Red Tree| Posted June 18, 2008
Fall of Echoes are a more modern progressive rock band reminiscent of Riverside or Porcupine Tree, only minus the depressing atmosphere and lyrical content. For that, I applaud them, because it's not easy to create an atmospheric album without that atmosphere being dark and gloomy. They pulled it off, though, as this is a very atmospheric album that finds itself uplifting. This, combined with the strong vocals from Shane, which are deep but also with a great range and never to a point where you can't understand him, already puts Red Tree in the upper class.
The guitars are mostly heavy and at other times melodic, but always strong with great solos thrown in the mix. As for the lyrics, you can tell this is a Christian band and that's always a good sign. They aren't so much preachy except 'Mr. Orion', where he sings about how we are all going to have to answer to God whether we believe in him or not, but the messages are clear where he's coming from. Take 'You Freak Me Out', for instance, where he sings about the various types of religious fanatics and some of the horrible things they do supposedly for their God. That's certainly not a topic Christian bands cover often. This CD is anything but generic music and the modern progressive rock found is a breath of fresh air to me. By the way, 'Mr. Orion' is quite possible one of the BEST songs EVER.
Gems of this album are:'Mr. Orion', 'She Fits Well', 'Groaning'
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