Search - Dashboard Confessional :: The Drowning (EP)

Overpriced yet impressive.

Chris Wren | Chicago, Illinois | 06/28/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Dashboard Confessional, a.k.a. Chris Carrabba, wrote all these songs in one night in 1998. They were quickly recorded. Considering the first Dashboard LP, Swiss Army Romance, came out in 2000, this is an early yet interesting offering from Chris. There are no backing vocals, no real production tricks, and you can even hear how old the mixing board and microphones are. Essentially, it's Chris in his most stripped down form: in an emotional frenzy, he wrote 3 songs and put them down in the studio.Each track is impressive in it's own rights, as are with most of his songs. However... this cd should really be priced around (...) bucks. Not to knock on Chris and saying his music isn't worth the (...) dollars, but for three three minute songs, it's only for a real true fan, only.So if you want to get a feel for Dashboard confessional, go get either of the first 2 LPs. Once you're addicted, get this one."

Very, very good

kelzie | 06/30/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Sure, it's short and has only three songs, but it's very good! The songs:Drowning: I think it's a little weak in vocals, but I still really like it. Fave lyrics: Are you drowning your fears/in a glass of deception?/When everything's hazy/Everything will be OK.
Anyone, Anyone: Good, better vocally than Drowning in my opinion. Good lines: "I can't see how the way that you leave me alone makes us close."
For Justin: A very sweet song: "It's been a year now since you were here now/And I've been trying to heal inside/Dedications of how I placed/And I see your resemblance in my face/And our birthday I said an extra wish for you."It receives only four songs simply because of it's short lenghth; otherwise it's good."

I must go along with the crowd

gokudragon3 | PA | 06/22/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This EP is pretty good, especially song #3. My biggest problem is that the cd is so very short that it is not worth the money unless you are a big follower of his music like myself. The quality of the songs are a little rough around the edges especially the first song. But not bad for his first solo project. For those of you new to Dashboard, it is just Chris Carrabas(the singer) and his guitar. He evokes such emotions with his amazing voice, that you just about cry right when you hear the songs. This is a classic example of emo/indie rock. This is mostly slower music and would not recommend this to anyone who is just interested in pop or punk but emo punks should enjoy. You may also recognize his voice from a band called Further Seems Forever, an emo/punk band he used to belong to before he went solo. Further Seems Forever's album is also amazing and recommend it to anyone who likes Dashboard. I also recommend any new comers to Dashboard to start with Swiss Army Romance, his first full length album, instead of The Drowning EP."