Music Review: The Squires of the Subterrain - Feel The Sun
Published July 13, 2008
Zajkowski's newest album under the Squires moniker has all the elements fans of great '60's music are sure to like. The great songwriting is there. The instrumentation is top notch (all done by the mighty Squire himself), and it all sounds great, no matter if it's a garage-y type song or the lead-off song, which is a Sgt. Pepper like pastiche of "60's psyche.
What makes Zajkowski's music feel real and true and not just a genre exercise is the craft he puts into every song. He painstakingly and lovingly creates each track to make sure everything fits and sounds correct. Fans of the Squire may notice the artist has lately begun expanding his musical vocabulary a little past the '60's on his releases. Zajkowski has recently embraced the glam rock sound present in Marc Bolan's (of T-Rex fame) and David Bowie's work to create glam rock masterpieces of his own.
The slight change in Zajkowski's musical vocabulary is a welcome one, not that the psyche and Beatles sounding tracks aren't great, but the fact Zajkowski is continually adding new elements and nuances, while constantly refining his sound is always wonderful to hear. That everything he does sounds great is a testament to his genius.
Psychedelic rock fans will love this stuff. Not only does the Squire adhere to the sound and feeling of vintage '60's psychedelic rock, but it's so deeply ingrained into his being that his music doesn't come of as a slavish copy or just a genre exercise. The Squire's music comes off as something recorded during that time and just being revealed to us now, which is a testament to how much love and craft The Squire puts into his music.
No small touch is spared if it adds to the song. Because The Squire is playing near every instrument on his records, every note is preovided with a dollop of love and devotion. Pick this up and relive the days when seemingly every album had new innovations and very little sounded the same.
- Music Review: The Squires of the Subterrain - Feel The Sun
- Published: July 13, 2008
- Type: Review
- Section: Music
- Filed Under: Music: Rock, Music: Progressive Rock, Music: Pop, Music: Alternative Rock, Review
- Writer: Music Nerd
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