Senses Fail – Let It Enfold You

It would be impossible to count the number of times I listened to this album during college.

 

What’s the point of writing a four paragraph review of one of the scene’s most prolific and iconic records? This really felt uninspired. Tie Her Down is a decent opener”… this is just lazy writing.

 

This was right around the time I started going deeper into filesharing, teaching myself how to use mIRC and finding channels with album leaks. I remember feeling cool as hell for having Let It Enfold You for months before it was ever actually released. I also still can't help but think of Glita's CHAINSAW scream in Tie Her Down every time I listen to that song, still bummed the removed that from the final version.

Love this album, love this band, can't wait to watchm them play it front to back in a couple months.

 

there's some lightning-in-a-bottle energy on this album and some emo classics. Buddy's ability to write lyrics levelled up big time on Still Searching, though.

 

Its an incredible opener.

 

One of the few albums that I genuinely listened to death. Had to go years not listening to it after high school hahaha Still holds up though, I think!

 

I was a sophomore in high school when this album leaked and I would say it was pivotal in shaping my trajectory as a drummer in many ways. Dan was very clearly Travis Barker inspired but in ways I'd not heard at that point and it clicked with me immediately - even on FTDOD EP. Saw them live at The Muse in Nashville to like 6 people in like 2003-2004.

Nearly every song on this album has a great bridge/outro chorus. The band really shines in those moments - more than most. This album gives me similar nostalgia to what Green Day's Dookie did for me when I was 8 years old.

Right time right place kind of album.

 

I'm sorry this retrospective review didn't connect with you. I chose to highlight some of my memories around Let It Enfold You rather than going in depth about what the record sounded like, since I feel like most people who visit this site daily have a pretty good idea already about what this 20 year old album sounds like, ha. That being said, thanks for checking out the review and enjoy the rest of your day.

 

Man I wish there was still a good Mirc or the likes for leaks haha. Seems like a thing of the past?

 

In case anyone needs this on vinyl: Senses Fail - Let It Enfold You (Transparent Blue Marble) LP Vinyl – Vagrant Records

 

I adore this band. Oddly, I didn't get into them until Renacer, and I have not really worked my way backward to the earlier albums. It seems like the appropriate time to finally listen to this one all the way through.

 

Listening to this album transports me back to high school. Skipping class, driving to the mall, eating Taco Bell, listening to Senses Fail.

 

This album is mid-00's on record if anyone wanted it. Every song is so good, so young, so earnest, so in search. I love everything about this album.

 

I remember I was in a band in high school and in between prank phone calls/practice we would watch the DVD that came with this. Good times.

 

I was in 7th grade when this album came out and it completely changed me I hadn't heard anything like it. Echoing what others have already said I listened/watched the dvd so many times. Seeing them at Taste of Chaos shortly after this was mind blowing I honestly idolized them at that point haha. Very stoked to see this in Anaheim in a few months!

 

This was the first CD i ever bought with my own money - still listen to it regularly

 

This and Still Searching are classics. They fell off hard afterwards, not sure what happened.

 

I remember the AP.net boards being very unkind to this when it leaked

 

Angela Baker and My Obsession with Fire is probably my most played track. Such a great verse riff.

 

unfortunately imo nothing hits that peak for them but their backlog is still stellar, and the albums after that minus Pull the thorns don't have that heavy/deftones airy/shoegazy inspired sound and are more so in line with the eariler releases sonically so if you vibe with the albums prior to Renacer youll enjoy their most recent outings

 

I remember getting this at 14- my pre-order was 2-3 weeks early and we left for a family trip for labor day 5 minutes after it showed up and I recall being so pumped to hear it before the "release" and I listened to it all weekend long.

 

This album has a number of memories tied to it. I remember "Bite to Break Skin" being on a compilation album in late 2003, which resulted in a fair amount of excitement for their larger release. And then...nothing for months. I remember asking Buddy at the 2004 Warped Tour about the album's release situation and remember being told something to the effect of, "Go find it online. But we should have it out in the fall."

September 2004 rolls around and I'm pumped for a physical release. Singles were either put up for streaming on MP3.com or Purevolume. Lo and behold, I check my local newspaper ads and learn that Best Buy (or Circuit City, maybe even Target) are carrying Let it Enfold You and selling it for less than $8.00.

I loved the anticipation of new albums and the process that went into getting my hands on a copy. Hearing demos or singles on compilations from assorted tours, discovering new songs on Purevolume, Myspace, or MP3.com, and then checking local chains that carried albums to compare prices. And then, of course, hopping over to AbsolutePunk to chat about the band, album, etc.

Hell yes! Friends and I spent months listening to this album during my senior year of high school, while often driving around town or trekking out to lunch to enjoy an original Grilled Stuft Burrito. Simpler (and more cost-effective) times.

 

That album had some really cool songs on it but it didn't hit the same for me.

tbh - renacer is probably their standout album next to let it enfold you, for me.

 

This album is the essence of high school screamo nostalgia for me. I'll probably never go out of my way to see them live, and I didn't get into anything past this album, but I'd put good money on still knowing every word to this one. The album was catchy as fuck but never struck me as particularly musically interesting, but going back to revisit it recently, there are some killer performances here, especially for the age of the band at the time.

Talk about shaping pretty much every young local band at the time, along with Taking Back Sunday, Finch, etc.