music industry on notice that their time has come, Tonight and Forever."