Someday I – Ref 4…
I had a post up earlier today containing just videos I pulled off of YouTube and in the post I mentioned how I hadn’t done that in awhile. Then later in the evening I realized the reason I hadn’t was because I never find myself satisfied with them. So yeah, I got rid of it because everyone and their mother have probably seen most of those videos anyway and what good does that do? That and I got the itch do another post. It would have been done away with sooner but Blogger insists on not working at all whenever it’s important that it does. Anyway, that is basically the deal behind that if anyone visited the site and saw that up.
Taking the original posts place is one about Someday I and their second album Ref 4. I had wanted to say something about this album for awhile now because it deals with an odd concept. Yes, it is indeed a concept album however that is not the scary part. It’s an album about making an album. I don’t blame anyone who just clicked out of their browser, got up, and proceeded to walk away after reading that. It’s quite understandable actually. As a matter a fact I think the band even finds it quite understandable as they intended on making this album for no reasons other than their selfish own. For anyone to even like it probably came as a shock to them actually.
When I listen to it I honestly don’t hear anything that would cause immediate rejection and dislike. Ever since I stumbled across it awhile back I’ve been pretty into it. Maybe I just don’t necessarily care whether it’s considered pathetic or self-absorbed to write an album like this. If anything I think maybe there is a connection to be made with the struggle for creativity, but then again, I am probably missing the point of why the wrote the album. Only the band knows that for sure. Anyway, if none of that bothers you then the music is pretty cool. It’s definitely in the area of the whole Midwestern rock sound like Shiner, Traindodge, and Molly McGuire. That is pretty much the reason why I began listening to them in the first place. So if you’re a fan of that sound, then I would suggest checking this out. The concept may not be what you’re looking for, but the music makes it a solid album in my eyes.
Someday I – Live For the Moment [MP3]
Someday I – CRS Disease [MP3]
Someday I – Concrete [MP3]
The band is no longer together, however you can still pick this album up on Amazon. If you’re able to track down their first album Look Up and Live, it’s definitely worth having as well. You can read more about why they made Ref 4 in an interesting interview with vocalist and guitarist John Meredith over here. Meredith spent a little bit time playing bass in The Life and Times after Someday I, however left the group before they recorded their debut album.
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