edpaffjr.comI haven’t posted a song of the moment in quite some time, but this one is definitely necessary. It comes from Virginia Coalition’s latest CD titled Home This Year, which was just released on March 18th. Often known for their crazy live performances full of crowd interaction and high energy stage performances, this CD may come as a shock at first. It is much more subdued than any of their other material, or at least anything recent. But I feel that this is some of their strongest song writing ever, and I am not alone. One of my favorite albums of theirs is a very early one called Colors Of The Sound, and this one is quickly becoming my second favorite album from this extremely talented group. For a sample of the CD, take a listen to “Sing Along” and then go and purchase the whole thing.
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Agreed, one of those albums that crosses over and touches many many people. 5 stars!
April 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pmThe new Virginia Coalition CD is one of my favs right now. Hasn’t left my cd player in at least a week. You should all definitely check it out.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:10 am[...] As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Virginia Coalition has a new CD out that I have been listing to regularly for awhile now. It has grown to become one of my favorite CDs of the year thus far. Well we finally had a chance to hear some of these songs performed live last Friday night as the band was in town supporting The Beautiful Girls. Though VACO no longer has all of the extra percussion that we all grew to love, they do have a newer drummer that is very powerful on the kit. I’m not sure that he can fill the roles of three individuals, but I don’t think that’s what he is trying to do. This allows the other members to focus on their primary instruments (guitar, bass, keyboard) and has really tightened up the sound quite a bit. The result is a much crisper sounding show that still has loads of the energy we’ve all grown to expect. [...]
April 15th, 2008 at 12:07 pm