The steady murmer in my head.
[Goodbye Blues] The Hush Sound
The intro to this album has this erie, opera-istic piano beginning with the female singer expressing a melody that seems as though its purpose is to lure people into the album much like a sirens song to men. One thing i have to note in continuity to the the Hush Sounds previous albums is the jazz-rock sound that they seem to divulge so effortlessly. "Honey" seems like the type of song that would completely rope you in if you were to see these guys play live, its got that give and take type sound that speeds up and slows down in combination with a few jazzy guitar riffs. "Medicine Man" has a perfect ball room jazz sound that would make dancing to it almost natural. "Hurricane" is an absolutely beautiful song. Whenever i hear this song i picture a house buried away in a forest with one of those green canopies that play hide and seek with beams of light. I picture this house to have a few acres of field that welcome the sunrise every morning. I also picture this house to have a tin roof which, in times of rain, amplify the sound of the drops gracing the sheets of metal with its presence. Books, fireplaces, blankets, tea and a piano which reverberates through each wall, giving the house a welcoming gentle presence. Yeah i know, when i listen to music, i go off in my own head and come up with make-believe places such as this. This cd roughly presents the first half being strictly the female singer, the song that introduces the male singer ("As you cry") of the band has its typical simple, but eloquent lyrical progression but at the same time has one of its quirky little "take that" type of sounds. Overall, i guess id give this album about a 6.5. It's not so much that this cd is sub-par, its more so that i guess i stacked it up pretty high against their old albums and i didn't quite get what i wanted from it.
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