Emery's third album features eleven energetic, emotionally charged rock tunes flexing rock hard riffs and stomping rhythms. I'm Only A Man includes "Rock N Rule," "Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus," "World Away," and more.
It’s impossible to check out Emery’s latest and not get the drift that the guys have several issues weighing heavily on their hearts, particularly loss and regret. But while the hard rock/screamo soundscapes (with less emo) initially appear to be accompanied by a dark cloud, the disc has several moments of hope and rebirth.
Though never especially overt, the guys allude to faith during the electric guitar wall of “Party Song.” “Matt’s Song” is also easily relatable, tracing “a broken heart on bedroom floors” across accelerated alternative rock and scalding screamo injections. While the lyrics are unabashedly transparent, the sonic structuring is a bit too schizophrenic at times, particularly “The River” (which flows between calming and jarring over odd moaning), along with 11 minutes of self-indulgent excess come “Crocodile Mile.” Thankfully, the proactive outweighs the unattractive. But the band still leaves a little room for improvement.
Andy Argyrakis- CCMMagazine.com
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Reviewed by Jonathan (Conroe Tx), October 04, 2007
Well first off I'm a huge fan of Emery, they are second only to KJ52 in my top 10 of all time. Now I have to admit that I came in during the release of The Question, and a few months later finally bought The Weak's End. But since that time they've soared to my #1 spot in favorite rock/screamo band of all time. Needless to say I've had extremely high expectations in the release of I'm Only a Man. And let me tell you that Emery is still #1 on my list. This Album is so Awesome! The lyrics are very provocative and powerful, and honestly they don't scream as much as they used to. I have the special edition of the album which comes with a dvd, and alot of their songs are just fictional stories mixed with personal feelings and experiences. In case anyone was wondering how they wrote the songs. Musically it's the best so far, catchy riffs plus a little bit of techno added to a couple of songs, and you get something different while at the same time something originally Emery.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Ben (Tucson AZ), September 28, 2007
This a very cool album. Very different than the last two. It starts of with "Rock N Rule" which is an awesome song, then keeps it going with "The Party Song". I really like the way this album is done. The sound is done different from "The Weak's End" and "The Question", but it is still Emery's music. "From Crib To Coffin" is a strong song with a very harsh scream part and some good acoustic stuff. Over all very different, but very well done. Great album.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Mike (U.S.), August 17, 2007
Emery is my most favorite band of all time. The songs I have heard are amazing. Like the songs they played on their most recent tour and the two that they have posted on the internet. They are amazing. I like Rock-N-Rule because it was something different by them, just the way they sounded. And The Party Song is an amazing one and we will just leave it at that. Thank you Emery for making your music and continue to make it. YOU GUYS ROCK!
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