The Skies Pale In Comparison

Wilderness Of Tekoa (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Northern Records
• ASIN: B000HHBDF2
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,652 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1) Elevate 2) Poetry 3) Slow Down The Trend (If I) 4) Spiders 5) Midnight Lights 6) Your Place In The Ground 7) Love & Hate 8) Asleep 9) The Least Of These 10) One At A Time 11) Sunbeam 12) Teach Me To Break

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Skies Pale in Comparison, August 28, 2006

By 

Anthony Hanna "www.gracehotel.net" (Denver, Co) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The Skies Pale In Comparison (Audio CD)

Wilderness of Tekoa could very well be one of the best bands of

late to hit the rock scene. They formed in West Palm Beach, Florida

back in 2004. Releasing one independent Ep, which must have grabbed

the attention of Northern. Which signed the boys and helped them

release their first full length record "The Skies Pale In Comparison."

From the start of the very first track "Elevate" it's pretty evident

that these guys aren't your average everyday generic band. These guys

have some talent. Musically, "The Skies Pale In Comparison" is twelve

songs filled with powerful rock melodies and soaring vocals. At times

almost too carefully crafted but they offset that with being emotionally

immediate and accessible. "Asleep" is probably the song that really

struck a chord with me first. I really love the production on this number

and the many change ups keep the song very interesting and breath

taking.

These guys can really write some cool sounding hooks. I would say

that's the true strength of the album. Another highlight is "Sunbeam"

I absolutely love the lyrics on this little ditty.

Oh who am I

This breath of fading mist

Where do I stand

On this speck of heaven's dust

Suspended on a sunbeam

Where no one's really listening

Suspended on a sunbeam

So here we go

On this endless chase

and on and on

We'll know it all and waste

This disc has one of the strongest ending of songs I have heard in many

years. Most discs leave their worst songs for the end of the disc. Not

the case with these guys. The last five songs with the exception of

"One at a time" (the weakest song on the entire outing) are the most

solid grouping of songs on the entire album. "Teach me to break" closes

things out. And what a great closing song, it's one of those songs that

is so full of emotion and passion that you can hardly handle it.

So with all that has been written. I am pleased to present to you

Wilderness Of Tekoa, a band full of natural talents with music that is

real and as deep as one could hope for.

for fans of: Copeland, Lovedrug, Switchfoot, They Sang As They Slew,

Denison Marrs, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Foo Fighters