Casey Stratton - Standing at the Edge

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Free Music Review: Seeps Into Your Soul
Hit: 5 Stars

I'll admit, my first few listens I felt that perhaps it was a bit samey. Somehow, though, I couldn't stop listening and as I listened the identity of the songs began to be drawn in sharp relief.

First though, let's comment on his voice. He has quite a range. Thankfully, it's also very pleasing. I don't often like male voices that can go into the stratosphere often because they become shart and displeasing at times (ala Justin Timberlake or moments in Daniel Beddingfield's "You're Not The One") but Stratton has a definite command of his voice, and when he goes into the higher notes they are always smooth and beautiful. He's got a great tone to his voice that definitely stands out from the choked falsetto of some male singers.

Then there are the song's themselves. If you were to just read the lyrics, they probably wouldn't blow you away with either their poetry or their intricateness. They are a bit more straightforward then that... but I appreciate that in many ways. They are more sincere, with enough artistic and poetic touches to make them interesting. The delivery and the music drive them home and make it all a pleasing package.

It's hard to pick highlights, as they all stand out for different reasons. However, I'd highly recommend the soaring "House of Jupiter," the extremely catchy "Blood" (perhaps my favorite track) to the lovely and gentle "Dead Sea" and "Ocean" and the absolutely heart-breaking "Cellophane" that hit me for personal reasons.

There's a lot of emotional depth here, and a lot that a person can connect to, which is what I like to do with music. I'm a college student, and having just got my aid check and with a local music store going out of business, I've purchased about 30 CD's within the last month. This is probably my favorite.

It's energizing artistically. It has me really wanting to pick up my guitar again.

Do yourself a favor and give him a listen... download his song from I-Tunes so you can get more then just the 30 second clip. I don't think he'll be for everyone, but I do think there are many people out there who would be proud to ad "Standing at the Edge" to their CD collection.

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