Review: The Wait Is Over!
October 10, 2007 | posted by AB | 0 Comments
Here's a fan review of The Captive from Mike Hilger, an undergrad from College of Dupage.
Finally the wait is over and The Captive is in most of our hands. We, the chosen few who were able to recieve it early, to which I owe a massive amount of thank yous, that I had the privilege of hearing the amazing new album. If this is too indepth, that is because this is an indepth band that put a deeper meaning into each song.
Being able to sit down with the ablum and hear it out right, from the first track to the last track and back again, this first album from the full band definitely allows for many great albums to follow . From Valeu Value to On The Mend this album is definitely different than what we, as Braddigan fans, are use to, but as it is said, "with time comes change." And this change is a great one.
With the newer songs like Valeu Valeu, Ketchwa Song, De El, and Ileana (not to say there aren't other new songs), the album has this feeling of what the band really is, a diverse unification of three people who all have the same feelings behind them. The fact that several of these songs are not in English does not bother me. It actually suprises me but I fall in love with Ketchwa song everytime I hear it, being that Ketchwa is a language that is rarely spoken that was begun by the Incan Empire.
Our favorites return and a few live tunes that we've longed to hear on an album are on The Captive as well, "Customs", "Fare The Well" (a newer tune), "Solace", and a great new piece between Braddigan and Josh Garrels called "Walk On" which is a great bluesy tune along with "Fist in the Ocean" which is a great regge/surf rock song that anyone can listen to and picture themselves on the beach watching a group of surfers catch some great waves.
All in all this album is a fantastic new direction for the crew of Braddigan and the message behind it all is even better. The strong cultural stylings of the three: Brad Corrigan, Reinaldo DeJesus, and Tiago Machado definitely bring about this first album perfectly and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for these three!
Get your copy of The Captive now...
Finally the wait is over and The Captive is in most of our hands. We, the chosen few who were able to recieve it early, to which I owe a massive amount of thank yous, that I had the privilege of hearing the amazing new album. If this is too indepth, that is because this is an indepth band that put a deeper meaning into each song.
Being able to sit down with the ablum and hear it out right, from the first track to the last track and back again, this first album from the full band definitely allows for many great albums to follow . From Valeu Value to On The Mend this album is definitely different than what we, as Braddigan fans, are use to, but as it is said, "with time comes change." And this change is a great one.
With the newer songs like Valeu Valeu, Ketchwa Song, De El, and Ileana (not to say there aren't other new songs), the album has this feeling of what the band really is, a diverse unification of three people who all have the same feelings behind them. The fact that several of these songs are not in English does not bother me. It actually suprises me but I fall in love with Ketchwa song everytime I hear it, being that Ketchwa is a language that is rarely spoken that was begun by the Incan Empire.
Our favorites return and a few live tunes that we've longed to hear on an album are on The Captive as well, "Customs", "Fare The Well" (a newer tune), "Solace", and a great new piece between Braddigan and Josh Garrels called "Walk On" which is a great bluesy tune along with "Fist in the Ocean" which is a great regge/surf rock song that anyone can listen to and picture themselves on the beach watching a group of surfers catch some great waves.
All in all this album is a fantastic new direction for the crew of Braddigan and the message behind it all is even better. The strong cultural stylings of the three: Brad Corrigan, Reinaldo DeJesus, and Tiago Machado definitely bring about this first album perfectly and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for these three!
Get your copy of The Captive now...
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