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MP3 Promenade - Part Two: Goodness Ends
9 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Modern Rock, POP: Power Pop
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Part Two Review: City Beat Magazine (July 27th, 2005)
Promenade''s Final Bow
Part Two: goodness ends is a breathtaking Indie Pop record. Its release on the same day as the band''s final show is cause for mixed feelings -- it''s the ideal closer to a brilliant career but, because it''s so good, it''s depressing that they are leaving us. Promenade''s evolution has been fascinating and infinitely satisfying to watch over the years. From their early days playing around Miami University to their emergence as one of the guiding lights of the city''s Pop/Rock boon in the late ''90s, Promenade''s growth as songwriters, performers and musicians progressed like you always hope and expect a band will. One can''t help but wonder what might have come from the band artistically down the road, given the perpetual upward creative trajectory they''ve been riding since their first days together in the early ''90s.
One of the things Promenade has gotten better at over the years is giving their songs effective emotional weight. Part Two has this in spades, not always in the actual words, but in how they are delivered and how the musicians build around them. The band recorded the album on their own this time and it shows in the more relaxed, natural vibe and more adventurous sonics. Guitarist Steve Sauer''s guitar textures are more luminous than ever, singer/bassist Scott Cunningham''s voice is like warm honey, delivering some of the most subtle (yet no less effective) melodies they''ve come up with yet and drummer Jason DeBruer, the band''s secret weapon and a vital element to the Promenade sound (he actually left the band, but returned to complete the album and do the final show), gets even more creative in his imaginative, machine-line rhythmic creations. This last album sounds more introspective than previous releases, still radiant, yet in a more sober, reflective manner. Swan songs are rarely so elegant. (https://www.tradebit.com)
Mike Breen - Music Editor/Citybeat Magazine
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