Solid Effort From This Band
Posted September 27, 2007
By KevinMcNeese_NRT, Staff Reviewer
While their self titled debut introduced the world to Ryan Smith and Cadet's brand of surf-influenced pop rock, The Observatory displays a surprising amount of growth in both songwriting and lyrics. The album on a whole is an above average bow to the pop/rock sound made popular by bands like Coldplay, Supertones and Nickleback, but the first track, "Nobody," was by far one of the best songs of the year. The drive and emotion displayed both vocally and musically has not been matched for a long time, especially in the Christian music world. Unfortuatly, it leaves something to be desired from the other 11 tracks. True, most of the chorus are catchy, they move away from the more agressive sound of "Nobody" to a calmer, melodic rock tone on songs like "Change My Name," "Call Me" and "Cry To you." Lyrically, the album speaks to standing up for friendships, holding eachother accountable and standing firm in our faith. View All Music And Book Reviews By KevinMcNeese_NRT | View KevinMcNeese_NRT's Profile
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