| Echo 7 is a very impressive new band. Similar to the likes of Die Trying, Smile Empty Soul, Three Days Grace, Fuel, Finger Eleven, etc, their debut album One Step Away has it all. Heavy songs, slow songs, songs that start heavy and turn slow, and vice versa. One of my favorite things about this band is their lead singer. It's like he can't decide who he wants to sound like. For example, in "Masquerade" he sounds a lot like the lead singer of Fuel. Then, on the next song "The After", he sound exactly like the guy from Finger Eleven, and I mean EXACTLY. From there, he tries out Aaron Lewis of Staind on the track "Beneath the Surface". Still not sure, he goes on to sound like Wes from Puddle of Mudd on "Uninvited". It shouldn't bother anybody though, because all those guys have awesome voices, and so does this new guy from Echo 7. The only flaw to this album is that in my opinion, the first few tracks just don't live up to the last 8 or 9 tracks. This would be one of the best albums ever if they could've done something different with those first few. Either way, I would recommend this album to any fan of alternative rock. My favorite songs include: Uninvited, Reason Why, Standing In Betweem, Beneath the Surface, and Left Alone. 01 - The Fair Man - 2/5 02 - Inside Out - 3/5 03 - One Step Away - 3/5 04 - Part of You - 4/5 05 - Masquerade - 5/5 06 - The After - 5/5 07 - Beneath the Surface - 5/5 08 - Uninvited - 5/5 09 - Reason Why - 5/5 10 - Standing In Between - 5/5 11 - Once Before - 4/5 12 - Left Alone - 5/5 |