It is especially difficult to make a good opening statement–it is like being backstage and having your heart beat out of you, and knowing that the moment you step in the light, everything will be different. On Opening Song by CAR287, they have taken that challenge with a lot of grace and the song really deserved to be where it is, as a gateway to their first album.
At the very beginning the production strikes one with the authentic cinematic quality–imagine huge landscapes before you, every detail appearing one after another. The passing guitars are combined with energetic percussion to form a soundscape that reminds a listener that they are watching the sun come up above the already known territory, both wide and narrowly personal. The acoustic guitars are warm and are layered like the solid ground under your feet, drums and bass are the ones that complement the solid ground that is already under your feet, and not dragging you along, but walking with you.
The voice of Jay Yarmey is instantly attractive, and his voice has the gravitas of a person who has something to say before uttering it. It is like a discussion with an old friend that uses words wisely, booming with conviction but never drowning out what must be heard. The show is like observing a person mustering up the bravery, which adds reality to the song exploring that moment of transition before change.
The effectiveness of Opening Song is in the fact that it embodies the experience of standing at the edge of life, being unable to take another breath and being completely ready to jump into the ocean but all the anticipation, vulnerability, and silent decision-making are combined in a single mixture like the weather systems colliding. The setting develops as a momentum of collection, intensity and liveliness growing as per the emotional experience of uncertainty to preparation.
The harmonies of musicians are like the gears turning in sync, and it is how Travis Wog plays the guitar, Terry Ferguson plays the melodic bass, and Ryan Olenick plays the rhythmic precision that they make something bigger than all of their components. The reason why “Opening Song” works is in the fact it realizes that the real beginnings demand not only bravery but also welcome. Completely mesmerizing first statement.
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