The
Junior Varsity shrinks from nothing. Bad tours,
unbelievably numerous robberies, the vagaries of
International customs, dead-end jobs – all are a
means to an end for a band that has what it takes to
succeed: talent, great songs, and above all,
perseverance. Once they made the decision to become
a full time band, Monday morning quarterbacking
became a thing of the past. They looked forward and
worked constantly to realize their vision of
creating textured, subtly structured songs spiced
with elements of progressive rock.
The
Junior Varsity
Cinematographic
Victory Records, June 2007
Genre: Progressive
Pop
Offensive Words: 1
Offensive Words: 1
When I first popped in the cd I already decided I wasn't going to like this
cd. I decided that it was a typical emo influenced pop band that tried
to label themselves something they aren't, progressive. That quickly changed
and by the time "The Sky" kicked in, which is only the second track, my mind
was quickly changing. The progressive pop nature of the band was
showing signs of originality with great momentum. "St. Louis" came in with a
fun pop punk influenced track which was a danceable number. At times the
band really puts focus on the saxophone and gave a bluesy atmosphere to
several tracks. The Junior Varsity has showed true progression and maturity
as artists and this album shows that.
The lyrics take a look at life, love and happiness. It is a full circle of
poetry which even targets materialism and searching within oneself. There is
one offensive word but overall this is very positive focused album.