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List Price: $11.94 | | Label: Sony Music Distribution
Salesrank: 599
Released: October 13, 2009 |
| Our Price: $8.54 |
| Used Price: $7.35 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Slice Track Listing:
1. Slice
2. Note To An Unknown Soldier
3. Tuesday
4. Chances
5. This Dance
6. Timberline
7. Transfer
8. Hope
9. Story Of Your Life
10. Love Can't Change The Weather
11. Augie Nieto
Editorial Review:
2009 release from this Grammy-nominated platinum-selling outfit led by singer/songwriter John Ondrasik. Five For Fighting has sold over 2.5 million albums. The band performed the album's title track at the 40th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony, honoring Grammy and Academy Award winning composer Steven Schwartz (Godspell, Wicked) who co-wrote the track. 11 tracks including the first single 'Chances'.
Slice Reviews:
great stuff 
2009-12-19 - this is his best one yet!! i love this artist,he writes beautiful songs.every song on this album sounds great...
buy this album you won't regret it:-)
Grew on me fast and permanently.
2009-12-04 - I got the album two weeks before his show at the City Winery in NYC so I'd know the tunes. As usual (for me), the first listen didn't grab me. "Chances" is clearly a great song, so that was an immediate hit with me. "Slice" seemed a little too poppy (this coming from a guy who likes "Johnny America"), blah blah blah. Well, I saw the show and was just blown away by the guy. It was the first time I had seen him live and it was just him and his piano and guitar (and occasional accompaniment by another guitarist). What a voice, what a songwriter, what a cool guy.
That show included some explanations of the new songs he played. I won't attempt to paraphrase. The songs speak for themselves to a large degree. I will say that I continue to be touched by his attention to our soldiers and the events we all need to remember and actually think about.
In no time this album grabbed me as his past work has done. His words are just so well-crafted, his voice is so expressive and impressive, his music is so consistently "right" for the emotion being expressed.
What can I say? The guy knows what he's doing and has done it again. If you liked his last three albums, you will like this one too. There have been some "edgier" moments on his earlier albums that are absent here (e.g. The Taste from TBFE), but I don't miss them.
He's getting better, if that's possible.
Great CD for your car during the drive back home
2009-11-24 - If you are looking for a CD to have on multiple plays in the car, then this is the CD. I just loved the single on the radio, "Chances", which only gets played a couple of times on WXPN and 104.5 in Philly. If you get this CD, then you can listen it more than just once and pick the lyrics apart. Also, "Slice" and "Story of Your Life" are my new favorites on this album. It relaxes me on the ride back from work and it's soothing when you are during lunch break or heading to dentist appointment. I wasn't able to catch them live at the World Cafe here in Philly but you can check their website for show listings. Also, check out their music video for "Chances" which is pretty cool too. Added bonus is the album booklet with all song lyrics which is a rarity with more popular artists. I am extremely disappointed with the new Regina Spektor CD which is missing the booklet in its eco-friendly 100% recycled cardboard flimsy envelope. Come on you guys!!!!
Good, but weak compared to previous albums 
2009-11-18 - I'm a huge FFF fan, and I had high hopes for this album. "Message for Albert," "America Town," and ESPECIALLY "The Battle for Everything" are excellent albums. "The Battle.." is one of my all time favorites. I thought "Two Lights" was just okay, and was hoping FFF would again soar with "Slice." Unfortunately, we are given an overproduced, fluffy album that lacks the lyrical and melodic depth of John's early work. Slice and Chances are incredibly catchy, but that's about all they are. This Dance and Augie Nieto are also highlights, but just aren't enough. The rest of the tracks I skip.
If I hadn't heard FFF before, I would think the album was pretty good. But compared to previous albums, I'm only left disappointed because FFF has so much more potential. Unfortunately.
Tremendous
2009-11-13 - This album is tremendous. You know how some CDs have a couple of good songs but the rest are only okay or not so good? "Slice" is the rare album where each song is a quality song. Five For Fighting puts out some of the best pop-rock and piano ballads going, and this album shows why. Especially nice are the songs "Slice" and "Chances." Also, thanks to John Ondrasik for another great song honoring the American serviceman, "Note to an Unknown Soldier." In an era where artists increasingly trash American ideals its refreshing to see an artist that honors them. This is an awesome CD for fans of Five For Fighting and even those that are new to the sound. Highly recommended.
