Search - Bedlight for Blue Eyes :: The Dawn

I just don't know...

A. Stoltz | illlinois | 03/10/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"it seems as of late record labels such as victory records and trustkill are releasing hit or miss albums. it seems alot of the bands are trying to milk out this emo/screamo thing so these labels find a band who aren't talented and sign them and hope all the trendy kids will eat it up. with that said, bedlight for blueeyes falls into the "miss" category for me. i heard their stuff and i was turned off immediately but since i'm very open-minded and willing to give all bands my ear, i listened to it 3 more times. end result: i still don't like the album and it's very lackluster. as for positive remarks, this band does have potential and the guy can obviously sing (although i thought i was hearing marc anthony at some moments). idk...the music just doesn't match the singers voice and the screaming just makes their identity worse. the thing is, it's nothing new... it just sounds like marc anthony singing with a cliche, run through the mill guitar riffs, emo band. maybe if these guys evolve in the future, i will lend them my ear once again. i'm always open to any kind of music...regardless of what others say. i do not recommend this album. download first...most definitely."

Potential, potential

X.J.L.: bookseller, music lover | RI | 01/17/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Bedlight for Blueeyes are not a perfect band. They have some identity issues, they have some of the normal "Debut" problems, but it's nothing that hasn't befallen many bands before them, and nothing that won't befall many to come.



What they also have, and what makes them so intriguing, is talent. We have musicians who exhibit comfort with their instruments. To that end, we have a vocalist that uses his voice AS an instrument. The songs draw from places the average band of their ilk might not reach to... the power ballad, the dueling metal guitar intro, vocal lilts, and powerful jumps up the octave... "Dig on This" starts with what could easily be a classic rock outro... as one who enjoys singing, I feel impelled to sing along to songs like Midnight Symphony where you can tell there's a lot of passion being projected.



Granted, most of the songs on this album are only good, and not overly memorable until you give it another spin, but 10 good songs are better than the normal average of 12 bad. the definite highlights are Ephemeral Addictions, Midnight Symphony, and Ligeia



There's a certain disappointment when a CD's best excuse for existance is what might happen on CD #2, but with a little more maturity and experience, these guys could possibly become the standard to live up to in their genre. When every "next big thing" sounds just like the last big thing, hearing the shining hope under the rubble is sometimes the most exciting thing to hope for musically."