THE ROBBERY OF MURDER

This is a concept album based on a true story of a boy's father being killed by a drunk driver. It's dedicated to MADD and Paul McCartney. If your into concept albums this is a good one. For me it boils down to the music and I felt from track 4 to 7 it was pretty amazing.The songs before and after are pretty good but they keep this from being a 4 star album in my opinion. As I said earlier though, if your into concept albums and follow along with the lyrics I think you'll be impressed with this record.

"Overture" is the instrumental intro. "Swerve" is atmospheric with guitar. Reserved vocals after a minute. "When" opens with piano only. Vocals before a minute. It gets fuller as vocals come and go in this mid-paced track. "Someday" is just a great sounding track, I especially like the lyrics here. "Blame" is also meaningful lyrically. "Dream" is more upbeat. It actually reminds me a lot of the band JELLY JAM except for when David Ragsdale plays his violin.

"Father And Son" is my favourite. An instrumental that opens with emotional piano melodies. Violin late in this gorgeous track. "To The Hill" is atmospheric as a beat comes in. Vocals a minute in. Not a fan of this one. "Revenge" has a heavy sound to it and check out the bass. Vocals join in on this catchy tune. "Trigger" has piano, violin and reserved vocals. Not a fan. "Interlude" is mainly acoustic guitar. "Epilogue" opens with piano as reserved vocals join in. It gets fuller.

A good album, and a favourite among their fans.