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Overworked and Underplayed

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After having this release from Intuition in my rotation for a long time, I can tell you that it is truly an impressive creation. The smooth yet powerful vocals combined with the superb programming, guitars and mixing allow the excellent song-writing to reach its potential. From emotional unrequited love strivings to anthems of independence you will find something that touches you deeply here. Listen to the samples and you'll see what I mean. If you enjoy Savage Garden, Howard Jones or some early Erasure then this may appeal to you as well. Go for it; follow your intuition and give them a try!

Paul

Overworked & Underplayed showed that the duo of Garrett Miles and Ken Porter went through a bit of musical growth since their last album, Further. On this album, the duo took the chance of allowing the guitar to be a prominent instrument on a few of the songs.

One of the most interesting songs on this disc is "I Scream." In the beginning of the song, the speaker is someone who feels overwhelmed and that there's no one to save them. But near the end of the song, the speaker looks up at the heavens, and finds a calmness in God; instead of wishing that someone could save them, the speaker says, "I was saved all along."

The weakest point of the album to me was the song "When I Die." Lyrically, this song is interesting - it's from the perspective of someone who is dying and wondering how life will go on for the one they love. However, these lyrics are undermined by the music. While listening to the song, I thought the music kind of plodded along and really didn't go anywhere.

The album also features the song "Heaven," which was originally released on the Synthpop for a Darkened Room Volume 3 compilation album; however, it appears in a slightly different mix here. Also on the disc is "Staring Off At Nothing," which was the lead-off single for the album.

Overall, Overworked & Underplayed is a good album, and one I would highly recommend to people who appreciate synthpop.