Thursday, February 3, 2005
Olivia The Band features four childhood friends who were inspired to create music of their own upon returning to their Oahu homes from a concert. After high school Olivia The Band relocated to San Diego to pursue their pop/punk music careers. Sound generic? It is, along with the sound of their music.
The fact that their sound is generic to their genre of music does not mean that they are not good musicians or singers. The music and lyrics are well written and harmonize very well resulting in a smooth flowing tracks. However, like many bands that feature just one member on vocals many of the tracks begin to sound very similar by the end of the CD.
Their first single, “Shut it Out” is one of the most up-tempo songs on the album yet it’s certainly not one of the better songs. It’s apparent that the band chose to conform to their genre by releasing the most pop-sounding track rather than one of the better more lyrical songs on the album.
Olivia The Band has talent and potential that’s reflected in their debut album. Yet to go beyond where they are now they need to set themselves apart from other bands, which they failed to do in this album.
Grade: B
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