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Between The Trees - The Story and the Song
- The Story and the Song, by Between The Trees, is a glaring look-see into the psyche of this band. Its lead vocalist broods over the lyrics and, from time to time, lets out a high note that showcases his octave range.
“The Forward” has extreme drum work with a futuristic bend. It is sort of a memo to listeners that this band has arrived and is here to stay, with lines like, “I bet you didn’t know long before the show. Late sometime last year we were thinkin’ of you we just wanted you to hear and so listen up, we’ll make it clear so there’s no misdirection, we’ve had you in our hearts before you knew.” The song is like an anthem declaring their presence on the music scene and their intent to be heard, no matter what.
“White Lines & Red Lights” has a softer side to it with guitar and piano, but the piano wins out, filling the song with sweet emotion. It’s a song that might be heard on the radio as an evening of passion and whispered promises occurs between a man and a woman in an automobile, with lines like, “Late night and we’re drivin’ home together. At the red light, we press our lips together. And we’re holdin’ tight now, slow it down now. Let’s take our time and let the moment last until it feels right…Let the music fade.”
“The Way She Feels” begins with rhythmic guitar in metered notes that are quite ominous. This beat personifies the lyrics of the song and extracts the feelings of the song’s subject, which are the polar opposite compared to the previous tracks. It seems the female depicted is desperately trying to evade some unnamed anguish with the help of something hazardous. The song describes her movements, with lines such as, “She’s upset, bad day. Heads for the dresser drawer to drive the pain away. Nothing can come of this, she opens it there’s nothin’ there.” Listeners can speculate as to what she was looking for to ease her torment, and the ideas can swirl around in their heads as they conjure up their own images of what this girl’s “drug of choice” is.
“Words” has more guitar, and the male vocalist, at specific times, alters his vocal octave to achieve a certain note that conveys the sting he feels. The hurtful statements being hurled at him consist of lines like, “These same thoughts runnin’ through my head…They say, they say that I am worthless bur I am not listenin’.” The vocalist seems to want to scream the bad vibes away so they won’t infect his thoughts and make him doubt himself. The pattern change of his voice is an effective way to show how he feels.
Between The Trees’ The Story and the Song has ballads of sorrow, with instrument play that is the perfect ally to the introspective lyrics. If you want an album and a band that will make you look at your own life and the direction that it is headed in, then this is the album for you.
Reviewer: Sari N. Kent
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Reviewer's Rating: 8.5
Reader's Rating: 8.50
Reader's Votes: 2
Added: 12-Feb-2007
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