Finger Eleven - Them vs. You vs. Me

Primary Artist
Finger Eleven
Album Title
Them vs. You vs. Me
Release Date
March 6, 2007 
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
There have always been vague underpinnings of funk in Finger Eleven's rhythms, but it still comes as a bit of a shock that "Paralyzer," the opening track of their fourth album, Them Vs. You Vs. Me, finds the Canadian quintet embracing the full-on disco-rock that started to emerge when they released their last album in 2003. Four years later, this sound isn't exactly passé -- plenty of bands are still pushing it -- but it's not exactly fresh either, except within the context of Finger Eleven, where it does add some welcome new dimension to their traditional '90s alt-rock sound. Read More
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