cradlesong release and review

cradlesong is out!!!! I have been listening almost nonstop since I got it. I love every single song!!! Not many cd's I can say that of. And since this page is in relation to all things Rob/MB20 I figured I'll give you my review. It's gonna be a bit hard, since I'm biased but I will try to be as objective as possible lol. Ok here we go!

1.Her Diamonds- This is the first single off of the album. A song about empathy, it is a prime example of Rob's ability to portray feeling through his lyrics and voice.

2.Gasoline-A pretty good song. After a couple of listens, it becomes catchy. It has an electronic type sound, but lovely all the same.

3.Give Me the Meltdown-Upbeat and bass driven, this song is catchy and will make you dance. I suggest you listen to this one.

4. Someday-This will be the second single. And a BRILLIANT example of Rob's songwriting abilities. One of my top favorites. Lots of piano/keyboard and a choir singing, make for a very beautiful song.

5. Mockingbird-Catchy, with wonderful lyrics. This is one that gets stuck in my head most of the times. It also shows the range of Rob's voice.

6.Real World '09- My favorite song off this cd. Awesome beat, bass and lyrics. The lyrics describe my life right now, and the whole song makes you want to get up and dance. You just can't keep still when listening to this song. This is a MUST listen.

7.Fire on the Mountain-An Eastern sounding rock song, the powerful lyrics and the dynamics of this song are just beautiful. I think it is the dynamics and the melody that are what makes this song wonderful.

8.Hard on You-Cute. That's the word that comes to mind when I hear this song. Just cute. Not to hard, and not to soft. Perfect ballance.

9. Still Ain't Over You-One of the hardest songs on the cd, Still Ain't Over You is a total ROCK song. ;) Reminds me a bit of the old Matchbox songs with a New Rob twist. Very cool and lovely. Total Air guitar song.

10. Natural-This is the one song that still has some growing on me to do. It's also a rock song, but more slow than Still Ain't Over You. But I love the dynamics on this one too. Especially, near the end where the calm is so beautiful then BAM! Loud rock again. But it has its charms.

11. Snowblind- I love this song. Lyrics, melody, voice, everything is perfect. It's the perfect blend of Rock too. Not to hard, and not to soft. Not to slow, or too fast. This song also shows the range of Rob's voice.

12.Wonderful-It's rock with horns. Serious like trumpets. :) And very very catchy. And the lyrics? Well, they are written by Rob after all, and they are AMAZING. "Look at me, I'm made of wonderful, it's terrible." Seriously, who comes up with lines like that?

13. Cradlesong-Beautiful. All around Beautiful. Nothing else to say, except this one of my favorites. So touching and brilliant. It's a slow, saddish song. And Rob's voice....man. Again the word to describe this song is Beautiful. I think this song is the must hear of the album.

14.Getting Late-Rob gets a bit country. And it being a song about death/end of life, is very hopeful sounding. Quite simply a nice song, with the trademark Thomas lyrics.

And now my top 5....
1.Real World '09
2.Cradlesong
3.Wonderful
4.Snowblind
5.Someday


:D oh and I'm still working on my next story. It's just the story well has been dry the past couple of weeks. But rest easy, people, it will fill up again ;)