Rock In Review

Egypt Central - Egypt Central
Fat Lady Music

* * * * 1/2
4 1/2 Stars

Reality and Rock have teamed up to pierce your heart and break you down, and together they form Egypt Central! Egypt Central’s self-titled release contains 11 of the most, lyrically, realistic songs I have heard in a while. I’m not saying that no other band is releasing material that shows real emotions or portrays real life situations, but EC is doing it in a way that everyone can relate to. Egypt Central covers issues ranging from being lied to by someone close to being criticized for being different. On top of great lyrical content, EC does it all right in the way of vocals and musical aspects created by lead vocalist John Falls, guitarists Jeff James and Heath Hindman, bassist Joey Chicago, and drummer Blake Allison. John utilizes his great singing voice with some screams with the vocal help from Jeff, Joey, and Blake. Together, these four successfully cover all the vocal angles, helping to truly portray the lyrics to anyone who has similar experiences or are currently experiencing some of the same issues. Musically, the guys from EC are really just a good Rock band. Period. There’s nothing extremely over the top about the way they go about playing the songs. They are just sweet and to the point, which helps get the message across in the best of ways. There’s not always a need for anything crazy. As far as whole tracks go, I really like the entire album, but “Different” (track 1), “Leap of Faith” (track 5), and “Home” (track 11) really stuck out to me. “Different” is probably my overall favorite for the fullness of the content musically and lyrically. I guess you could say that that is the track I relate to the most overall. “Home” is my second favorite for the simple fact that it is the only acoustic track on the album. Being acoustic, the music helps give the lyrics a little more meaning and the mood is changed for the ending to a great album. Once again, overall, Egypt Central is a great album for anybody to check out; whether you’ve had the hardest life or the best life anyone could have.

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