The only song on here that isn't so great, though, is "Someone Like You." It just seems too desperate and ready for radio. "Fold" and "Breaking Down" are excellent, straight-forward rock anthems, while "Without A Trace" features acoustic guitars (a first for Trustco.) and serves as a perfect wrap-up to the album (also, it bears some subtle resemblance to the outstanding Danny Lohner remix of "Hover"). Whereas the first album was based around heartache and confusion, "True Parallels" seems based on the clarity that comes after realizing you can make it on your own. The rest of the album takes on the same positive vibe that the first two songs set. If I had to guess, I'd say they're gonna put this song out as the second single. Rather, it sets the lyrical tone for the album, a positive message set to a very catchy and layered musical backdrop.
Despite the title, it's not politically motivated. However, the next track, "The War Is Over" is probably the best song out of the bunch - and is one of two tracks ("Stronger" being the other) produced by Howard Benson (Papa Roach, Hoobastank). "Stronger," the first single starts up the album very well, much in the same vein as "Downfall" (and if you listen closely you can hear Douglas Robb of Hoobastank in the background). Despite his limitations, he's very distinct and sings with conviction, something missing from a lot of modern rock out there. I noticed his voice doesn't sound as weak as it did at times before, which is definitely a plus. Vocalist Kevin Palmer's voice seems to be the only slight variation. They had already pretty much established their sound on the debut, and this album just keeps running with it. Not much has changed, musically, with the band, hell, they even used the same producer, Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Lo-Pro) that handled their debut. In the tradition of their debut, "The Lonely Position Of Neutral," "True Parallels" is a solid collection of catchy sensitive alternative/hard-rock tunes, with some songs standing out more than others. However, three years later, the band has re-emerged with a new bassist and stronger than ever before. When they were known as 41down, the track that bore the title of this album was later remade for their album The Lonely Position of Neutral as the track "Falling Apart."Trustcompany had a really good debut behind them in 2002, and after they kind of fell off the radar I was worried that they would never return. According to drummer Jason Singleton on the band's message board, "The War is Over" gained much popularity within the World of Warcraft filmmaking community and was considered for a second single. It was also included on the soundtrack to MX vs.
Much like tracks from their previous album, "Stronger" served as the theme song to a WWE pay-per-view at Backlash 2005. Its music video, which received moderate airplay, features the band performing in a skatepark. "Stronger" was released as the album's single. Several months prior to the album's release, original bassist Josh Moates left the group and was replaced by Walker Warren. Trust Company was originally scheduled to play at Ozzfest 2003 but canceled to focus on finishing True Parallels. Despite little promotion from their label, the album entered the Billboard album charts at #32 and has gone on to sell in excess of 200,000 copies. Originally to be released in 2004, the release date had been pushed back to Mainternationally and a day later in the United States. True Parallels is the second studio album by Trust Company.
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