TUNES
Idaho
Three Sheets To
The Wind
Caroline
First
things first, Idaho have nothing in common with Kansas, Boston, Chicago, etc., they are really from
California and from what their bio states, are poised to become the
next-big-thing, in at least what is left of the college rock market. But, who
knows, they could possibly be the next Collective Soul. The problem is that
these kind of things are getting harder and harder to
predict.
The above
is not to take away from the talent of Idaho because they actually have a lot.
The songs have a slightly elevated country tone that is warm and expansive, yet
humble and thoroughly executed. The lyrics are in the depressed introspective
vein, yet come across as genuine and heartfelt.
Boy, this
is more glowing that I thought, but is well deserved. Idaho is touching without being sappy or
treading on anyone else’s well worn roads of despair. They are in a category
all their own that hopefully will yield many new followers in the future.
J. L. Long