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Living Past Mark Lassiter To try and classify Mark Lassiter’s album Living Past to just one genre is about as impossible as trying to sum up “The Great American Novel” in just one word. Lassiter’s style seems to have roots from many genres of music. Tracks like “Living Past” and “Leave The Darkness” have some country/folk elements infused with the bravado of a seasoned singer/songwriter. Still, other tracks like “Goodbye Sunshine” and “10,000 Years” feature heavier vibes a bit the vein of The Goo Goo Dolls. “10,000 Years” in particular, a personal favorite of mine, puts me in mind of some parts of The Goo Goo Dolls song “Iris.”
I should note that though it’s a bit difficult to classify the definitive genre of Living Past, Lassiter manages to pull off a style that is uniquely his own. Vocally, Lassiter is INCREDIBLE! Throughout the album he channels the smoothness of Peter Gabriel and the soaring vocals of Phil Collins, and does so with just the right amount of soul thrown in for good measure.
As I mentioned, one of my personal favorite tracks off of Living Past is “10,000 Years.” While every track on this album is fantastic in it’s own right, this song in particular has “Hit Single” written all over it. Other notable favorites of mine include “Through The Raindrops,” “Your New Life,” and the title track of “Living Past.” These three tracks alone prove that Lassiter is an artist that’s ready to make it big!
The very end of Living Past features two remixs; one of “Living Past” and another of “Through The Raindrops.” These tracks add some Electronica beats to the mix and really give their original counterparts an entirely different sound. The end result is fantastic! Are they better than the originals? That’s a matter of taste. Could a remix EP be in the works? I certainly hope so!
While I’m unable to classify Mark Lassiter’s Living Past to just one genre of music, I can say that it’s very good music. It’s the kind of music you can enjoy again and again, and always finds something new that makes it great.
Mark Lassiter 2009-07-23
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