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meanders and turns, revealing only vague hints of where he'll turn. The music is unpredictable and fresh. The first song melts into the last song with an obvious deliberate effort, yet without repetition. Maintaining the album's thematic undertones without sacrificing the originality of each song is a skill few can do quite as well as Sprinkle. "So Discreet," the name of the opening track, really sets the tone musically and lyrically for this discreet, subtle and meek album. Yes, meekness characterizes the album. It is power under control. It's a provocative control that drives great art, leaving the receiver wanting more and more until the artist becomes highly prized and sought after. This is a recognition that Sprinkle has yet to receive among most Christian music fans. He must be one of Christian music's most unsung and subtle musicians. One of Sprinkle's more devotional songs lyrically is in his title track ("The Kindest Days"). As obtuse as his lyrics are, the song gives the impression of the temporal and of thankfulness. So I will say again, all I have ever been is walking backward, chasing after, things that will never be able to carry me anywhere but to the ground below me. Chorus: "I, I can't believe, that you're such a part of me. And after all this time, you got through, with your loving ways, and these have been the kindest days that I've known since I met you.The quirkiest song on the album must be the fifth track, "Signing my name." The lyrics are confusing and cloaked, but the music sounds like the "um-pa" music from a haunted merry-go-'round looped behind a muted and eerie carnival trumpet you might hear in a Space Quest game before the main character gets destroyed. It creates a very unsettling but edgy sound. The album ends with a sharp, uncharacteristic and almost careless tone. It may surprise you. For it's mere originality,
this album fully deserves 4 tocks Israel Kloss 9/9/2000
Aaron Sprinkle is the greatest one-man band in the world. He continues to play everything but drums on The Kindest Days, his sophomore solo effort. It's far more consistent than his last album and finds him in a mostly mellow mood. Acoustic strumming with little picked riffs is his sound of choice, with some swells of Rose Blossom Punch lite distortion and a revival of the latter-day Poor Old Lu vibe on a couple songs. Most of the songs are drenched-in-dreaminess, slow-tempo sleepers; superb melodies sung in that unique silky smooth voice with a pinch of rasp and a hint of helium. Sprinkle spins magic tales of characters and relationships, including himself. The lyrics to "Useless" stick in my mind most: But the little boy I used to beHovering high above in almost every track is a great, slow '70s guitar solo that moans or hums or floats for a bit before evaporating. In fact, Sprinkle unconsciously borrows many of his beats, rhythms, licks, and sounds from countless classic rock/pop radio songs. But he does it in the good way--not enough to be a rip off, but more than enough for these songs to sound like old friends you've listened to and loved for a couple decades. Josh Spencer 9/15/2000
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