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The Celebrity Cafe, April 2007 Review: Apocalypse Cow Vol. IA mixture of somber tunes and eclectic sounds encompassesSeepeople5's Apocalypse Cow. The title might sound exotic to some and it might dissuade listeners from giving the band and the album a chance, but that would be a severe miscalculation, because they would miss out on the tender melodies, tuneful vocals and brilliant instrument play throughout the record. "Don't Panic" begins with wind in the intro, followed by rhythmic drum play that will hypnotize the listener. The male vocalist seems to want to assuage either himself or the listener as he tries to abate any frenzied feelings, with lyrics like, "Please sit quietly…There's no use in crying 'cuz tears never change a thing." His voice is very mellow, contrasting any hysterical emotions he or someone else might be feeling while listening to the song. It is one that is perfect to listen to after an argument and you need to take a break and reassess the situation and essentially compose yourself. The title track has drum work, bells and percussion play that sound similar to what you would hear at a carnival. Yet the song mirrors the state of affairs some men are finding themselves in, given the world today; it seems the subject of this song is a boy in the midst of combat and the life and death responsibilities that weigh heavily upon him, with lyrics such as, "This is a story of a man who fought with grit and determination. He took it upon himself to make the tough decisions for everybody else he knew deep in his heart that the soldiers he led would not know better." This is an appropriate song given the times of conflict we reside in and young men holding each other's lives in their hands, but it might be too heavy for some to listen to. On "Last Sane Man," there is more of a traditional rock/pop feel to the song than the previous tracks. It has routine guitar and drum work and seems to be about a man who is unconvinced about where his life will take him next, as he expresses his feelings of hollowness, but also his contention that he might be the last person left who has all his marbles, with lyrics like, "I live far away…Far away…But I still walk the earth. I live right side up…upside down…it's just hard when all I find that I just might be the last sane man." The vocalist's timbre is stable, possibly to show listeners how mellow he is in contrast to the out of control world around him. "Don't Be So Long" has more customary guitar and drum work, along with piano play and what sounds like a violin in the background. The vocalist is going on about a woman who he thought he knew, but that has shown that she isn't who she portrayed herself to be, yet the vocalist also admits faults of his own that added to the relationship's problems, with lyrics like, "You used to be someone that I couldn't blame now nothing means more than feelin' again. You used to be someone that I want to save but I took more love than I gave so don't be so long with your love, don't be so long." The rhythm of the song is reminiscent of tracks from the Goo Goo Dolls. Seepeople5's Apocalypse Cow has tracks with obscure sounds and usual ones, but all the songs have introspective lyrics and a vocalist who will bring music to listeners' ears. By Sari N. Kent |
Apocalypse Cow Vol. I