Issue 8 - North Canton City Schools - sparcc

dsav’s digestNoise[ scene ]Armor For Sleep-“What to DoWhen You Are Dead”/Equal VisionThere are certain things that one cannot explain, such as love,an obsession with chocolate and one’s love for music. Music givesthe mind a calmness that other things do not. Most times, musicgives a feeling that one cannot explain.“What to do When You’re Dead,” the second release from Armorfor Sleep, does just that. Armor for Sleep gives the listenereverything; songs to drive to, to sleep to and songs to wallow in.Lyrics such as “don’t believe that the weather will be perfect theday that you die,” are easy to relate to and get stuck in one’s head.Songs of betrayal after a break-up or a sense of invisibility make itseem as though Armor for Sleep is singing straight to the heart ofthe average teenager.Armor for Sleep can be explained in a few ways, but to do soundermines their music. Lyrically, Armor for Sleep reminds one ofTaking Back Sunday and Dashboard Confessional. However, soundwise,they sound like Brand New and Taking Back Sunday aftermixing the two in a blender.Armor for Sleep doesn’t sound like one distinct thing. Slow songsportray sadness and longing, while other songs sound angry andbetrayed. The sound changes with the musicians’ moods.Some may feel that the guys from Armor for Sleep are just wallowingin break-ups, and that’s what their music sounds like. However,everyone has their heart broken at least once, and they’re justwriting music that other people can relate to.No matter what mood one is in, they’ll find something in thisalbum that one can relate to in an unexplainable way. - Ashley FogleAmon AmarthKenny Chesney-“Be As YouAre”/BNA RecordsIn the midst of Ohio’s cold winter weather, Kenny Chesney’snew album titled “Be As You Are,” carries you away to an islandparadise. A place where the sun is warm on your skin and the oceanwaves provide a calming sound as they break against the shoreline.From beginning to end, Chesney’s song lyrics for his newly releasedalbum “Be as you are” are solely focused on an island paradise.The albums musical genre can only be described as pure country,which is not surprising for the famous country music starChesney.However the tempo of the songs on the album is a bit surprisingcompared to his previous records. The songs on his new albumtake on a slower more tranquil sound then past albums.Although, the CD may have a country genre, and most countrymusic lovers would agree that Chesney voice is a perfect exampleof how a country musicians voice should sound, the lyrics on thisalbum are in a musical genre all their own. Chesney himself eitherwrote or co-wrote all of the songs on this album, most of the songsbased on his love of the islands or other life experiences.Although the majority of the songs may have the slow countrylove song tempo, the lyrics never abandon the album’s island paradisetheme. Chesney sings about sailing on the sea in songs like“French Kissing Life,” “Somewhere in the Sun” and “Soul of aSailor.” In his songs “Island Boy” and “Sherry’s Living in Paradise,”he sings about people escaping to the Caribbean Island andliving in paradise.The mixture of Chesney’s voice, the unique lyrics and alluringsound of the ocean in many of the songs gives his album “Be as youare” a serene and beautiful sound. This album proves to be just asfantastic as all of his other excellent albums and definitely worthpurchasing. - KT Bello2.04.05 u the viking views u 31