For
some time, I’ve been waiting to review this debut album by The Courtesans. I initially donated to the cause back when
they had such a thing going on Pledge Music.
I thought maybe I was being scammed somehow because it took a year or so
before I actually even got a download of the album. I’ve been listening to the download
non-stop, but now that the CD has finally been pressed and is in my hands I
will give you my thoughts on it.
First
off, the reason why this seemingly took so long from day one to now is because
it needed to be remastered and all sorts of things like that, which is always
fine by me because why release something unless if it is perceived as perfect
in your mind. I can completely relate
to that and this was definitely worth any amount of time you had to wait to
hear it.
The
Courtesans, at their heart, are a rock n roll band with big, heavy chords and a
lot of power. They all have immense talent
individually, yet when they come together they seem stronger. (This is where I could compare them to the
Power Rangers and a Megazord, but I won’t)
The thing is that, regardless of whether or not you like this music and
as much as you can say “Yeah, it sounds like that only not”, there is no
denying the pure genius behind it.
Very
rarely do I hear an album that has this quality to it. On one hand, it makes me think that at least
one of these songs should be on the radio and I should have bought it after
seeing a video on Mtv but then I remembered it was 2014 and wondered how this
isn’t a band touring mega-theaters all over the world, releasing their
umpteenth album of songs that you can add to an otherwise impress resume.
Part
of it is, yes, that this feels like it’s been with you all along. It’s not familiar necessarily based upon
other artists, but it does feel like an old friend you’re seeing again for the
first time in a long while. (That is if
you like people and all that, which I really don’t) “1917” is just so much bigger than anything
else you’ll ever hear. I have listened
to far too many albums and not known their greatness until maybe ten years
later or so when they stuck with me. “1917”
has that feel like it’s been with you for ten years already so you instantly
realize its greatness, its timelessness and then just overall the beauty of
it.
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