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After the War is a very well crafted concept album telling the story of a solider during WWII. This CD was the brainchild of lead vocalist Dave Debiak, who through well-crafted lyrics and soothing vocals really captivates the listener into the story. While the idea of a concept album may be a little weird for most bands, Sleep Station has certainly proven that they CD do it, and do it well. This is not the first concept album this band has written; in fact, on three of their five releases, Sleep Station has created concept albums.

As previously mentioned After the War is an album that tells the story of a WWII airplane pilot. On this album there are several songs that have very catchy hooks and rhythms, that will have you singing right along. The highlights to this album were the songs "Caroline, London 1940" which is a catchy tune almost similar to something that the Beach Boys would have played. This song is a song written from the solider to his girl back home telling her that "They can take our lives, but my soul is yours and mine and I love you Caroline."

Other highlights of this album were the soft-spoken ballads "Burden To You" and "A Final Prayer 2". These softer songs combined with some of the more upbeat tunes make for a very enjoyable listen. The main negative parts of this album were the songs that had nothing but " The Drums of War" in them. This type of song which consists of little more then the sounds of war combined with someone mumbling in the back round, make for a tough one sitting listen.

While several of the previously mentioned songs give the listener a good reason to listen, many people will be turned off by the interruptions between songs. These interruptions prevent Sleep Station's latest album, from making the jump, from good to great.

Mike Elliott 11/28/04