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Reviews: Aaron Lewis ~ Space Travel
Posted on Saturday, December 06, 2008 @ 19:48:35 PST
Topic: Reviews
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Artist: Aaron Lewis
CD: Space Travel
Home: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Style: Experimental Acoustic
Quote: "A little different than the music Earthlings normally spin."
By Beeb Ashcroft
A trip through the constellations in music, Space Travel by Aaron Lewis is quite the unconventional concept album. A story told in classical acoustic guitar, this journey through the solar system is unique and captivating.
The title track starts the album off quietly, building slowly to an acoustic guitar crescendo that stops and starts suddenly. The sonics of this is at times reminiscent of the soundtrack to "Nova," succeeding in its goal of taking the listener on a musical inter-galactic journey. It's a true space oddity.
The second stop in the galaxy is "Scorpo," a sweet, pretty ballad. Then it's onwards to "Pluto," which is, according to the liner notes, "A lesson in patience as a young driver being caught in traffic behind Clyde Tombaugh." Gentle, thoughtful acoustic music, this is classical guitar at its best.
Then we blast off to "Gemini" - there's an interesting blend of sounds on this track, representing duality. The solar system tour continues through "Planetary Dream" and "Auriga the Charioteer" (my personal favorite cut from the album), and on to the ominously titled "Alien Abduction," which is appropriately trippy, with odd sound noises punctuating the music. Thankfully, we escape the aliens and make it to "Canis Minor," featuring vocals from Pebbles the dog, while "Planetrary Re-entry" brings us back down to earth. After all that space travel, it's time for a "Daydream" - which features some lovely, melancholy piano work.
Lewis is a talented musician and an inspired guitarist. I love his classical style on the guitar – it's an appealing and timeless approach. I did feel like some of the cuts were unnecessarily long, like the eight minute title track. However, I appreciate his fresh approach and I realize that the soundtrack for space travel is bound to be a little different than the music Earthlings normally spin.
Artist Website: http://www.myspace.com/aaronlewis72
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