Bellevue - The Road to Recovery
Name: bellevue
Album: the road to recovery
Released: 2008
Members:
Dan Snyder - bass, harmony vox, percussion
Jordan Bruce - drums, percussion, harmony vox
David Cyr - guitar, harmony vox, percussion
Brent Hough - guitar, vocals, keys
Website: www.bellevuemusic.ca
Record Label: Music Maul Industries
Favourite Song: Track 1 - I’ve Been Meaning to get Therapy
So this is a first for me, a band that I had no prior knowledge of sent me an album to review. That’s not the new part, the new part is this is the first time a band whom I still have very little knowledge of, sends me their second album to review. Bellevue has been here from pretty much the beginning. No autographs this time, they sent me a signed disk last time, but whatever, it’s only so many autographs I can keep track of!
Myspace, and therefore, the band, classify Bellevue as a rock, indie and alternative band. When I play The Road to Recovery and then listen to Lost in Space, I’m pretty surprised it’s the same band in some aspects. There are obvious similarities considering it is the same band, and at the same time I feel like Lost in Space was written years and years ago, when it really was released quite recently in the grand scheme of things. I think this album is more upbeat in general, faster tempo and a happier, funner (?) album.
I think I will stick by what was likely my original verdict on Bellevue, have a house party and throw them into the mix. Not litterally of course, unless they’re into some sort of ultimate fighting. Alright, so previously I wanted to do the laundry while listening to Bellevue, no longer the case. Some songs are a chill out with a beer on the back patio type of song, and some songs are the drunken “let’s try to sing along to songs we don’t know the words of” type of songs. Now I’m envisioning Bellevue Karaokee night!
Sadly I missed the CD Release party that was on June 7th at Buddhas, but make sure you go see Bellevue at the Drake Hotel on July 5th 2008! I’m going to try to clear my calandar, but I think I already have a photo gig. Boo-urns.
