The Dawn

Life on Life's Terms Back with a vengeance, New Jersey pop rock quintet Bedlight for Blue Eyes has taken all of their passion, insanity, and rock n roll and multiplied it by on hundred. Guitarist Derek Weber says 'On this album we are working on song structure and overall better songs. We have been...	Stay Inside Sound the Alarm are products of their environment. They formed at the age of 12 in a small town east of Allentown, PA, and were raised on an older brother's record collection: Factor healthy doses of Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin with a steady diet of modern rock bands including ...	A Lesson in Romantics 1. Jamie All Over 2. Black Cat 3. When I Get Home You're So Dead 4. Jersey 5. If You Wanted a Song Written About You, All You Had To Do Was Ask 6. Miserable At Best 7. Walk on Water or Drown 8. Ocean and Atlantic 9. I'd Hate to Be You When People Find Out What This Song Is About ...	Brace Yourself	Antidote for Irony So They Say debuted with an EP on Fearless in June 2005 and put their career in motion. Last summer they performed at the Midwest Warped Tour shows, then toured with the likes of Amber Pacific, The Junior Varsity, Receiving End Of Sirens, Lorene Drive, and A Change Of Pace. In No...
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Well at least they can play their instruments
I don't think anything really describes this album better than "I've heard better." BFBE is a disappointing attempt by a small label to get their "big rock band." Too bad "big rock bands" tend to lack style and creativity needed to add the "big" to their name. I would recommend anything but this junk. Even the God-awful tunes of Hinder seem perfect comparitively.

Bedlight For Blueeyes - The Dawn
The bass player on this album, Justin Ortiz was the bass player in two bands with me - the product of control and Imbroglio. When he got the record deal it was awesome, it was like someone from the band made it, and I was vicariously enjoying his sucess from a distance. He left the band after one tour. First off, this band is tight. They got a great singer in Christian (who was trained at the Boston Conservatory of Music) with amazing pipes and stage presence. Unfortunately, he also has the ego to match his skills and talent, and was eventually booted from the band. As of right now, there are only two of the original members left. This album was well done, with my favorite being "Leaving Berkeley Heights." Unfortunately, I think Christian's lyrical ability is a little high brow and fantastical to make any real impact. You can check out Justin Ortiz's solo project (Boy Vs. Ghost) at myspace.com/boyvsghost.

A Solid Album
Overall a pretty solid album. The singer gets a little out of control occasionally which is odd at first. He's a bit too good technically for his own good. Good (not great) guitar and lyrics. Can hear the slayer influences in the guitar riffs although they are far from what I consider hardcore. Missing the wow factor to get you hooked but I would definitely consider buying another album by them.

i just don't know...
it seems as of late record labels such as victory records and trustkill are releasing hit or miss albums. it seems alot of the bands are trying to milk out this emo/screamo thing so these labels find a band who aren't talented and sign them and hope all the trendy kids will eat it up. with that said, bedlight for blueeyes falls into the "miss" category for me. i heard their stuff and i was turned off immediately but since i'm very open-minded and willing to give all bands my ear, i listened to it 3 more times. end result: i still don't like the album and it's very lackluster. as for positive remarks, this band does have potential and the guy can obviously sing (although i thought i was hearing marc anthony at some moments). idk...the music just doesn't match the singers voice and the screaming just makes their identity worse. the thing is, it's nothing new... it just sounds like marc anthony singing with a cliche, run through the mill guitar riffs, emo band. maybe if these guys evolve in the future, i will lend them my ear once again. i'm always open to any kind of music...regardless of what others say. i do not recommend this album. download first...most definitely.

Potential, potential
Bedlight for Blueeyes are not a perfect band. They have some identity issues, they have some of the normal "Debut" problems, but it's nothing that hasn't befallen many bands before them, and nothing that won't befall many to come. What they also have, and what makes them so intriguing, is talent. We have musicians who exhibit comfort with their instruments. To that end, we have a vocalist that uses his voice AS an instrument. The songs draw from places the average band of their ilk might not reach to... the power ballad, the dueling metal guitar intro, vocal lilts, and powerful jumps up the octave... "Dig on This" starts with what could easily be a classic rock outro... as one who enjoys singing, I feel impelled to sing along to songs like Midnight Symphony where you can tell there's a lot of passion being projected. Granted, most of the songs on this album are only good, and not overly memorable until you give it another spin, but 10 good songs are better than the normal average of 12 bad. the definite highlights are Ephemeral Addictions, Midnight Symphony, and Ligeia There's a certain disappointment when a CD's best excuse for existance is what might happen on CD #2, but with a little more maturity and experience, these guys could possibly become the standard to live up to in their genre. When every "next big thing" sounds just like the last big thing, hearing the shining hope under the rubble is sometimes the most exciting thing to hope for musically.