March of Dimes music is very heartwarming and creative. I like music like this. I think the
more reviews that I do the more I grow to liking this music.
The first track, If We Only Had One Day starts out with an old fashioned
guitar rhythm and it sounds good. The vocals remind me of Green Day and other similar bands.
It sounds good with the new age vocals and makes for a different sounding music. The older
sounding guitar sounds good. Also, where they sound like there is
two vocalists sounds exceptional. The song breaks down about three quarters the way through the
track, afterwards building into a full fledged track again. All in all this band has better songs.
I like the new age sounding tracks a little more.
The second song, Fox and Convicts starts out with a just a guitar rhythm and
vocalist then turning into a full fledged track. The beginning almost sounds old fashioned but yet,
still sounds new age. There is a choir like singing that comes in and makes it sound not entirely
old. It breaks down into a part where there is a piano line which is more noticeable than the
regular part of the track, which sounds awesome. I think that the choir sounding part sounds
excellent and makes the song sound very happy. This is defiantly a good song.
The third song is called Talking To Myself. This song starts off slow and soft with a piano
rhythm and a single snare with a vocalist. When the guitar hits it makes it sound very epic. I
like this particular song because it has a very nice vibe to it. The type of vibe you get when
you're travelling in a car on a twisty windy road. It's a soft song; however, not slow. There's
a female vocalist in this song which does make the song way better. The track picks up
into a normal heavier beat, and I especially like the part with the fine harmonica line. This song
gets pretty good when it's in full swing. From what I can distinguish
from the vocals the person sounds like he is having trouble with talking to himself.
The fourth track is called Not Bad, Just Different. It starts off with a slow guitar rhythm.
Once again the vocals remind me of new age alternative bands. The beginning is very slow until
the drums hit, and I like the parts where the guitar spikes up: when the main part
of this song kicks in it rocks. This song is good, however when the main part of the song is on
I find it hard to hear some of the lyrics. I especially like the part of this song where it has two vocalists.
Like most of these songs, track five, The Great Illustrator, start out slow, in this case with
guitar and vocals. This entire song is slow, but good. I like
the vocals: he bends the words a bit which sounds good, along with the old-style guitar solo and female vocals.
Three quarters the way through the track the song becomes more regular. I find this is a great way to do a song.
The sixth track, Matt's Party starts out with a synthesizer, then a bass guitar
comes in followed by vocals. A very creative imagination is needed to
create a track such as this, with multiple vocal lines. I
think this is one of the best tracks on the album. The vocalists are astonishing, and mastered very well.
The seventh track is Lindbergh's Baby. Starts out with a soft piano and a soft guitar line.
It sounds like this track would be for a baby. A slow song. I figure it must be dedicated
to somebody's baby. I don't really like this song too much. It's too dreamy and simple. The piano in
it though is complex. It seems to me the song feels to stressful. I don't think somebody's baby should
be stressed out. [Editor's note - The 'Lindbergh Baby' disappearance was a famous 1930s kidnap-murder case,
some aspects of which remain unclear even today. See
wikipedia/Lindbergh_kidnapping.]
The eighth track is called Waiting to Land. This is a slower track. The vocals remind me of Nirvana.
It has a nice alternative sound to it. This song has a part with an organ sounding synthesizer. I
think it's a little out of place. I do like this track though. It's very creative. It's the shortest
track in the album at 1 min and 40 seconds.
The ninth track is called 4am:division. Sounds different and seems weird to use a synthesizer in this
type of music but, it has been done with this band and it sounds pretty cool sometimes. This song is
upbeat and fast. Once again they have more than one vocalist and sounds like three different ones at
times. Parts of this song sound like Ska. The parts with no vocals the synthesizer takes over and the
synth sounds like whale or dolphin call.
The tenth track, The Golden Age is another slow song that sounds ok. It's pretty basic
like most slow songs. Once again there is a piano or organ used here, with a minimal drum line.
Most songs in this album start off slow then kick into a full track. This track, The cracks in the floor,
is a little different. Almost sounds like honky tonk with its heavy beat. The piano is almost playing a single
note the entire song, and I like the bass guitar in this song. The break down in the song is very noticeable
and has a part with just the bass, more of a lead than electric. In all,
the tracks with female vocals I really like. They are very inspiring and uplifting.
This band has some serious talent. They play very creative music and have excellent vocalists. Thanks for
letting me review you guys.