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Prove Yourself

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These guys are good! With the band name based on a particularly relevant and excellent film character (Chance from "Being There"), these guys serve up songs with great hooks and thought-provoking lyrics. It's a crime that more don't know of these guys; everyone should! We look for more form these guys. Check out our website: www.chancegardener.com.

Well folks I've been a big fan of Chance Gardener for quite a while now. It all started over a year ago when Bob Sima (one of their lead singers) asked me to review `Wherever You Go'. Instantly I knew that I'd found something wonderful. Here was a song that was raw and powerful with beautiful execution. Better still, after listening to `Save Me', `The Letting Go' and `Continue' I discovered that they had depth in their ranks. Yep, they have a real knack at producing radio ready, highly accessible songs with deep and insightful lyrics. And they do it time and time again. So it's no surprise then that `The Smaller She Gets', fresh out of the Chance Gardener music bakery is indeed all of that and more. `The Smaller She Gets' is about a young girl who is supposed to make her fathers day. She doesn't make the cut, her father makes her feel guilty and hence - the smaller she gets. Lines such as: "You should be ashamed you haven't made my day" really grab at your heart. To me in many ways this song marks a new height for Chance. Any problems that I had back in 2000 have been fixed. Bob's vocals are incredible, the recording is warm and the band is as tight as tight can be. I'd be hard pressed to find a single thing wrong with it. So where are Chance going from here? Well, if you're a local to the Baltimore, Washington DC area then I'd expect you'll be hearing them on your radio pretty soon... that's if you haven't already. Beyond that it's hard to tell but my fingers are crossed that they'll someday be able to make an Australian tour. This tune and indeed their whole repertoire are worthy in anyone's collection. If you haven't yet made yourself familiar with Chance Gardener then do it, and do it now. Then buy their cd. You can find out details from their home website....

These guys are great! I've followed them for several years in the D.C. area, and if you haven't seen them, get out and go. Their sound is fresh and lively, and you will find yourself humming the tunes long after you listen to the disc or see them live.

Chance Gardener may never play the big arenas, but they deserve a listen. This music isn't seeped in the violence and angst that impassions angry teenagers, and it isn't that slick, commercial, generic dance beat that saturates VH1 video and never seems to go away. This is pleasant songwriting, strong vocal work and solid, tasteful musicianship. It's somewhere between the Baby Boom and the X generation; resolved and satisfied, but maybe with a little longing for something more. Songs like "Prove Yourself," "Save Me" and "Wherever You Go" show a maturity, but with a slightly whistful little plea for a sane relationship in a turbulent world. Intelligent stuff. What's next, guys?

Very nice, upbeat acoustic-based pop. They're not going to be playing the big arenas any time soon, mostly because the songs aren't going to resonate with the dark angst of the typical angry teenager. But for settled and stable gen-xers approaching middle-age, or boomers who still keep up with the music scene, it's pleasant songwriting, strong vocals and tasteful musicianship.