Pivitplex

Under Museum Quality Glass
Pivitplex has created museum quality power-pop music with this album of eleven melodic gems. It's hard to pick just one artist or band in particular to compare this group to, but the nasal-y vocals of "Rosetta Stone" give the track a distinctively Fountains Of Wayne-esque vibe. And while there aren't many mentions of "Jesus" and "God" in its lyrics, "Under Museum Quality Glass" is clearly a spiritually inclined release. "Feeling Fear," for example, speaks about the Christian's continuing struggle to live up to God's high standards, and "Overshaken" appears to be adding up the wages of sin. "Here I am, rolling round the dirt again/Just the kind of pain I like to endure," sings Scott Brownson, in a most St. Paul-like fashion. "Clarity" speaks directly to the unsaved person, with lines like, "You look crazy on the treadmill you're running/When you give in, redemption begins." Pivitplex's lyrics are smart and subtle, for the most part. But on the closer, "Lullaby," with its lines about praying for "the people in the bars," and later, "your pastor and his wife," seem geared more toward a junior high school campfire sing-along, instead of a pop album proper. In the end, however, great tunes oftentimes cover a multitude of sins. And since Pivitplex will mainly make you hum, rather than wince, its few faux pas moments are easily forgivable. [BEC Recordings / Dan MacIntosh]

This CD review was not printed in the March/April issue (#106) of HM Magazine, and is therefore an "online exclusive."

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By Jeremy

I found this review while looking for the lyrics to the song Lullaby. I think the lyrics to this song are awesome and I think they have great meaning.

Jeremy
19 JAX, FL