4 Out of 5 Stars
It's a scientific fact that most actors suck rocket gas as rock stars. And usually vice versa. Jared Leto has proven to be the exception to that rule in the case of 30 Seconds to Mars
.
The band's debut was a decent modern rock album with spacey flourishes
and managed to gain attention for - frankly - not sucking. But it was
mostly a two man operation, with Jared playing and singing most
everything and his brother Shannon.
For the second launch, 30 Seconds To Mars is now a band. The touring unit went into the studio and emerged with a more solid album that trims the space and gets a bit more down to earth. "A Beautiful Lie
" comes of as the equal of Breaking Benjamin
or The Used,
in that they rely on dark atmospherics while sustaining memorable
melodies. It's easy to remember the title song and the spooky closer "A
Modern Myth" hold their own with most emo-screamo bands. They even
invest a bit of My Chemical Romance's drama on "Was It A Dream."
Then again, Jared Leto is an actor, so dramatics should be expected. While I would not call "A Beautiful Lie
" a masterwork, it's
well beyond most thespian rock. And Wicked Wisdom, Dogstar or Bruce Willis this ain't.
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