4/5 stars With grunge on a downward spiral, the music industry is looking for a new identity- something to hang its hat on for the next generation. This is the beginning of a marvelous direction but a thought crosses the mind: "will people get on this ride?" They use instruments that rock left behind when disco let the door hit it on the ass as it made an exit. They bring back a bit of funk while giving country's great artists a tip of the hat.
Where this band will go is a question only the future can answer, but there seems to be a tremendous light at the end of the tunnel. They do not overcrowd the sound with buried digital over-tracking.
Children are children and should not dive into the adult world before their time. The jump & bounce promises to be the biggest hit on Top 40 radio in 2011. There seems to be no really bad song as the disc plays gracefully from the beginning to the end. "Houdini" seems written in the same sense as the first release of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, "Up from Below ", giving a tip of the hat to Peter, Paul and Mary with songs like "Puff (The Magic Dragon)", Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "I Dig Rock and Roll Music."
Is it possible for the band to have more songs inside them to deliver another CD? This is an open-ended question, as the band has left no genre untouched. They have intertwined some jazzy-feeling drum lines on several tracks but fused it with country, rock and even some showtune style sounds.
The progressive rock that they implement throughout this album should be a salute to all the hard work they have put into every release so far. This band has no limits as they have opened themselves and their fans up to so many different styles of music. They have also created their own genre, which is a culmination of everything in music's past. They have redefined melody and picked apart harmonious vocals straining anyone who dares categorize their music.
The horns that encompass "Up So Close" and open up "Pentagram" give odes to country with a dabble into Mexican music of years past. There are moments when the listener can feel Carlos Santana nipping at their heels. "You Part The Waters" jams some rocking beats while the guitars duel with the trumpet, opening themselves up to new explosions.
If the record company either forces the band back in the studio quickly or keeps them on the road too long this could be their best CD. Do not let that happen, because talent is scarce in the music business with YouTube making stars of our young way before their time. Just wait. they will all be writing a tell-all book in 20 years.
Where this band will go is a question only the future can answer, but there seems to be a tremendous light at the end of the tunnel. They do not overcrowd the sound with buried digital over-tracking.
Children are children and should not dive into the adult world before their time. The jump & bounce promises to be the biggest hit on Top 40 radio in 2011. There seems to be no really bad song as the disc plays gracefully from the beginning to the end. "Houdini" seems written in the same sense as the first release of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, "Up from Below ", giving a tip of the hat to Peter, Paul and Mary with songs like "Puff (The Magic Dragon)", Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "I Dig Rock and Roll Music."
Is it possible for the band to have more songs inside them to deliver another CD? This is an open-ended question, as the band has left no genre untouched. They have intertwined some jazzy-feeling drum lines on several tracks but fused it with country, rock and even some showtune style sounds.
The progressive rock that they implement throughout this album should be a salute to all the hard work they have put into every release so far. This band has no limits as they have opened themselves and their fans up to so many different styles of music. They have also created their own genre, which is a culmination of everything in music's past. They have redefined melody and picked apart harmonious vocals straining anyone who dares categorize their music.
The horns that encompass "Up So Close" and open up "Pentagram" give odes to country with a dabble into Mexican music of years past. There are moments when the listener can feel Carlos Santana nipping at their heels. "You Part The Waters" jams some rocking beats while the guitars duel with the trumpet, opening themselves up to new explosions.
If the record company either forces the band back in the studio quickly or keeps them on the road too long this could be their best CD. Do not let that happen, because talent is scarce in the music business with YouTube making stars of our young way before their time. Just wait. they will all be writing a tell-all book in 20 years.
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