| Category | Rating |
|---|---|
| Track Structure | 7 |
| Interest | 8 |
| Melody | 9 |
| Performance | 8 |
| Lyrics | 0 |
| Enjoyment | 8 |
| Recording Quality | 8 |
| Commercial Appeal | 7 |
| Overall | 7.9 |
First off, Mark is one of the nicest guys I've met on the site and has always been willing to give more then he receives. He's a very well rounded musician who plays multiple instruments in multple bands. Now, I haven't listened to Mark's entire library, but have sampled a few (I will get to that Mark). Most are well played and solidly written, although none have knocked my socks completely off yet. That being said, I really enjoy the feel and inspiration behind this one. A very classical sounding song that was inspired by a member of an mp3unsigned artist who recently passed.
This fits perfectly with the song inspiration. As he describes it, a melancholic song. The intro starts off very sad, yet hopeful and continues the hope theme throughout. The inspration is evident as this is packed with raw emotion. I sense sorrow, yet healing, and the hopes for a day better than the one we are in.
What would appear to be a nylon classical guitar taking the lead, I do remember reading weeks before that he had actually perfomed this on his keyboard. You could've fooled me. I keep wanting to talk about the classical plucking but have to remind myself that his fingers are on a keyboard. A definite compliment to his skill as a keyboardist. Strings compliment the guitar playing as well as a soprano sax which helps present the duality of the melancholy in the song. The sax plays almost like a bagpipe which gives me the feeling of venturing out into the unknown.
Overall, this is a very emotionally packed and dynamic instrumental that is obviously inspired by a very emotionally charged event. It keeps you interested without getting bored, while still sticking to it's core theme. I really love the darkness of the intro and kept hoping to hear it reoccur again somewhere else, but didn't. I would have loved to heard that a little more which I think would've made the melancholy and drama of the song even more powerful. Not much in my definition of commercial appeal, though I do not believe this is it's intent. The intent is to draw out emotion of which it does an excellent job of bringing out multiple emotions at once. Marks a pro and very dynamic. This is one of the better keyboard instrumentals I've heard. I recommend listening to this, but have a tissue ready as you smile.
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