Red Tree

Refreshing

     

Every once in a while an album comes along that you just can not take out of your CD player. Every time you try, it just seems to find it's way back in there. The new CD from Fall of Echoes, Red Tree, is just such a CD. Fall of Echoes is made up of members of two other bands you have heard on CMR R@dio. Shane Lankford and Bill Yost, of Orphan Project, have teamed up with Rob Perez and Rick Mals of Visual Cliff to deliver a sonic treat that is surely going to be a big hit. With tunes ranging from the Metal tinged "Land of No Choices", to the Moody Blues meets Toad the Wet Sprocket gem called "9th Floor" you will be enthralled with the tunes that assault you on this disc. The title tune should also catch your attention with its spacey intro (where's the sitar?) and its no nonsense message. There is even a tune that might be called a power ballad in "Little Girl Lost". This is a well thought out CD. Musicianship, vocals and writing is superb. It may be one of the most diverse CD's to be released in any market or genre this year. The vocals of Shane Lankford are stunning and Rob Perez and Rick Mals make up a great one two punch on guitar. I recommend everyone get a copy now!