August 2003

Austinlive.com review by Alison Garton

"The first thing to hit your ears (other than their amazing musicianship) is Laura Giammona's beautiful soaring vocals. Her ability to float across the vocal spectrum is simply amazing. Never wavering, never faltering, just smooth beautiful vocals every time. "Rush of Cold Air" is a wonderful choice of opener material, because it showcases her vocals so well. I've had the line "Please deliver me" echoing in my head for weeks. The chorus to track 2, "Realize", is unbeatable - "And I realize how wrong I am, And there's nothing left to deduce, There's so much more left to absorb, In shape and form I must be your fool." LOVE IT!

"Brothers In War" is overall my favorite track on the CD. It deals with the war between India and Pakistan. When I saw Shadowbox live, this was the song that stuck in my head. It has an energy all its own, and at the same time..."

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