{"id":5077,"date":"2011-07-30T11:29:29","date_gmt":"2011-07-30T18:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/?p=5077"},"modified":"2012-12-16T22:57:54","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T05:57:54","slug":"an-unquiet-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2011\/07\/30\/an-unquiet-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"An &#8220;Unquiet&#8221; Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>An &#8220;Unquiet&#8221; Storm<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"reviewermag\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/blaze-pic.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5078\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/blaze-pic-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/blaze-pic.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/blaze-pic.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/blaze-pic.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong>Blaze Eisner<br \/>\n<em>An Unquiet Mind<\/em><br \/>\nSelf-Released, 2011<br \/>\nReviewed by Kent Manthie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just came across this unique album by local guy, Blaze Eisner, entitled <em>An Unquiet Mind<\/em>. The album was put together with no label support, which, nowadays, is almost irrelevant. It\u2019s a project that was done with two other people: Darla Hawn on drums and Rick Sybrandy on bass, while Blaze does the singing and plays guitar.<\/p>\n<p>The seven songs on this release are all written by Blaze Eisner, thus have a personal touch to them. The album is a laid-back, pop-ish set of tunes and I don\u2019t mean \u201cpop\u201d in a pejorative sense, but rather a broader type. I suppose if you found this at a record store it would definitely be tucked away in the \u201crock\u201d section, but of course, record stores have a pretty limited number of genres they catalog for their wares: there\u2019s \u201crock\u201d, \u201ccountry\u201d, \u201cclassical\u201d and maybe, if you\u2019re at a better one, something else like \u201cnew age\u201d or \u201cspiritual\u201d, etc. But, at least for now, don\u2019t expect to find this at your local Sam Goody store or even one of the only two or three indie stores left in the San Diego area.<\/p>\n<p>The mellow, but captivating tunes on <em>An Unquiet Mind<\/em> are closest, in my mind, as far as comparing, to Chicago\u2019s genius, Owen (aka Mike Kinsella, brother of Joan of Arc\u2019s Tim Kinsella), whose 6 or so CDs, which include an EP or two (with a new CD out this fall!). They both have similar hushed tones, acoustic-based tunes that are introspective in nature and at the same time pull the listener right in from the first listen.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the songs that serve well as examples include the opener, \u201cJust For You\u201d, \u201cSubtle Imperfections\u201d and the closing track, \u201cHome\u201d. But the whole album is one of those rare discs that are worth listening to from beginning to end; it\u2019s not too long and each song is a gem in itself so, as long as you have the time, you might as well listen to the whole thing.<\/p>\n<p>Also worth mentioning is Darla Hawn\u2019s drumming. She does a terrific job, with a powerful punch to those skins. It really accentuates the songs without overpowering them but is quite noticeable for its hard-hitting, time-keeping beats. She helps pull things together in a way that helps Blaze to emote without changing what he is doing: a subtle thing, but definitely noticed.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, <em>An Unquiet Mind<\/em> is a nice blend of mellow, charm and wit. Plus it\u2019s a welcome change from the typical \u201cEmo\u201d crap that gets played on commercial radio in heavy rotation, just one more reason to be excited about it. Since you probably won\u2019t hear it on your local Clear Channel commercial radio station (which is a good thing, since it doesn\u2019t need to be commercialized), if you are interested in finding out more about <em>An Unquiet Mind<\/em> go to http:\/\/blazeeisner1.bandcamp.com, you\u2019ll be happy you did.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>-KM<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An &#8220;Unquiet&#8221; Storm Tweet Blaze Eisner An Unquiet Mind Self-Released, 2011 Reviewed by Kent Manthie Just came across this unique album by local guy, Blaze Eisner, entitled An Unquiet Mind. The album was put together with no label support, which, nowadays, is almost irrelevant. It\u2019s a project that was done with two other people: Darla Hawn on drums and Rick [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1,573],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive","category-music"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8398,"url":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2013\/04\/01\/clutch-live-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":5077,"position":0},"title":"show review: Clutch, Earth Rocker Tour, Anaheim HOB, 3-24-13","author":"brent","date":"April 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 [Live Music] Clutch Show Review\u2014Earth Rocker Tour: Lean, Mean, Rockin\u2019 Machine \u00a0 Tweet Clutch, 3-24-13, 7 p.m., House of Blues Anaheim, 1530 S. 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