I listened to the album in its entirety and I really enjoyed all of the songs on the album.  

Chris Carrabba and Dashboard Confessional reverted back to their original acoustic sound from their previous albums like The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most and Swiss Army Romance. Those two earlier albums placed Dashboard Confessional on the map and made them a household name.  

The Shade of Poison Trees commences with Where There’s Gold… and concludes with The Widow’s Peak. The songs in between like Thick As Thieves, These Bones, The Shade Of Poison Trees, I Light My Own Fires Now and Clean Breaks continue to poison your mind in such a good way that is has you listening to more and more of The Shade of Poison Trees. 

If you really enjoyed Dashboard Confessional’s prior albums The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most and Swiss Army Romance then you will definitely enjoy listening to The Shade Of Poison Trees. Like I remarked earlier, The Shade of Poison Trees brings the original acoustic sound that placed Dashboard Confessional on the map as a household name. 

Again if you enjoyed their earlier sound make sure you purchase their album at iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody or any store that sells their music when it is released on October 2, 2007.  

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Chris Carrabba and Dashboard Confessional visit their website at www.dashboardconfessional.com or their MySpace page at www.myspace.com/dashboardconfessional. If you visit their MySpace page you can listen to the entire album of The Shade Of Poison Trees before it is released to the public on October 2, 2007.  

If after listening to their music you decide that you really enjoy The Shade Of Poison Trees make sure you purchase their album at iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody or any store that sells their music when it is released on October 2, 2007. Also, I would encourage you to purchase their prior albums.  

Some of songs that you will want to listen to if you purchase Dashboard Confessional’s prior albums are Screaming Infidelities and Again I Go Unnoticed from the album The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most. Living In Your Letters and The Swiss Army Romance from the album Swiss Army Romance. Hands Down, Bend And Not Break and Ghost Of A Good Thing from the album A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar. Don’t Wait, Currents, Stolen, Rooftops and Invitations and Dusk And Summer from the album Dusk And Summer.  

Also, make sure you purchase For You To Notice from the album So Impossible (EP) because it is one of Dashboard Confessional’s best songs they have ever played and written. 

If you really enjoy listening to live acoustic performances by a band, I encourage you to purchase Dashboard Confessional’s MTV Unplugged album. It is one of the best MTV Unplugged albums ever created and distributed. The MTV Unplugged album includes their most popular songs like Swiss Army Romance, Living In Your Letters, For You To Notice, Screaming Infidelities, Again I Go Unnoticed and Hands Down.  

Finally, I am looking forward to seeing Chris Carrabba performing a Dashboard Confessional solo acoustic tour on October 29 or 30, 2007 at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. It should be an awesome evening watching Chris play acoustically Dashboard Confessional’s music. If you want to watch Chris perform his solo acoustic tour check out either Dashboard Confessional’s website or MySpace page for tour dates. Below is the song list from The Shade Of Poison Trees.           

The Shade Of Poison Trees: 

1. Where There’s Gold…
2. Thick As Thieves
3. Keep Watch For The Mines
4. These Bones
5. Fever Dreams
6. The Shade Of Poison Trees
7. The Rush
8. Little Bombs
9. I Light My Own Fires Now
10. Matters Of Blood And Connection
11. Clean Breaks
12. The Widow’s Peak

akecker@alwaysacoustic.com