there is too much great music in the world.

here's my attempt at bringing 1% to you.

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

don't vote for a party - examine the candidate first

Are you a republican? A Democrat? A Green Party member?  Doesn't matter.
Right now, our country needs a leader.  White, black, liberal, conservative - we just need a leader we can trust and one that's level-headed, constant, unwavering in his moral character and knows what he (or she's) doing.

Would you vote for this man?

Saturday, May 10, 2008

new music - Greg Laswell




Greg Laswell - How the Day Sounds EPMany people (and by many I mean MANY) liken Greg Laswell's voice
and singing style to that of Coldplay's frontman, Chris Martin. A few others say that
Laswell's voice is more like John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting). What do I think?
I think Greg Laswell sounds like Greg Laswell and the raw, at times crackly,
voice unafraid to hit both highs and lows make his songs his own.
Wait, raw...crackly...high and low... I guess he is like Chris Martin.
But really he's not. Just listen :]

Note on the EP:

1. How The Day Sounds
2. Salvation Dear
3. Days Go On
4. Embrace Me
5. High and Low ~ (featuring Edison String Section)
6. What A Day (2008)

I love all the tracks on this album minus one.
Track 3, "Days Go On" features a frantic tempo that has become
somewhat of a signature of Laswell, but it's a bit too "on edge" for me.
Perhaps another through will change my mind on that one, but I can
definitely say without hesitation now that I can press play
on the other tracks without any qualms. My favorite track at the
moment is "Embrace Me" (sample below) - I can only describe it as open and "warm".
Laswell's revisit to his old song "High and Low" backed with a full
string section was a brilliant move in that it improves on an already incredible song.

Check all the songs out below.

sorry for the (once again) massive delay on this one. I'm sure you were expecting the delay by now :P

Sample Track: Embrace Me

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