Another great disc and maybe their best, although I’m a bit partial to the Unreleased B Sides (with the AiC cover of Got Me Wrong and Lynchburg Lemonade). I think this third disc is solid with goodness from start to finish. I think of ToaD as one of the newer rock bands in the mold of true rock along with Three Days Grace, Three Doors Down, Nickelback (even if over played) and a few others that just seem to not be hard rock or necessarily have a completely new “modern” rock feel to their music. One of the things that singles these kinds of bands out is their ability to throw out flowing ballads along with heavier tracks. Scars and Souvenirs is no different with several well done ballads. End of the Summer almost sounds like Tyler summoned .38 Special’s Don Barnes and sounds almost like it could have been a cover. For me, it’s a great thing, I love the Don Barnes years of .38 Special (including the newer songs).

I laughed and completely agreed with the lyrics for Hate My Life (oh please kill me now). I think it’s a list of things all of us think whether we always say it or not.

It seems that Tyler Connolly’s vocals have improved and all of the songs on the disc highlight his abilities and showcases his range and ability to move from heavier tracks to ballads.

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I really want to check these guys out at Rock on the Range which also has a crap load of my other favorites: STP, Disturbed, Staind, Killswitch Engage, Shinedown, Finger Eleven, Filter on Saturday and Sevendust, Alter Bridge, Default, 3 Doors Down, Papa Roach, Drowning Pool, Fly Leaf, Kid Rock (meh) and Bobaflex (signed and somewhat local) on Sunday!