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Parker Theory - Leaving California
- Parker Theory’s Leaving California is an album filled with songs detailing memories of love and the business of life itself. The band’s instrumentation goes from inobtrusive and reserved to fierce and wild, but no matter what, the songs will all speak to listeners in their own special way.
“I Believe” has guitar work from Scott Wolf and rapid drum play from Jarrod Alexander. Both Jeff Forrest and Tracy Johnson on vocals emote about not being able to fathom not being in the presence of their beloved, with such lyrics as, “I can’t imagine not wakin’ up next to you. I’m gonna crawl in bed never leave this view of you I said. Do you remember when we would talk all night…I do you said. If we said too much don’t say enough. If we wait too long to admit our wrong….Just know I’ll be here for you cuz I believe even when things go wrong. Cuz I believe.”
“Letting You In” starts off with an ominous build up and then Forrest and Johnson muse about allowing a certain person into their hearts and their becoming one entity, with lyrics like, “There was fire, there was rain. There was life without pain. And we all felt the same we all felt the same. Look up and just stare…I can feel you are here. I know you are here. Stars in the sky become one in our eyes…We come alive, I’m letting you in. I‘m letting you in.” They sound almost joyous about expressing their feelings and the drum play from Alexander and the guitar work from Wolf accentuate that fact.
On “In the End,” listeners will hear keyboard work from Forrest as well as more guitar work from Wolf. This song has a darker appeal to it as the band emotes about troublesome things life can put upon us. They use metaphors to convey their message that eventually all your secrets will be revealed no matter how hard you strain to keep them hidden, with lyrics like, “There’s a knock at the door. State your name and what you’re lookin’ for. Say goodbye to this life you’ve known. Leave in the middle of the night. Stay low and keep out of sight…There’s water coming in from all around and it all comes out in the end…And it all comes out in the end.”
Parker Theory’s Leaving California has wicked instrumentation and the vocalists timbres give a dramatic vibe to each song, and the imagery inherent on each track is impossible to ignore.
Reviewer: Sari N. Kent
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Reviewer's Rating: 9
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Added: 7-Jun-2007
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