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Cool concept, "Be A Criminal," when
settling for less will never do, here's the alternative... ten songs dressed in quick-witted
logic. We'll assume lateral significance since that's what we as humans
were bred to do, though it wouldn't be uncool think these guys wrote ten
songs that deal strictly about guilt and shame… Felony-Rock for the
masses.
Moderately tempered, heavy and smooth, with intermittent
traces of light, they're more accessibly Pop-cultured than some of
their more intensely drawn label mates -- take a song like "Commit
Commit Commit" for a reference point, featuring a tuneful chorus and unexpected
piano break and well-formed participative group chorus. Damn near
"hit" status if I'm not missing my mark… and something these guys don't do
very often.
Unlike most in their field, Garrison's easy enough to get
into without throwing you one curve after another and infiltrating
expectation at
every angle. They clutch, grab, and move away, expanding
slightly from your average verse, chorus, verse motion, but never far
enough to escape profundity. They usually return to the place they
began... for example, "Dump The Body," or "Don't Feel Bad," which I'm not too crazy about
overall but I'm feeling those heavy drum beats, and closing the book with
"Accept What You've done, Accept Who You Are."
These are words to live by and
for all of us who've done something before that we might never care
to admit and the always truthful mirror that guides us…
Consider Garrison's
music a step above the average, conscious clearing. It's mild mannered with
murderous intent, their songs, quite defiant in this age of
technicality and torment. They don't begin and end a mile away from each other, so
you'll know where you started and will usually be pleased with where you
end up…
Unless of course you hear the gate slam shut behind you.
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