You All Knew THIS Was Coming...

[CagedWings67]

There weren’t many threads here about certain bands, so I thought I’d make one. Most of you guys know that I am in love with the band, Flyleaf, and I bet you guys want to know why. I’ve been a fan for over three years, now, and I wanted to give you guys the message that Flyleaf isn’t your ordinary band. I love this band because they touch people’s lives and actually help save them, along with my best friend’s life, which made me adore them even more. I doubt that she’d even be here without them. This was the biography (some of it, anyway) from flyleafonline.com.

“Heavy music and pained lyrics go together like cake and ice cream, and Belton, Texas quintet, Flyleaf, aren't about to break with tradition. But while many loud rockers reopen old wounds by singing about their broken homes and broken hearts, Flyleaf confront past traumas to heal old scars and prove in the process that hope shines brighter than despair.

"I used to be in a really negative band, and that seemed to almost fuel my emptiness because that's what the songs were about," says charismatic singer Lacey Mosley. "That's why I think what we're doing is important because there needs to be something heavy out there that has a positive message so people see that it's possible to get through the worst situations."

Flyleaf's self-titled debut album echoes with songs about abuse, neglect, addiction and dysfunction, and messages about overcoming adversity. And the band's wide array of brooding beats, atmospheric textures and lunging riffs compliment Mosley's emotionally revealing lyrics, which range from breathy and beautiful to scathing and aggressive.

"I'm So Sick," starts with a moody bass line throbbing over a haunting ethereal vocal before guitars crash in like a rock through a plate glass window. The track see-saws between rage and reflection, guitarists Sameer Bhattacharya and Jared Hartmann providing textural flourishes and atmospheric touches that bridge the emotional shifts. "Cassie" layers stop-start guitars atop an urgent backbeat and builds to an exultant chorus. "All Around Me" augments a wall of power chords with evocative jazzy licks, and "Fully Alive" is a cinematic number with angry muted riffs that segue into another glorious refrain.

Flyleaf's infectiously heavy positivism is all the more surprising considering Mosley's struggles while growing up. "My mom was a young single mother of six," she explains. "We didn't have money and things were hard for all of us. We moved whenever we couldn't make ends meet in one place, and that happened pretty often so there was a lot of struggling, suffering and character building.

"It's easy to get depressed when you're dealing with that kind of stress," she continues, "especially when it looks like things will never get better. There was nothing constant in my life, and nothing to believe in. I got into some really bad stuff that I thought would make me feel more loved, or maybe just numb, but it cost me everything that was important to me, and literally almost took my life."

When you take a dive, sometimes you have to hit the bottom before you can swim your way back to the top. For Mosley, writing songs about survival helped her reach the surface and breathe again. "I had to lose everything to look up and see that there is a truly constant hope of a happy ending and that's what we make music for," she says. "If my music helps one person, than it's worth having been through what I've experienced."

"A flyleaf is the blank page at the front of a book," explains Mosley. "It's the dedication page, the place you write a message to someone you're giving a book to. And, that's kind of what our songs are -- personal messages that provide a few moments of clarity before the story begins."

With their tight knit chemistry, compassionate approach and songs that haunt the mind hours after they've stopped playing, Flyleaf are turning heads and leaving crowds wanting more. Indeed, their story has just begun.”

I love this band because of Lacey. She is an amazing woman, and you don’t here about things that she’s been through every day. I was wondering if you guys have ever heard of them before. I know that some of you have. If you go to their website, http://flyleafonline.com, you can read more about them, or listen to some of their songs. Also, the music video for 'Sorrow' will be released on April 26th, just to let some of you know about that.

EDIT: The music video for 'Sorrow' is now on YouTube, I was kind of scared at the very begining. O_o"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaWbU...eafonline.com/

[Sparky]

You should probably have put the word "Flyleaf" somewhere in the topic title so people can click on it if they like Flyleaf...

The other day I was at at Dimple Records (actually, I was buying about a dozen old Atari 2600 cartridges, lol) and it was "free music day". I got a whole mess of cds, and one is Flyleaf. I promise to listen to it when I get the time.

[Imaginary Light]

Oh man, I LOVE Flyleaf. I got a chance to see them live last year at the Family Values Tour (they were one of the main reasons I went ), and, argh! They are just so energetic and awesome!

I remember watching this interview way back when with Lacey, talking about her past struggles and how she was going to kill herself. That interview just...moved me so much. This girl has gone through so much crap, and look at her now. This band just rocks. Their music is just so powerful that I just want to cry listening to it (in a good way!).

[Partymember]

i saw them at Family Values, too. Trivium and Korn were there and a bunch of other bands i can't remember. Flyleaf struck me as really freaking good, so did Evanescence (but i dont admit that outside of the anonymity of the internet)

but Korn's "The Wall" cover ruled the whole show

[Imaginary Light]

Wow, the new video for Sorrow is amazing! I love the look of it - it's so different from their other videos.