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Lift

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This is a fantastic album I discovered this month. It's got a really dark mood about it like early Cure, but the singer sounds quite a bit like Michael Stipe. I've even heard a rumor that this was a Stipe project that was abandoned and released under a different name. The guitars are lush and echoey but aggressive, think Marty Wilson Piper meets Kim Thayall, and the drummer is fantastic, reminds me of the guy from Interpol. Definitely check this out.

A Texas- Bred duo back in the saddle after an eight-year holiday, the Reach meld guitar-heavy alt-rock and solid pop songcraft. Though singer/guitarist Craig Miller and drummer Tommy Watts recorded their respective parts in different time zones. Lift has the communal feel of a jam session. Miller is a top-rate vocalist, especially in cuts like the acoustic "Self Help," the opening track "Goodbye," which features Harlem rapper Shakka improvising over Watts' relentless double-bass polyrhythms, and the multi-layered, neo-psychedelic "All Right." Ending the disc is "Catchphrase," a blistering arena rock anthem that should pu commercial success within the Reach's grasp.

Bands like this make me think that very few american bands can offer anything good anymore to the music world. I was told to look into this band. 3 songs in and i was about ready to choke the person who told me about this album.
Why is it boring and a snooze fest? One, the guys vocals are irratating like a Michael Stipe coming off a 3 day meth bender.
The lyrics are just tripe... i cant even put more effort into explaining why they are horrible, just listen to the samples.
They dont have a distinctive or original sound... they sound like every other suburbanite band that wants to make music. Im sure some dippy girl at a club will eat this up and only cause the guy plays guitar and tries to brood over his half heart felt lyrics. Do yourself a favor, stay away from this like a person with a bad case of SARS.