Chances are, you've probably never heard of Econoline Crush... unless you're from Canada. If you're Canadian, you're probably familiar with Econoline Crush's "The Devil You Know" (TDYK) because it was constantly being played on TV and on the radio. But Econoline Crush has recently been getting more exposure over the years, and there are now many worldwide fans.

TDYK was the band's second full length release (the first one being Affliction), and you can definitely hear the difference in the sound. For instance, there are 5 members in Econoline Crush in TDYK as opposed to 4 in Affliction. Many of the original members are were longer in the band. TDYK moves away from their hints of industrial music, and more towards radio-friendly rock music. Also, Econoline Crush seemed to get a lot more recognition in Canada than ever before. So much, that they would get mobbed by teenaged girls if they didn't slip away to the backstage after the shows.

TDYK is still a great album because it has variety and passion.

Home, Surefire, Sparkle & Shine, and Burnt are classic fast paced rock songs best to be experienced in concert.

Deeper (a slow paced, lonely, love song) and Razorblades & Bandaides (an almost George Michael-type ballad) are some of the lesser-known gems on the album. It demonstrates the band's talent when they're not thrashing distorted guitars and sampling drum loops.

All That You Are is the most radio-friendly song on the album, that even pop music radio stations would play it! It's a good song, but after a while it becomes a bit too sappy and repetitive.

All in all, I give this album a 4 out of 5 because there's enough variety between the songs, but the album is still lacking that edge that they had before. It's still a lot better than most albums out there! The Japanese poem on track 99 is kinda cute too!



Recommended: Yes

Great Music to Play While: Hanging With Friends