Just as the disc's opening track proclaims "get back to the root of it all," the members of
By The Tree
have done just that with the release of their third offering
Root
. With new guitarist
Charlie Goddard
in tow and producer
Joe Baldrige
, (
Jewel
,
Newsboys
dc Talk
) at the helm, the band sounds strong navigating through ten tracks.
"I Need You"
and
"Far Away"
are fine examples of unadulterated guitar bliss that
rock
the senses. Add to that the power chorus and bass breakdown on
"Faith That Breathes (Break Me),"
and you have tunes with chops. On the bands previous two releases the mix of slower cuts on the discs aided in creating some great dynamic shifts for the band. On
there isn't one
ballad
to be found. The closest thing to it is the radio-friendly
"Root of it All,"
and this cut has "hit" written all over it.
is a
disc -- make no mistake about it -- and that's exactly the message
By the Tree
wanted to deliver here. ~ Steven Douglas Losey