Why are bands with so much talent?

right? right? say im right.

Why do they rock so hard?

Me, by it's very existence.

The Rapture
Echoes
Universal Records
Grade: A

by Rachel Bobak

The incredible incorporation of musical talent will astound any person who listen to The Rapture.

Their new album, Echoes, will definitely do just that in your ears for an extended period of time.

The Rapture cannot be placed in a certain genre of music, because their idiosyncratic sound is amazingly different.

The four band members of The Rapture include Gabriel Andruzzi (saxophone, percussion); Luke Jenner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Vito Roccoforte (drums, percussion) and Mattie Safer (vocals, bass, keyboards, percussion).

The Rapture can be considered the modern-day Pink Floyd during the Syd Barrett era.

Their musical genre can range between electronica to the good-ole classic rock.

Luke Jenner and Mattie Safer use their vocalistic talent to create whiny and echo-type voices for an intriguing sound.

When listening to this incredibly bizarre album, there will be a time for bouncing to the beat of the music. It's an impulse that cannot be controlled by any system in the human body.

The Rapture can be very uncanny to the fact that Pink Floyd has the same album title.

Pink Floyd could have been their major influence to write music. The Rapture's lyrics are not honed by any real emotion; only the music can capture the reality of a person's feelings.

This album is addictive. The Rapture is almost like nicotine for the music blood. Once it is inhaled, there will be wanting and having. The promise of The Rapture becoming famous in the near future is a possibility.

They have their musical talent and exchange of interior emotion to pull them through.

Their impressive talent can be interspersed among the college and teen population as well as across the nation.

Their collaboration of instruments entertains the body as well as the mind.

The Rapture can enrapture their audience into the addiction of their music.

No matter how insane the lyrics may be, the music will linger. The Rapture will either impress or will be detested. You decide!

-- Rachel Bobak

By Rachel Bobak

The strange electronic sounds of The Planet The are almost incomprehensible. The three-member band of The Planet The are eccentric. Their musical taste has interesting implications. These implications indicate that The Planet The are creating a new dance craze. The electronic music they play can be introduced as the new wave.

The lead vocalist, Charles Salas-Humara, has an almost inaudible voice. He uses a sort of conversional effect in his voice. His voice draws in the attention of the audience. Dave Huebner on keys and Charles Francis Matze III on drums make up the rest of the band. Charles Salas-Humara also plays the guitar.

The Planet The have an intriguing expression of sound. It seems as though the band enjoys playing music. That concept shows in their musical ability. Their musical ability does seem quite complicated, despite the fact that it can be difficult to listen to at times.

There could be a huge population of college students who would listen to The Planet The. It is absolutely obvious that they can play instruments. Charles Salas-Humara can sing as long as he does not use strange effects on his voice.

The songs on their new CD, Physical Angel, range from good to bad. On most albums, there will be one song that is disliked by the populace. On Physical Angel, a little more than half can be entertaining. The Planet The seems like they could be an entertaining band.

The Planet The could possibly be a band for the near future. As of yet, they would not be included in the "good" category of today's music. The Planet The has potential of resounding well done musical measures. They make is evident in some of the songs on Physical Angel.

Though their music may come across as a little odd, The Planet The can be considered a gate-way for future music of our generation. Instrumentals as well as their lyrics can interest the most cultural type crowd. As long as a band can play instruments with some sort of beat and talent, The Planet The can be considered that band. This album could be heard if a person is in the mood for a wacky, psychedelic estranging combination of lyrics and chords.

-- Rachel Bobak

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The Planet The could possibly be a band for the near future. As of yet, they would not be included in the "good" category of today's music.

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