BLEEDING IN THE RED
I just received a copy of the new SHENOAH album, entitled
Bleeding In The Red.
For those who don’t know, Shenoah consists of Rob Montague, Jason
Hager, Vince Difranco, Ben Hollowell, and Matt Danko. I popped it in
and added it to
iTunes and have been listening to it a lot this weekend.
The first track, “Age of the White Dove”, starts the disc off. From the
second it started to play I knew it was a great track. By far my
favorite track on the disc, Montague’s vocals are excellent on this
track.
The band sounds phenomenal so far.
Next up is “Ashes to Ashes”, which sounds destined for a video
game soundtrack. As with “Age of the White Dove”, the vocals and
playing of the band sound excellent. However, the song just doesn’t
stand out as something special. I like the track but I don’t feel it is
at the same caliber as the rest of the disc.
“Bullets and Numbers” sounds harder than the first two tracks
of Bleeding In The Red. It is a definite “fight song” and I really like
it. The growling vocals of Vince DiFranco were powerful and made this
track stand out from the rest.
“Telephone Bruises” was the next track on the album.
Just as the rest of the album, this was a great song.
The actual lyrics of the song are corny but the quality of the vocals
made up for it and it was very enjoyable. Shenoah has excellent vocals,
in my opinion. This is an amazing album.
The album ends with “Scent of a Dead Rose”, which was a good
choice. The song comes in slowly and then those growling vocals of
DiFranco hit hard and fast. Rob Montague then takes the singing load
for the track.
“Scent of a Dead Rose” is my second favorite song on this disc. It has
a great contrast of vocals and the band plays really well on this one.
The album has ended and blown me away. I wasn’t expecting much
when I picked it up but I was pleasantly surprised with Shenoah’s
effort. I would definitely recommend this record to anyone. I have only
one complaint; I wish it had been longer.
