The BellRays - Have a Little Faith
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Artist: The BellRaysEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-05-02
Music Label: Cheap Lullaby
Soundtracks:
- Tell the Lie
- Time Is Gone
- Chainsong (I've Been Searchin')
- Pay the Cobra
- Snotgun
- Have a Little Faith in Me
- Change the World
- Detroit Breakdown (Horn Interlude)
- Lost Disciples
- Everyday I Think of You
- Maniac Blues
- Third Time's the Charm
- Beginning from the End
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Free Music Review: "A fearless female-fronted rock band that arouses a faithful fan base"
Hit: 5 Stars
What a pleasant surprise it has been to review The Bellrays' 2006 release on Cheap Lullaby Records, Have A Little Faith! It has been one of the most refreshing `Rock' albums that we've seen come out of the 21st century and is rooted in a combination of the classic and modern rock sounds of such groups as Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimi Hendrix and the Detroit Cobras while mixing ever-so-subtly with the original R&B/Motown sound while still managing to mix in tidbits of Jazz, Punk, Funk & Soul.
Yes, all this is presented throughout a jam-packed thirty-eight minutes in an easily-digestible and sweet-tasting blend--sometimes dubbed as the newly-formed genre `rock `n' soul,' which leaves both your mind and spirit craving more and more after each infectious song!
Right off the bat, we almost lost ourselves nodding to Bob Vennum's beguiling bass intro on "Tell The Lie," which was quickly followed by Tony Fate's funky guitar rhythms and Lisa Kekaula's soul-drenched vocals that seem to effortlessly ride atop of this tidal wave of sound know as The Bellrays!
Craig Waters' 'surf drums' meet punk riffs on "Time Is Gone," while The Bellrays rock it oh-so-hard on "Chainsong," which breathes a lively air into the track by breaking down into smoothed-out jazzy grooves only for a moment which creates a lively combination of genres and surprisingly finishes out in an acoustic `studio session outtake,' further mashing up more genres than you can count on one hand in less than three and one half minutes!
"Pay the Cobra" and "Snotgun" blow through your mind with great off-beat jazzy breakdowns layered between fast-paced sections of melodic rock and seem to be made up of one part Jimi Hendrix and one part Sex Pistols, while still bringing the soul on home with each line!
It seems as though the last four or five decades of rock are well-represented on Have A Little Faith, making sure to not leave out the heavy guitar riffs of the 80's on "Change the World," along with above average production that allows this group to develop their own niche genre--even making experimental/noise breakdowns shine brightly through the madness of a group that has truly found their voice!
"Detroit Breakdown" showcases the `fire' that The Bellrays consistently bring to the table, while letting the listener know that they are *not* your average `rock band,' strongly enforced by their own special blend of eclecticism and musical perfection as they continue to hone their craft year after year.
Tribal drumming leads us into our expedition on "Lost Disciples," while the overlapping bassline and numinous vocals tell stories of foreign lands and their inhabitants that are given the gift of resurrection about ? way through the song with the onset of a serpent-like shaker that further goes on to foretell of the kings that so gently pass through the night, only to rise again in the Eastern sky the next morn.
The Bellrays bring about their truly American sound again on "Everyday I Think of You," with vocals that perfectly ride the groove in a funk/soul/rock/blues crossover boasting a definite pop-sensibility and could easily be dubbed "The New Sound of Detroit" (from across the country...).
The timeless nature of "Maniac Blues" sweats through like that on Jimi's handkerchief and will be thoroughly enjoyed by fans of all ages and musical tastes, while country-ish sounds meet a brand of progressive rock that is similar to the likes of King Crimson on the last song, "Beginning from the End." This nearly-over album seamlessly flows into an Indian/Bollywood snake-charming trance--finishing again with a rolling rock crescendo and offering the listener a sneak peak `behind-the-scenes' of The Bellrays' craft--with the politically spoken acoustic powerhouse of a hidden track that lasts but a couple dozen seconds... ...beckoning the listener to have another go around of it!!
"A fearless female-fronted rock band that arouses a faithful fan base with its clever blend of century's worth of genre-bleeding and eclecticism"--Brian Ball, Music Editor/Director of Music & Talent
Have a Little Faith Poster
The BellRays are a "rock 'n' soul" group founded in the early 1990s in Riverside, California. Long heralded for the intensity and passion of their live shows, they've also managed to place a couple songs in TV ads and elsewhere. 'Zero PM' was featured in the video game Driv3r and 'Revolution Get Down' in a commercial for the Nissan Xterra. 'Revolution Get Down' was also used as a fade-to-commercial song during the 2006 NCAA Tournament in the Mason-Florida semifinal on CBS Sports. This is their sixth album.When the BellRays [sic] singer Lisa Kekaula made her tour de force guest appearance on the Basement Jaxx's Kish Kash, it led some to wonder why she even bothered to stay with her own band. Sounding closer to Aretha Franklin than Kathleen Hanna, Kekaula's soulful pipes often seemed at odds with the three-chord punk fury of the BellRays, but the aptly named Have A Little Faith offers salvation for this long-running L.A.-area quartet. The band doesn't abandon punk rock so much as balance the old roar with new sounds like the horn-driven soul of "Third Time's The Charm," the bluesy synthesizer of the title cut, and the moody Middle Eastern rhythms of "Lost Disciples." Those yearning for the more in-your-face side of the band will get an earful from the terse "Shotgun" and several others. Proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks, this album will be a welcome double take for anyone who thought they knew the band and a soul-stirring introduction for new converts. --Tad Hendrickson
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