Sneak Peak CD Review: Raise the Remote

The trouble with television is that too many people sit on their rear ends watching it while they could be listening to great music. Some of the great music they should be listening to, after the November 2007 release of their new album, will be the tunes of the break out band, The Trouble With Television.

Their new album Raise the Remote, on Liger Records, will be available through the Liger Music web site and CD Baby. You can get more information on the exact release date and preview five of the new songs: Move It, Easy on the Eyes, Starting to Feel You, Orange and Then Brighter, and If it Goes Any Further on the band's MySpace page. I guarantee it is worth taking the time to listen to each song.

As you go through the tracks you can't help but be struck by the diverse sounds the band puts out. From the hard rocking Move It that starts out with riffs reminiscent of some of Slash's best and vocals in the vein of Great White to the more contemplative mood of Orange and Then Brighter with sounds evocative of Pink Floyd this CD really does have it all.

My favorite cut is Starting to Feel You whose vocals remind me of some early Who tracks (think of the Tommy album) and of the later works of Green Day. This same Who-sounding vocal is repeated on the song Easy on the Eyes. Lyrically, I found Orange and the Brighter to be the best. Every word of the song will strike a chord with anyone who has ever been in love or are still in love or who want to be in love. The following is a small sample from the song:

"...my feelings go orange and then brighter,

my mind it gets high and it soars

the waves feel so good on the water

my music gets me through my tour.

My feelings go orange and then brighter

my mind it gets high and it soars

can you reach it, can you see it, can you see it ..."