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Reverend
Glasseye: Happy End & Begin
This album is an appetizer for those who await the upcoming full-length. The Reverend has set aside his wooden legs to bring his audience four new songs under the slimmed down moniker, along with one live performance of a track from a previous album. The seven-piece band adds such instruments as the saxophone, trumpet, vibraphone and the church organ to the standard lineup. Now, how often do you hear an organ in a rock band? If this alone doesnt pique your interest, perhaps the clowns will persuade you to perk up your ears. Ok, so there arent any honking noses or silly jokes but Happy End and Begin will undoubtedly conjure up images of a circus, although probably not one that you would take any young children to. The first track, Last Standing Man, opens with a wild drum and bass beat followed by horns that quickly set the stage for Glasseyes shaky vocals. His voice sounds like Tom Waits as a southern evangelist preacher with a dark side. The organ enters forcefully with the melody, and I am a little shocked by how cool it sounds. Glasseye not only has a way with words, but he also has a fitting voice for such hair-raising lyrics. However, one can only hope that these stories are pure fiction. In the second song, Spook the Turks Nag, his voice is especially creepy and succeeds in giving me the heebie jeebies with the chilling line And I was in no position to disagree. Each time he whispered that line, I felt a little hair stand up on the back of my neck. The vaudeville style works for Reverend Glasseye. They manage to pull off this carnival act quite well with a solid performance of distinctive vocals and a diverse range of instruments. I can only imagine what sort of act this group might perform in their live shows. But if its anything like their music, then I bet it would be fully entertaining and a little bit freaky but definitely memorable.
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