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Album Review
This was an interesting surprise. Every so often I go
diving into the remainder bins in search of lost
treasures and obscure bits of musical history . Er, sorry
I got carried away - I go looking for deals and I'll snag
up just about anything that looks interesting and isn't
more than a couple bucks (you may have noticed that I
search the bins a fair bit).
This one was a totally unknown commodity - what caught my
eye was the guy on the far right. It's hard to see with
the picture, but he's wearing a red Mack jacket.
Otherwise known as a Canadian dinner jacket. Okay, I'm
reaching a little - but it's hard to describe my
purchasing habits. I figured this would be either granola
rock, or grunge. I was pretty sure I wasn't getting a
dance record.
Anyway, this was a nice surprise. Whew! It wasn't a dance
record - and although it has a lot in common with the
ubiquitous alt angst rock it's got something of its own.
Jon Grant's voice carries this over the hump - which is
odd considering he's not a power belter, and he's often
singing around the notes rather than hitting them, but he
carries the songs really well. The music is fun and there
really isn't a stinker out of the 10 songs here.
Conversely, nothing extraordinary either that cries out,
"Look at me, I'm gonna be a hit!" Lyrically they're a
little preachy in a way many young Christian bands are,
but I'd rather hear a positive message than hear about
getting some poon on the weekend, unless it's about me
getting poon on the weekend - but how boring is that
really? (I'm a married man, so at least I could if I
wanted - so long as I've cleaned the basement, and put
away the dishes).
A scan through the liner notes indicated that these are a
bunch of good old Canadian kids. Okay, so they're from
eastern Canada, they can't be perfect.
The enhanced bits are a nice bonus. It's always good to
see what the guys look like and hear a little bit of what
they have to say.
I wonder what happened to these guys.
~
Jevon
Echelon (Homepage)
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