With Love Lust Faith + Dreams, 30 Seconds To Mars continues the path it took with the third album This Is War. This successor is again equipped with the necessary electrical equipment and at the same time did not have to resemble the work from the early years. Love Lust Faith + Dreams is a bit less dark than its predecessor and an attempt has also been made to deliver a less commercial sound. That
… the accompanying single Up In The Air was then promoted by launching it outside the atmosphere was somewhat contradictory, but otherwise Jared Leto, Tomo Milicevic and Shannon Leto keep their intention neatly. Leto's vocals are often turned on a bit too thick and the guitars that were so emphatically present on the debut album have completely disappeared into the background. Due to the abundance of synthesizers and heavy beats, the 30 Seconds To Mars of 2002 seems like a completely different band, but that was exactly what the boys had in mind when making this record. Mission accomplished. (BvdV)more