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Glisten 
Glisten is melodic, emotional, thought-provoking,
modern rock. Glisten is Jason Pettit and Josh Watkins on vocals and
guitars, John Romero on bass, and Adam Phillips on drums.Formed in 1994, Glisten saturated the Dallas/Fort Worth scene for
three years, eventually recording a professional demo produced by
Steve Hindalong (The Choir).The demo caught the attention of Terry Taylor (Daniel Amos, Lost Dogs,
etc.), who was then an A&R rep for KMG records. Taylor liked what
he heard, and with his help Glisten signed a contract with the label.With Hindalong again to produce, the band went to Nashville and
recorded their lush, moody yet rock-powered CD, Starlight Wishlist;
the album was a fine representation of the band's musical focus and
spiritual stance. The CD was nationally released on April 20, 1999.In January 2000, the contract with KMG records was dissolved, making
Glisten "indie" once again. The band continues to write and
perform regularly, working as hard as ever before and staying true to
their vision.During their career, Glisten has shared the stage with MxPx,
Morella's Forrest, Fold Zandura, Stavesacre, Plankeye, Honey, Joy
Electric, Shaded Red, Between Thieves, and others.
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Band Members:
Scott Travis ( Vocals, Guitar)
Jason Pettit ( Vocals, Guitar)
John Romero (Bass)
Adam Phillips (Drums)
Albums:
Looking Back On All Of This
(2003)
Starlight Wishlist
(2000)
Light Of Mine (1996)
Grace Hotel
Overall rating: + + +
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Starlight Wishlist
1 Untainted (3:22)
2 Mothership (4:13)
3 Encourager (2:45)
4 Abandon All (5:14)
5 Rejoice (3:10)
6 Choose Me (3:25)
7 Spotlight (3:24)
8 Endless Inch (3:36)
9 Honey (3:58)
10 Used (3:17)
11 Waiting in Latham (6:00)
12 Last Blueshift (6:14)
13 (Untitled) (1:23)
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Album Review
One of my favorites of 2000, don't miss out on this hard rock masterpiece.
There is no filler material here, but some of the songs do wear a bit better
than others. The mix is awesome-guitar and drums up front with thick bass. These
guys are young but you wouldn't know it from the quality of the music. Last I
heard they were no longer together.
Check out the first song-it's killer. My personal favorites are 'Choose Me'
and the opening track. I'm not sure if I agree with the Creed comparison-for one
thing, Glisten writes infinitely more interesting melodic and harmonic
progressions. I also like the vocals better. I have heard the vocalist compared
to the vocalist for Depeche Mode (!) and that seems relatively accurate. It's
nice to hear these clean vocals over thick layers of guitar. Very enjoyable and
catchy without being trite-the lyrics are indeed thought-provoking. Being a
Christian band of course, these guys never got anywhere near the publicity and
exposure of a hundred other bands that were their lessers, much to the chagrin
of this music lover. Highly Recommended.
~ Andy Williamson
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