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Transcendence - Sleep With You
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 Transcendence wants to Sleep With You, well maybe not literally, just with the girl on the cover. What I mean by that is that they want their music to stick with you, like a tune in your head that doesn’t exit until its lights out for the day. I can think of a few tracks on this CD that really caught my ear that way. The influence of artists like Velvet Underground & Lou Reed, Bowie, and U2 are obvious in their sound. In fact, my favorite track, “Girls,” sounds like a dead on tribute to Reed and Low era Bowie (i.e. use of keyboards, theremin etc.)
This band sings about sex-“Veronica” and “Girls”…drugs- “Vicodin” and “Junkie,” then the rock ‘n’ roll fits in with everything else in between, including a recollection of one band member’s first experience with oral sex backstage. It’s all natural and flowing like a new day of sunshine…or drugs and sex…whatever floats your boat.
The cover art is provocative and eye popping to say the least, shot in breathtaking stark black and white. When you open the CD it is even more so, hell, the guitar man looks like he is ready to jump the bones of the young beauty that waits on the bed any second. It’s somewhat hard not to think of it that way, but then again that is what they are trying to project, pure unbridled sex with rock music for a soundtrack, perfect.
This band has oodles of talent and the kind that will shape and mold itself into something special, something that screams out-Here I am! They do that now as far as I am concerned, however with further development and getting all their ducks in row regarding every aspect of their music and the right people they can trust behind them, the sky is the limit. This is attention-getting music for many reasons; check off all of the above and file under alternative rock. I really like this band and their chances to attain a worldwide following soon.
Tracklist
1. Sleep With You (3:52)
2. Superhero Girl (3:24)
3. I’m Not The Only One (4:29)
4. Veronica (4:17)
5. Girls (4:10)
6. Minnie Driver (4:01)
7. Vicodin (3:53)
8. Junkie (7:20)
9. Watching Shira Cry (5:45)
10. Beautiful One (4:46)
11. Guilty (4:29)
12. Keep Moving On (5:06)
13. Little Tree (4:26)
© Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck |
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