Did you know that that Switchfoot did its first ever online chat on CrimsonLight.com? It sure did. It was a huge success, and Switchfoot went on to become an even larger band reaching to more people due to the interview.
A sad soul is comforted by gazing at “Stars.” It’s one of several vaguely spiritual lyrics. Others include the lines “This fallen world … it doesn’t hold your soul” (“Daisy”), “I’m looking for a kingdom coming down” (“Happy Is a Yuppie Word”) and “I belong somewhere past the setting sun” (“Setting Sun”). The band opposes the pervasiveness of sex in society on “Easier Than Love.” The world is an empty, dark, cynical system, according to “Golden,” “We Are One Tonight” “Lonely Nation” and “The Shadow Proves the Sunshine” (which notes there must be a source of light to counter society’s darkness).
Switchfoot in trying to reach a larger audience and be a mainstream band has not gone far from their roots, but yet somehow forgets to mention with that source of light really is. Hopefully Switchfoot really hits on it in their live concerts, but on this recording they are vauge.
Message to Switchfoot, stay True!, Don’t miss your chance to make a true impact on this world. - Your friends at CrimsonLight
I think that Nothing Is Sound is perfect. It expresses feelings, emotions, and issues that are important to them, and that everyone can relate to. When listening to these songs, it’s easy to forget that you are listening to Switchfoot, and not your own personal thoughts being displayed openingly in a way you can’t do yourself. And they don’t say what that light is, they leave it open for it to be whatever it is you need it to be. I love Switchfoot and all their work, and I just believe that this albulm is great, as is everything they do, because it’s honest and open, and it’s not just a tune like most songs now-a-days, it’s an idea.
Comment by Vanessa — April 7, 2006 @ 7:23 pm