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If music has taught me anything it's that good music stays with you forever while bad music stays with you for an eternity. You'd be amazed by how many horrendous songs and albums you remember when you actually think about it. Then you have those that aren't good but they aren't bad. You know the ones that you hum all the time but can't remember the titles to. Well, get ready to out another album in that mental file. Richmond did a pretty decent job on this album and while the quality of the album is very low class the overall mood of the album and the effort put into it makes for a respectable listen. 

The music composition for this album is stupendous. Great beats resound through out the project giving you something to listen when the singing is a little…flat. Strong beginnings and grand finishes make Richmond a band to be watched. "Dead Ends" starts off the album with its powerful bass line and thumping beat. The singing and writing for this track are below average but the music alone is worth the listen. It proves to be one of the better tracks on the album. "Bring It On" brings up the rear. It's more mellow and melancholy than some of the other tracks. The music really sets the mood while the singer sings from the heart and presents a very realistic performance. The song is a bit repetitive but overall it's a good song. 

Richmond gets credit for presenting an album with such heartfelt lyrics and great music but at the same time the writing is still very mediocre and the singing isn't always what it needs to be. They definitely get an "A" for effort and this shows that they were really trying to give us something that they thought we would enjoy. Next time around the writing has to be thought out more and singing needs to be projected. Richmond can redeem themselves with a few small changes and come back to make a spectacular album.