Much has been said about this EP, how it's better than the full-length debut, and this, that and the other. Needless to say, I was skeptical. The other day I found it so I bought it and listened to it. Well, I now understand what all the fuss was about and I'll no doubt join in on the praise.

From the very beginning it's easy to see that this EP is full to the brim with power, emotion, and energy. I personally love the debut, it ranks among my favorites to this day, but in six songs Flyleaf completely captures every aspect you love about the debut (if you're like me and STARTED with it), and adds so much more depth. The simple variations to the songs make you wonder why they even took them out. Prime example, the intro to Breathe Today, it flows perfectly into the actual song and sounds excellent. Dumb move by taking it out in my opinion.

I like the raw sound this EP has going for it, kind of makes you feel like you're at one of their shows. Plus, hearing Lacey's vocals completely unfooled around with is a nice treat.

My favorites included are I'm So Sick, Fully Alive, and Breathe Today. I'm glad I went the route I did (hearing the debut first and then the EP), it made me really see how good this band actually is. Haunting at times, beautiful others, this EP contains some of the best songs from the debut. Any fan of Flyleaf shouldn't pass this up.

The Good
On "I'm So Sick" vocalist Lacey Mosley makes you believe that she's this timid little singer as the track begins. It isn't long before she gives off a screeching roar that you know this girl isn't kidding around. Mixing melody with raw anger, Lacey expresses her feelings about what she can no longer stand. Guitarists Sameer Bhattacharya and Jared Hartmann work well off of each other on "Fully Alive" as they trade meaty riffs back and forth. Lacey is more melodic this time around. Mosley's tuneful vocals are displayed prominently during the opening minute of "Breath Today". As the lyrical tension builds up, an onslaught of power riffing takes over. Chugga-chugga riffing dominates "I'm Sorry", but Lacey's powerful vocals cannot be denied either. "Red Sam" has a catchy chorus that is accented by driving chord changes.

The Bad
I didn't hear a lot of diversity between the songs. At times Lacey's vocals remind me of Cyndi Lauper.

The Verdict
Lately it seems that more and more female fronted hard rock bands are popping up, the most notable being Lacuna Coil and Evanescence. Vocally, Flyleaf combines the sweet yet tortured tones of Evanescence with the angry wails of Lacuna Coil. Musically, Flyleaf sound like any other hard rock band. While the songs come out sounding good, they also come out sounding the same. All in all, it's not a bad start for an up-and-coming band.

WHO CARES!!! THESE GUYS ARE FLIPPIN SWEET!!!!!! and its only 3 bucks go out and buy it you fool and experience the next big band!

If this was the Flyleaf CD I'd give it 5 stars but this is the EP, it sucks compared to the Flyleaf CD, the only good song on here is Breathe Today, so buy the real CD instead, it has better versions of the songs on here and more songs, or the import, it has extra tracks and a video.

Yeah I'm not really a kid I just can't remember my login stuff... but this is such an awesome band... she puts sooo much emotion into the music... HAVE TO GET THIS CD