Released: Jul 26, 2011
Genre: Pop-Punk, Post-Hardcore
Label: Epiteph Records
Number Of Tracks: 11
"The Drug In Me Is You" is (ex-Escape The Fate) Ronnie Radke's sophomore full length record and first through new band Falling In Reverse.
The Drug In Me Is You
Reviewed by:
LeoHH, on july 28, 2011 3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Sound: "The Drug In Me Is You" is (ex-Escape The Fate) Ronnie Radke's sophomore full length record and first through new band Falling In Reverse.
Having been absent from the music scene for some years he hopes to emerge as 'king of the music scene' - to quote his lyrics - and this record, while lacking depth and certain freshness in comparison to other recent releases of the same scene/genre is still a pretty solid effort.
Producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette returns as producer for Ronnie (also producer of Escape The Fate's 2006 EP and full-length), and does a great job in crafting the anthemic rock-n-roll sound that the band are trying to convey. Instruments are sharp and well captured, percussion is solid, bass is deep and the often well-written guitar leads and melodies are seamlessly executed. Vocals are often strong and stamped with the passion that made Ronnie Radke such a popular frontman in the first place, and the introduction of various synth parts and an instance of drum sampling are welcome additions to the mix. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: Lyrically the album serves largely as an auto-biography for Ronnie and this is where the album is sometimes let down. Casual listeners and people new to the front-man's work could easily be forgiven for thinking that much of the egotistical and sometimes overly simplistic lyrics serve as less of fan fare and more the singer's self-indulgency. Many of the tracks serve as angsty retorts to the singer's previous band with some shallow blows "you're such a dumb f--k, you need to shut up, you take a picture of me every time you get your hair cut" being aimed at Craig Mabbitt, his replacent in Escape The Fate whom Ronnie believes stole his place and tried to mimic his every style.
Opener "Raised By Wolves" serves as Ronnie's return to the scene and references various Escape The Fate song titles - particularly from their first release after his departure - "This War Is Ours", declaring "This War Is Mine".
Pop-belters "The Drug In Me Is You" and "Good Girls Bad Guys" serve as great single material with hook-laden melodies and sing-along choruses whilst the fantastic "I'm Not A Vampire" and "Pick Up The Phone" are examples of excellently crafted songs and show great promise for future releases. Heavier tracks "Don't Mess With Ouija Boards", "Sink Or Swim" and "Goodbye Graceful" are your standard breakdown screamed-vocal to poppy chorus affair and will definitely please fans of the singer's harder work.
Deeply personal "Caught Like A Fly" and "The Westerner" are two equally interesting tracks and a change for the album, both centered around the singers accused betrayal by the hands of his former band "I've been beaten I've been bruised I was left for dead as well, I was wrongfully accused you left me locked inside a cell" and both have strong choruses and strong musicianship from the band. // 7
Impression: A large amount of excellent guitar-work, a few ear-catching basslines and memorable vocal melodies are good enough reasons to check this band out, and fans of Ronnie Radke's previous work will be right at home here. As for attracting newcomers, the release doesn't stray too far from what listeners may expect from the frontman but his newly formed line-up are a solid bunch of musicians. This record will certainly not propel Ronnie to the top of the music scene but it's a solid hard-rock fix.
Here's to hoping they grow and develop their sound in time for their next release, because at this rate they could develop into something special.
Notable tracks: "I'm Not A Vampire", "Good Girls Bad Guys", "Pick Up The Phone". // 8
The Drug In Me Is You
Reviewed by:
KsE909, on july 28, 2011 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Sound: So the overall sound of this album is amazing. Some really catchy bass lines and melodies. The only thing that truly bothered me on this album was the sound of the snare. It is REALLY annoying. It sounds so electronic, and it really begins to become irritating after a few tracks. The solo's are clean, and pretty well played. And of course, what everyone is dying to hear... Ronnie Radke... And I have to say, he sounds better than ever on this album. He does slow down his growls on "Don't Mess With Ouija Boards" so that they sound deeper, but if anything, it sounds pretty cool. The overall sound was pretty good, and I recommend the tracks "Pick Up The Phone", "Caught Like A Fly", "The Westerner", "Tragic Magic", and "Good Girls Bad Guys". // 8
Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are straight from the heart and I can assure you of this... Almost every song is a BIG f-you to Escape The Fate. Ronnie had a few years to let all of his anger and aggression boil. Take this lyric from "The Westerner": "I tell the truth. I've been beaten I've been bruised I was left for dead as well, I was wrongfully accused you left me locked inside a cell." And this one from "Tragic Magic", "I dug a hole 10 miles wide So I could throw all of you inside You're such a dumb f--k You need to shut up You bring a picture of me everytime you get a haircut Imposter!"
The lyrics are amazing. Ronnie's voice is great, and everything flows so well. The lyrics are definitely one of the best things about this album. // 10
Impression: I feel I should compare this to Escape The Fate. In fact, it only seems fitting that I do. And I will, because that's really the only other band Falling In Reverse SHOULD be compared to. And I have to say, this album is better than anything Escape The Fate has ever created, even their first with Ronnie, and that album is a classic. I love almost everything about this album: the breakdowns, the solos, the singing, the lyrics, the tone. But the sound of the snare is the only thing I hate about this album. I recommend that you pick up this CD, because if I lost my copy, I'd sure as hell buy a new one. This is for fans of old Escape The Fate, Black Tide, and Avenged Sevenfold. // 9
The Drug In Me Is You
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ssj3 barry, on february 10, 2012 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Sound: Falling In Reverse on first impression are just a generic pop punk/metal band, but I realised quickly these guys have an edge over alot of other comparable bands, for starters the guitar work is great! Fast, catchy to the point solos with some good drumming to back it up. Ronnie's lyrics and vocals are definitely the highlight of the album though but I'll go further into that later. This really is a very crisp, well put together album.
01. "Raised By Wolves" - Great start to an album, extremely catchy.
02. "Tragic Magic" - Worst song on the album its got an annoying melody and not much going on musically, a few cool lines but abit of a let down.
03. "The Drug In Me Is You" - Great song! Great melody, great lyrics, great guitar just great!.
04. "I'm Not A Vampire" - Properly my favorite of the album, awesome lyrics and guitar work love it!.
05. "Good Girls Bad Guys" - Very radio friendly abit too much for my liking, but has some cool funny lyrics and a nice solo.
06. "Pick Up The Phone" - Not a good song, annoying melody with a weird almost rap part for the pre-chorus.
07. "Don't Mess With Ouija Boards" - Cool Song, best for Ronnie vocally IMO.
08. "Sink Or Swim" - Good song with some quite disturbing lyrics ha.
09. "Caught Like A Fly" - Has a weird kind of carnival feel to it but a pretty cool song with good lyrics.
10. "Goodbye Graceful" - Weakest lyrics on the album, okay verses and chorus but not one of the best.
11. "The Westerner" - Awesome song! Very personal and hard hitting lyrics with an infectious melody. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are definatly the highlight of the album, Ronnie opens up about his drug and personal problems with alot of harsh words towards Max Green and Craig Mabbit of ETF and fair bit about getting f--ked up and banging chicks ha.
The vocals are really good, I never thought Ronnie's clean voice was anything special but his screaming is really bloody good, the only problem I had with the album was they didn't utilize Ronnie's screaming enough and went abit to far towards pop punk. // 10
Impression: All in all a very solid first outing by Falling In Reverse, with alot of radio friendly songs but also a few good hard hitting post hardcore songs. But its definitely Ronnie's ability to "Turn a phrase" that's makes this album not just another pop punk/post hardcore album. // 9
The Drug In Me Is You
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thedudester12, on august 01, 2011 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Sound: I love the bands over all sound. Its like Ronnie found artists that were just like his old band, Escape The Fate, in every way except these new guys are more like Ronnie in the "I don't give a f*#@" category and its amazing.
I also feel that the band itself is being forced into a back seat because everyone is talking about Ronnie Radke's new band and I hardly hear anyone refer to them as Falling In Reverse and I don't really think that is fair to the other members. // 10
Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are genius. They reflect Ronnie's situation perfectly and you can tell he wrote them from his personal loss and mistakes he has made. Although one track could have used some polishing; I feel that the "la's" in "Tragic Magic" were just filler cus they couldn't think of anything that would go good their and they don't contribute to the song at all in my opinion. // 9
Impression: I think this is definitely as good and maybe even a bit better than the early Escape The Fate works and I really think that the reason for that is because there is more fuel for the songwriting process now than before.
I think the most impressive song is the one they released as a single before the album came out, "Raised By Wolves", once you start listening to it you sort of get sucked in and hypnotized. I don't really hate much besides the filler in that one track and I basically love everything else on this album.
I find it hard to think of it being stolen or lost because of my storage habits but I think I would definitely replace it but it wouldn't be a priority because food is more important to spend my meager wages on. // 9
The Drug In Me Is You
Reviewed by:
IAmTwisted, on september 09, 2011 0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Sound: Ronnie Radke returns to the world of music with his new band ‘Falling In Reverse’, who have just released their debut album, The Drug In Me Is You.
Although most people would celebrate Radke’s decision to move forward in a direction separate from Escape the Fate, this album is not neccasarily something to celebrate. The aforementioned presence of pop elements brings the entire album down. A song may sound good to begin with, such as ‘Raised By Wolves’, but it ultimatley falls during the chorus. After a while it becomes immensley confusing, almost as if you’re listening to two completely different bands. One is the occasionaly heavy, post hardcore band that is just below the threshold to be called good music, the other is something you’d expect to hear on the Disney Channel.
The guitars however, show surprising skill and a whole load of potential, but they are always overruled by Radke’s singing. Whenever there’s a hint of good guitar skill, whether it is a solo or a riff, it is thrown aside by the singing. // 5
Impression: In general, the album fails to break any new ground, and whilst there are shining glimmers of potential hidden in the album, they are merely glimmers and have unfortunatley been extinguished by the abysmal blend of pop and metal. Another unfortunate memento is that the album appears to rely far too heavily on Radke’s singing, which is the main fault of the album. If more of the band had larger chances to break into the spotlight, the album may have been more of a success, but as this is not the case, the album will not succeed.
Despite all of this, I would like to commend Ronnie Radke on his return to the muscial world after all that he’s been through. // 5
The Drug In Me Is You
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metalmaniac90, on july 29, 2011 0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Sound: This album has a variety of sounds. "The Drug In Me Is You", "Good Girls, Bad Guys", and "Pick Up The Phone", serve as hard rock/pop fusions that turn out tasty. Song like "Raised By Wolves", has a hard rock, with metal breakdown feel. "Caught Like A Fly", brings about a carnival hard rock feel, and the musical direction of that song reminds me of Avenged Sevenfold's "A Little Piece Of Heaven". Al though the songs are completely different, they are also reminiscent of each other. Songs like "Sink Or Swim", and "Goodbye Graceful" have a very metal sound. Their guitarist "Jacky" showcases A LOT of shred on this album. There are a few instances where slows down. Lots of sweeps, and lots of speed picking. Very talented guitarist. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: Honestly in a few of the songs the lyrics are very simple... However; as one would expect from Ronnie there are a lot of good catch phrases. For example and excerpt from "The Drug In Me Is You", "Your secrets keep you sick your lies keep you alive, snake eyes every single time your roll the crooked dice..."
Many may find the lyrics of this CD aimed toward one direction with the exception of "Good Girls, Bad Guys", and "Pick Up The Phone". One must keep in mind however he has been in jail for 3-4 years... So it does make sense.
His voice has gotten technically better. I've never really found his voice to be anything special when he's singing clean... Its always been the lyrics that really caught my attention. // 9
Impression: In some places this album goes musically in some of the same places Escape the Fate would have gone on "Dying Is Your Latest Fashion", and "This War Is Ours..." Often times it does so in a way that is more pleasing to the ears.
The top 3 on this album in my opinion are, "Good Girls, Bad Guys", "Pick Up The Phone", and "Caught Like A Fly".
I find the musical diversity of this album to be great, and as usual I like Ronnie's lyrics... It differentiates a lot from music typically released in this genre today. I really dislike the song "I'm Not A Vampire..." The vocal tone he takes with the instrumental, it just doesn't meld very well. Otherwise I thought this was a very solid album. // 9
It's a great record. Not too metalcore like some other shit now-a-days.
Very well played out, my only complaint, some of the songs are a little... either just plain weird or they weird you out through the song. Like the vampire one? Wtf was that lol
Favorite tracks, The Drug in Me is You, Raised by the Wolves, Pick Up the Phone, and Sink or Swim.
i love escape the fate and falling in reverse but i hate people comparing them it has no sense at all and good tracks on this album are raised by wolves , the drug in me is you, caught like a fly and the westerner the other ones are okay though.and goodbye gracefull is awesome
its an ok album i personally think its a bit overrated, i dont think any album by falling in reverse or new escape the fate will be as good as dying is your latest fashion i think falling in reverse have a lot of potential as most the members seem to be very skilled with their instruments but i dont believe this album was put together very well
this band is going to be good, you can already say that much. butttt this album is not ronnies best lyrically, although vocally he has never been better, i think the lead guitarist is awesome. he just needs to widen his tools a bit.
i dont know if its just me, but all the solos are built pretty much the same. and he should mix in different techniques on the next album.
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this band is going to be good, you can already say that much. butttt this album is not ronnies best lyrically, although vocally he has never been better, i think the lead guitarist is awesome. he just needs to widen his tools a bit.
i dont know if its just me, but all the solos are built pretty much the same. and he should mix in different techniques on the next album.
Agreed. Ronnie is clearly still living in the past.
Guitarists here have alot more they could do
Agreed. Ronnie is clearly still living in the past.
When you just left prison, when those who used to be your friends delivered you, dont expect the very next album to be about cheer and bunnies, i think he is a little inmature but i understand him
cshanna7721 wrote:
he just needs to widen his tools a bit.
Exactly. Like, "The Drug in me is you" solo, he just sweeps his way through the whole thing. He's definitely capable of better, so it just seems weird that he limited himself like that.
Overall, I really enjoyed the record, aside from a couple songs like Pick up the Phone and Caught like a fly. And at parts, ronnie seems to be a bit too much of an egotistical dick, like the part in one song (maybe THe Westerner) where he talks about he's the greatest singer/lyricist in the music industry
I think it's alright, but the whole fans freaking out about if Ronnie or Craig is better and saying Escape the Fate sucks or this band sucks everywhere I see something about this band, it's annoying and it makes me not want to listen to it at all.
I'm quite frankly in shock people can go on and on about how people like Fred Durst, Serj Tankian, and Metallica are such egotistical toolbags then listen to this . Don't get me wrong, Ronnie has some talent vocally, but it's not about his lyrics, or about the image he displays, (Like the aforementioned accused toolbags) it's the shit he says then expects everyone to take so seriously. Get over yourself and try to learn a little bit more about what life is like.
Anyways, I haven't heard it yet, but I'll get there. It's probably decent 05-06ish music.
I was waiting for this album for some time now and I wasn't very impressed. It has a few good songs but some songs were just god awful when it comes to lyrics.
i have to say this album sounds pretty awesome. Sure there is alot of f**k yous to escape the fate and the past but we had to expect that. He has been in jail and s**t on by his past band, and he said hes created tons of songs while in prison. So we could have expected lyrics to be like this. Im sure hes not going to be as stuck in the past now, but this album was clearly a venting situation, and well everyone has to vent some how. must say though, that the band definatly has potential to make great music.
my favs: im not a vampire, the westerner, sink and swim, and raised by wolves.
zlaxguitar wrote:
When you just left prison, when those who used to be your friends delivered you, dont expect the very next album to be about cheer and bunnies, i think he is a little inmature but i understand him
Its not their fault he got sent to prison. they kicked him out and 2 months later he skipped on parole. that was his decision. He keeps blaming it on ETF. I know he's mad and all, but now that i think about it, i shouldve seen it coming. And the fact that hes saying on twitter that hes happy people are buying his album and not stealing it is ironic, since he stole peoples computers and made fans pay him for pics and autographs.
Honestly, I'll give this album a listen, but I still like ETF better. Yet ETF's music was much beter with ronnie as the front man. They're newest (self titled) album absolutely blows. This war is ours is good though. idk what the hells up.
Falling in Reverse is better than Escape the Fate... Even when Ronnie was in it. The instrumentals are better, there are great lyrical moments... "Your secrets keep you sick your lies keep you alive, snake eyes every single time you roll the crooked dice..." Love the album.
In my oppinion, Ronnie Radke has some of the worst lyrics I have ever heard. Although he may have some interesting metaphors, he still focuses more on ripping on his former bandmembers than writing meaningful lyrics. And the lyrics that are not about ETF in general make no sence at all exept that he likes chicks. Also, the lyrics like ''It was always me'' give an impression of him being a selfcentered a**hole. Though, I've never met the guy, so I can't confirm this.
On the other hand, he is a very talented singer, and I personally love the way he sings. The way it sounds like his voice is about to burst is just beautiful! The music is creative and cool, and I think they did a good job on this first album. I hope to see more in the future, hopefully with a little less ''I hate ETF in it''.
By the way, none cares if Falling in Reverse is better that Escape the Fate or the other way around. Listen and shut up.
I've never heard of them. Having read the reviews I don't believe I want to hear them. The only reason I'm writing this comment is because:
"I dug a hole 10 miles wide So I could throw all of you inside You're such a dumb f--k You need to shut up You bring a picture of me everytime you get a haircut Imposter!"
Wow.
Did a scurrilous 10 yr old write these lyrics?
hereticfive wrote:
Its not their fault he got sent to prison. they kicked him out and 2 months later he skipped on parole. that was his decision. He keeps blaming it on ETF. I know he's mad and all, but now that i think about it, i shouldve seen it coming. And the fact that hes saying on twitter that hes happy people are buying his album and not stealing it is ironic, since he stole peoples computers and made fans pay him for pics and autographs.
So much fail.... Ronnie was an extreme drug addict back then. When someone is addicted, it completely changes who they are, and can turn them in to a bad person.
Also, there's plenty of reason as to why ronnie blames ETF for all of his bullshit. the reason ronnie first got put on probation was because he was defending max and when shit hit the fan max jumped ship. While he was on probabtion, ronnie had to attend drug counseling. Ronnie never had a license, so max would have to drive him. Max would always make sure to stop at their dealers house first every time he would go to take him to rehab. All of the band members proceeded to talk major shit about ronnie, especially his drug use, even when max almost got kicked out of ETF for his drug use. In fact, max recently entered drug rehab.
I'm not meaning to roast you, but there's more than one side to the story. I mean, yeah, ronnie ****ed the pooch, but it's not like it was all his fault.
I love the album but I also still love ETF. I personally think that Ronnie is better with FIR than he ever was or could've been with ETF and people should let Craig have his moment. And to the review that KsE909 posted- **** that. If you're going to just hate on ETF now that Ronnie's not with them then you're ridiculous. Yes the new music is different but if you don't like it don't listen to it. Why don't you focus instead on how much you love Ronnie's new album instead of trying to tear other bands down? Hate=hype and if you're giving ETF hype then more people will find em and listen to em.
OK,I for one thought this album was incredible. Very good album for a musical comeback. And all of you people saying Ronnie this Ronnie that.. I have a couple things things to say.
1. You think Ronnie is the only one who's talking bad about the other(Escape The Fate) Why don't you just look up some of the stuff Craig has had to say about him, It seems Ronnie has had all right to say what he's said.
2. And the whole living in the past and he needs to realize its 2011. Put yourself in his shoes, You start a band with your closest friends, and then next thing you know, they want nothing to do with you. You get in jail and your ditched by the people closest to you. My god, how would you feel. And he was in jail for a long time, so yea he had a lot of time to think and i'm sure that hate and bitterness just grew being stuck in a cell.
But other than that incredible album, better than most recent stuff, There's my opinion.
The songs where Ronnie is calling himself the best singer in the biz suck lyrically..however, some of it is pretty clever, and Good Girls Bad Guys's lyrics made me lol when I heard them...at least he doesn't scream too much..and if you wanna bitch about all of his lyrics, did you hear the last ETF album? Jesus that shit was bad, and Craig should've stayed in BlesstheFall..and Max Green is a d-bag.
Why is everybody crying over the lyrics. Deep and meaningful has been done to death lately, im sure ronnie was laughing when he wrote this album. He is a throw back to the days when rock stars were not all lame christians and knew how to party
It's a pretty catchy album. I don't think anyone was trying to break new ground here, it was just for fun.
I pretty much see it as this - if Escape the Fate made an album after Dying is Your Latest Fashion with Ronnie, this is probably would it would sound like. Look at it deeper, and you'll see some of the same elements. In "This War Is Ours", 10 Miles Wide and Something sound similar to Good Girls Bad Guys or Pick up the Phone. The Westerner and Caught Like a Fly sound a lot like It's Just Me.
In reality, this is just Escape the Fate continued with Ronnie. The only reason that you can tell the difference between the two now is because Escape the Fate changed up their sound a lot.
It's still a pretty fun album to list and sing along to. No complaints here.
Its an ok album. Has its moments. I think that Ronnie is better off wit FIR and Craig wit ETF. I think Ronnie is so egotistical coz one of his major influences is Eminem. Overall not a bad album
I think this record is killer! A great start to Ronnie's new band. Yeah he bashes Escape The Fate in a few tracks (namely Raised By Wolves, Tragic Magic, Caught Like A Fly, and The Westerner), but c'mon, that's to be expected as ETF totally ****ed him over and blamed the Michael Cook business on him.....And who doesn't remember Escape The Fate's track talking shit about Ronnie (We Won't Back Down off TWIO)... yeah, no one ever brings that up....I personally love the album...Ronnie's better than Craig, as well as being a hell of a lot nicer. I like both bands, but Craigs an ******* and deserves to get what's coming to him.
I like the album. Definitely better than that crap ETF put out as their self titled album. I've always enjoyed ronnie's lyrics and it's obvious that FIR has some talent. Not bad for a first album, and i'm curious to see what they put out next now that a lot of the ''**** you ETF'' songs are out of the way.
Ammm... I really enjoyed alot the album, its really catchy; you can learn fast the lyrics... about the lyrics... i actually liked them and some of them actually to me were deep enough... i mean dont mess with quija boards and goodbye graceful... aint weird if you can read the real message in them.. about ronnnie's big ego in some of the songs... okay guys... its alright... pride its always the best way to get up when you feel betrayed and at the end for me it was better to here these lyrics than some stupid pop lyrics talking about love and happiness and flying birds or a girl who broke up with me so... become a man... and be pride of yourself and show it to the world...
This record isn't bad... but in saying that, Ronnie is very egotistical in nearly everything, and some of the lyrics just don't feel right when you consider Ronnie Radke's songwriting talent. overall, not bad. But could definately be improved.
Also, I speak oon behalf of every NON-Radke/Mabbit uber-fan when I say the whole Mabbitt vs. Radke shit has gone far enough. NO ONE CARES!!!!! IT'S F**KING TWILIGHT FOR ETF FANS!!!!!
