Search - Stavesacre :: Absolutes

No one move

Colleen M. O'Rourke | indiana | 07/23/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"listen...BUY THIS CD. DONT THINK TWICE ABOUT IT! Mark Soloman is so intense and the band is right there with him. such a great band...do not miss the chance to own any one of their albums. yipee!!"

Tight sound

James Cazares | Cali | 02/14/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was able to see Stavesacre at a live show in Irvine, CA where I purchased their second album 'Absolutes' directly from them. In fact, Mark sold it to me. He's a strange guy. Stavesacre is a powerful live act, by the way, and their 'live from deep ellum' CD demonstrates it. Anyway, when I popped Absolutes into the CD player on my way home from the show, I was taken from the first note. The songs were great and the sound is tighter than the sound they had on Friction. This is not to say that Friction is lesser of an album than Absolutes, but you could hear their growth as a band. The addition of Sam West as the drummer to the band was a great decision, as the drumming was more interesting and complex than it was on Friction. One reviewer says that this was their last great album because Jeff Bellew left after this one. As a matter of fact, Jeff was still around as songs for Speakeasy, my favorite of the Stavesacre albums, was being written. I was at another live show of theirs when they introduced the songs "Freefall" and "Disquiet" which are on Speakeasy, and yes, Jeff was playing guitar at that show and continued to play with Stavesacre for a couple of months before leaving the band for more important priorities. But I digress. The main point of this review is that I strongly recommend purchasing this album if you have not. It is sure to satisfy.

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