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Blind Pilot - 3 Rounds and a Sound
- They came out of nowhere. Blind Pilot's debut album, 3 Rounds and a Sound, is incredible. The Oregon-based band is so new, that I couldn't even find the titles to all of their songs, so I had to go by track numbers most of the time. Where to begin? With a beautifully smooth and harmonic flow, Israel and Ryan sound like professionals. Mainly relying on a rich acoustic flavor, the duo sing ballads on ostensibly different topics, though often touching on the issue of love. "I Buried a Bone" is incredibly catchy and simultaneously heartfelt. "Story I Heard" and tracks three and four are a shock to the senses, in that they are so perfect. I enjoyed every single song on this entire CD, which is a rarity. The same cannot be said for John Mayer and most of his contemporaries. Most of the songs and the band's beautiful voices were accompanied by the guitar, ranging from full whispers to moderately loud singing. The surprise is that not only does every song work well, but every song is done simply, and works because of the simplicity of style, but richness of texture and composure of voice. I was listening to this CD when a friend came by. This friend is very picky when it comes to music, and within minutes, was trying to find out more about this incredible band. Unfortunately, there is little actually available online about the band, other than a MySpace page and a band Web site, which unfortunately was down when I tried to visit. I cannot wait for Blind Pilot to grow, because they frankly deserve it. This band gives all other popular acoustic rockers a true challenge -- they are really, really good. Well played, sirs, well played!
Reviewer: Susie Kopecky
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Reviewer's Rating: 9.5
Reader's Rating: 9.60
Reader's Votes: 5
Added: 9-Jun-2008
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