Evans Blue- The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume

**GlockMeAmadeus** · 11:17 PM

Evans Blue - The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume
Label: The Pocket/Hollywood
Release Date: 02/21/2006
http://www.altsounds.com/evansblue
written by AJ, VP of Altsounds.com

Understanding is key. Only true understanding allows a musician to manipulate their instrument with significant prowess. That understanding fuses the two together, making it difficult to tell where one ends and the other begins. Only true understanding allows 5 individuals to bring forth all of their experiences, influences and passions to create something cohesive and ultimately unique, delivering an unshakable message. Only true understanding between audience and artist allow the two to look each other in the face and collectively take the jump into the unknown, falling unapologetically into a sea of heartstopping rhythms and heartbreaking melodies. The understanding comes full circle to connect in a most electric meeting of musical power on ‘The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume,’ major label debut from Evans Blue.

Comparable to 10 Years or Chevelle, Evans Blue have mastered the delicate balance of intense and sometimes metal-leaning rock with gut wrenching and generally beautiful vocals. Musically, they are a very intricate band, with guitar parts and song structure often reminiscent of hardcore band Alexisonfire. Their overall sound is somewhere between Tool and The Mars Volta, combining the haunting and frantic in a captivating whirlwind skillfully reigned into an average song length of three and a half minutes. “The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume” is probably the most appropriate album title imaginable, as it points out two things Evans Blue understands in ways most of us never will.

01. A Cross + A Girl Named Blessed
02. Stop + Say You Love Me
03. Cold (But I'm Still Here)
04. Eclipsed
05. Beg
06. Over
07. Possession
08. Dark That Follows
09. The Promise + The Threat
10. Quote
11. The Tease

Check out Evans Blue on Altsounds.com!

Spoda

Oooh, nice review. Short but sweet . . . Definately a great review . . . Made me want the CD!

GlockMeAmadeus

The Promise + The Threat is an effing incredible song...I can't stop listening to it.

It better be the second single!!!!

tee hee

die2live

ahhh, good old evans blue. love them. they have some pretty good tracks. i think everyone should go out and get it NOW!

GlockMeAmadeus

honestly, the more i listen to this album, the more my opinion on it changes. i have been considering re-writing this review because of it.

i still really like it, don't get me wrong...it's a good album and i hope its where modern rock is heading... but i burned out on it relatively quickly. i am currently on hiatus from the cd...i'll return to it in a few months, i think.

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Evans Blue- The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume

February 3, 2006, 06:46 AM

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February 3, 2006, 06:57 AM

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Spoda Altsounds Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Morris, Michigan Age: 18 Posts: 1 Altsounds Dollars: 362.60 Rep Power: 0	Re: Evans Blue- The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume February 3, 2006, 06:57 AM Oooh, nice review. Short but sweet . . . Definately a great review . . . Made me want the CD! __________________ "The club owner here, when he comes to town, he'll hook you up with drugs. He'll give you cocaine and pot brownies. But last time I was in town, he gave me a drug for Attention Deficit Disorder. Because he's afflicted. But I'm not. So what happened to me is suddenly I had an extra long attention span. People would be telling me a story, then the story would end and I would get all mad and shit. "Come on, man. There's got to be more to that story. I'm on pills here." " - Mitch Hedberg (RIP dude!)

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GlockMeAmadeus Altsounds America Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: OKC Age: 27 Posts: 1,578 Altsounds Dollars: 35,115.09 Rep Power: 5	Re: Evans Blue- The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume February 6, 2006, 08:20 PM The Promise + The Threat is an effing incredible song...I can't stop listening to it. It better be the second single!!!! tee hee

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die2live Altsounds Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: david city Age: 20 Posts: 10 Altsounds Dollars: 616.48 Rep Power: 0	Re: Evans Blue- The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume April 19, 2006, 02:53 AM ahhh, good old evans blue. love them. they have some pretty good tracks. i think everyone should go out and get it NOW! __________________