STILL THE WATERS

I think the only reason this album is getting any higher-rated scores is because it's written, played and produced by one of our own. Despite that, I don't think we should add extra stars just to cut them a break for a first effort. The progressions are good, but not captivating enough. I also found that there wasn't a large variety of sounds in the instruments used. Nothing was really impressive about the instrumentation, so all the tracks sorta blend together making it confusing of where you are in the album. After listening, I didn't remember any solid melodies or anything from this. This made the album come across bland and unexciting. It's very difficult to get in the mood for. While it's still a good effort, and we know how difficult it is to produce your own album, I can still think of a bunch of other albums to listen to before this one. It's already been tossed aside. With that honesty, I'll give this album 2 stars for it's attached description: "Collectors/fans only," which I really think is it's primary audience.