As you can certainly see from my title, I'm looking at this album still in vain for such hits as they have over the past always delivered 3 Days Grace. The time now is not as sound as if this album totally failed, because in itself it is a pretty decent alternative rock became album, but no more than that. This album is simply a lack of songs that immediately you stay at the first hearing in the ear and you start all over again, because they do not easily langweillig. I have long been on new music from 3 Days Grace waited, because they have given me very like the debut album and Adam Gontier is my favorite singer, but unfortunately I was disappointed. Musically, 3 Days Grace also appear to have gained a new sound because they sound completely different here than it was in One-X and also the singer tried here probably miteinzubringen more melodic, when it was still the case with the previous albums. The lyrics of the songs convince me this time not so much as with One-X and in some places you get the feeling that here but rather should be a different choice of words make it better transitions into the song's melody. In the previous one-X I was very impressed by the lyrics that the song harmonized perfectly and revealed a certain writing style, but now the lyrics are so I'd say "By default" elaborated - You mean every 2.Band writes such songs. Absolute low point of the album and also the entire song, who released to herein 3 Days Grace, is the song "Bully", which neither has a good tune, is still really well written - Sure, the theme is something else, but at Nothing special. I had really expected more by the really good single "Break". The song "Without you" sounds to me like trying again so a song like "I hate everything about you" to write, but which failed miserably. And I'll just can not help feeling that I've heard the melody of the last album title "Life Starts Now" somewhere before in another band.
While I was still able to call the whole album as Anspieltipps at One-X there are only the following: Breakfast, World So Cold, bitter taste.
Conclusion: The only really positive thing about "Life Starts Now" is the song of Adam Gontier, because as always exceptional, but the songs bring to this genre is not new ideas. Alternative Rock Fans can perhaps enjoy this album, but should not expect too much and possibly draw more on the album by Breaking Benjamin back, which was released almost simultaneously or wait for the latest work by Creed. People who have never heard an album by 3 Days Grace, had better once buy one of the older albums, the best one-X. Tastes are different and you know, maybe there are people who find this album even better, because it has become more melodic, but in my opinion the new Sound of Three Days Grace is rather a retrogression than a progress. Too bad, really have waited long something new to hearing from you and so now comes something.