{"id":40474,"date":"2007-09-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/look-without-seeing\/"},"modified":"2007-09-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-11T00:00:00","slug":"look-without-seeing","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/look-without-seeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Look Without Seeing"},"content":{"rendered":"

“If deep in the forest
When a tree falls
If there’s no one to hear it
Does it make sound at all?”<\/em> <\/p>\n

Those 23 syllables are the worst part of this CD and they come in the opener “Isn’t It.” Fortunately, the rest of Look Without Seeing <\/i>is spot-on, thanks to singer and lyricist Lexi Greene. <\/p>\n

Head released Look Without Seeing<\/i> in 2006 and no one seemed to notice around where I live. Because Linkin Park, Buckcherry and Hinder all continue to generate local rock radio’s attention, Philadelphia-based Head is my candidate for Most Overlooked Band of 2006. <\/p>\n

This CD is immaculate. Guitarist Michael Zimney mixes a distorted guitar sound with a clean tone. He plays lots of notes together quickly when the song needs it and lets his notes hold under Greene’s vocals. It’s all about what’s best for the song; no member of Head is a flashy virtuoso and it makes this band, on this release, that much stronger. <\/p>\n

Greene’s vocal delivery in “Icicle” is\u00a0 absolutely piercing when she sings “You stood outside my life \/ controlling from the side \/ and into my heart \/ an icicle formed in shards.” In “Harder to Find,” she makes you believe that “You used to hold my hand for me \/ when I was needy \/ you used to make my life complete \/ now, you’re harder to find.” This track, in particular, is a showcase for drummer Ron DiSilvestro. The creative hi-hat\/cymbal interplay complements the snare backbeat. “Beautiful” is another showcase. The four hi-hat notes that introduce the song’s finale are tasteful and right for the song. <\/p>\n

There are some deeply introspective lyrics in “Edge of Insane,” as Greene sings “Disbelieving, as I’m trying to breathe \/ still I’m grieving what I’ve never conceived \/ I grasp, tripping on foresight \/ I fall on my ass \/ feeling pushed by sinking instead when I wanted to fly \/ . . .\u00a0 \/\u00a0 All I can’t be is me.” There are a lot of issues that she is navigating through. By a lesser band, these lyrics would seem whiny, but with Greene’s sexy sultry delivery the listener is in her pain, struggling with her for an answer. <\/p>\n

There are no filler tracks on this release, which is a relief. Head has assembled a collection of 10 tracks that, save for those 23 syllables, is close to perfect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":28968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[8031],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-40474","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-head","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40474"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=40474"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=40474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}