Jaymes Reunion - Everything You've Been Looking For
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Everything You've Been Looking For
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20 Apr 2010
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Even with my limited knowledge of the history of Christian music I know that Delirious? changed it right from their days as the Cutting Edge Band so when an album opens with riffs that wouldn't sound out of place on a D? record, the alarm bells start going off.
Jaymes Reunion's 'Everything You've Been Looking For' is a funny album on the whole, it manages to be pretty weak musically throughout but still be filled with some really cracking songs. Trouble, for example brings some funk to the album after the Delirious?-esque opening, with some Maroon 5 sounding melodies that you...
Read More Even with my limited knowledge of the history of Christian music I know that Delirious? changed it right from their days as the Cutting Edge Band so when an album opens with riffs that wouldn't sound out of place on a D? record, the alarm bells start going off.
Jaymes Reunion's 'Everything You've Been Looking For' is a funny album on the whole, it manages to be pretty weak musically throughout but still be filled with some really cracking songs. Trouble, for example brings some funk to the album after the Delirious?-esque opening, with some Maroon 5 sounding melodies that you can’t help but fall in love with by the end of the track.
Each track seems to start out suggesting it is going to be weak, but give it a chance and it turns a great summer’s day pop-rock soundtrack.
If You Wanna Cry shows off the heartfelt vocals and mixes with some really beautiful lyrics. There are also some really interesting textures between the music and the melody. Yeah, not bad; not bad at all.
Forevermore carries on the love-fest with a cute song about getting married that really defines the song writing through out the whole album.
My Song came as a bit of a surprise in it’s Connor Reeve’s sound that came out of nowhere and yet still managed to flow with the rest of the tracks.
I’m not going to say this is a fantastic album, but it is a good effort. The lyrics are filled with love, there are some interesting music moments, and plenty of infectious melodies that you won’t be able to escape from but it seems like all these songs were written to a love, and I’m not sure it’s musically strong enough to be appreciated by anyone other than it’s inspiration.
Review by Suzanne Physick
LTTM Rating 3 out of 5 Stars
Stand Out Tracks
Trouble
If You Wanna Cry
Loveliest Thing
