The Starting Line - Direction
Reviewed by agloriousruin
Maturity is not only the underlying theme of Direction, the major label debut from The Starting Line, it's also an obvious motif throughout the album, and part of what makes this release so successful. Direction takes everything that was so good about the band's first two albums and improves upon it (vocalist/bassist Kenny Vasoli actually throws in a nod to their debut on "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us"), with songs like the title track and the fantastic "Island," taking the familiar TSL formula and making it bigger and smarter. This should be everything TSL fans were waiting for; and for the band, it's without a doubt they're heading in the perfect direction. [www.thestartinglinerock.com]