Grabs, rattles and provokes!!
author: DJ DENEEN
From the opening track, the Thomas Band evokes a process which remains undefined..... visceral, earthy, yet fresh and stirring. Ben continues to amaze and bring a maturity to alternative, folk/rock music. Listen through it all and
appreciate a true talent of our time!
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Thomas puts out solid first solo album
author: Michael Proctor
With overly produced albums being the normal in today's music industry, comes along a CD that goes completely contrary to the idea. Ben Thomas has proven that the music that hits you the hardest doesn't have to be 'picture perfect' at all - in fact, it is the fundamentals of talented musicianship and creative, honest, thought provoking lyricism that will do the trick every time. Currently as an audio engineer, I hear recordings day in and day out, including the music I've purchased myself. However, there is one CD that will always remain in my CD Changer for me to listen to - and that is Thomas' 'The Recovery' because it always brings me back to where i know that the music and the person behind it are completely real. This CD is his head and his heart put down in song, and no matter how much production goes into it, nothing will ever be better than that.
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