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Smoke and mirrors refers to some degree of trickery, but illusion is an instinct alien to Lifehouse, the most literal minded of all new-millennium post-grungers. Lifehouse always underscores their emotions, even when it’s not necessary -- and given that they rarely depart from convention, it’s usually not necessary. Smoke & Mirrors, the group’s fifth album, offers no drastic change in direction for the band. By and large, it’s tougher than its predecessor, Who We Are, but the bulk of it is still co-written and produced by that album’s producer, Jude Cole, who manages to coax out more melody from lead singer/songwriter Jason Wade, but not enough for this to be forcefully hooky. At its best, Smoke & Mirrors is ingratiating, its songs working its way into memory due to repeated exposure in malls and bumper music, but never forming anything amounting to an identity. As product, it’s satisfactory -- it fits the contours of modern rock radio of both the active and adult alternative varieties -- but as the songs die out it, the CD fades out like so much smoke.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jude Cole, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jude Cole, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Chris Daughtry, ComposerLyricist - Richard Marx, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jacob Kasher, ComposerLyricist - Jude Cole, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Rudolf, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jude Cole, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jude Cole, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jacob Kasher, ComposerLyricist - Jude Cole, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Rudolf, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jude Cole, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Soderberg, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist - Rick Woolstenhulme Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jude Cole, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jude Cole, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jude Cole, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jude Cole, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Jacob Kasher, ComposerLyricist - Jude Cole, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Rudolf, ComposerLyricist - Jason Wade, ComposerLyricist - Lifehouse, MainArtist - The Demolition Crew, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Geffen Records
Album review
Smoke and mirrors refers to some degree of trickery, but illusion is an instinct alien to Lifehouse, the most literal minded of all new-millennium post-grungers. Lifehouse always underscores their emotions, even when it’s not necessary -- and given that they rarely depart from convention, it’s usually not necessary. Smoke & Mirrors, the group’s fifth album, offers no drastic change in direction for the band. By and large, it’s tougher than its predecessor, Who We Are, but the bulk of it is still co-written and produced by that album’s producer, Jude Cole, who manages to coax out more melody from lead singer/songwriter Jason Wade, but not enough for this to be forcefully hooky. At its best, Smoke & Mirrors is ingratiating, its songs working its way into memory due to repeated exposure in malls and bumper music, but never forming anything amounting to an identity. As product, it’s satisfactory -- it fits the contours of modern rock radio of both the active and adult alternative varieties -- but as the songs die out it, the CD fades out like so much smoke.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:22
- Main artists: Lifehouse
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Geffen Records ℗ 2010 Geffen Records
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