With the election looming this fall I was reminded of this concept album by #pedrothelion "winners never quit". I love concept albums. It probably started when I discovered the story behind Pink Floyd's "the wall" as a young teen. The fact that each song was a chapter in an album length story was extremely novel to me (oh joyous play on words). It's very cinematic and adds delicious layers to the abstractions of music. It's not that this disc is great at delivering an acute tale, it's doesn't. It's about as loose and foggy as a concept album can be while still being called such. Though I think the strength here is in the poetic rather than literal lyrics. It's more like a story board album. Snapshots from a bigger picture. The story I get from all this is a brother's ascent and fall in politics with mariticide, alcoholism, parental favoritism and blind faith in God's reward all playing roles. The lyricist David Bazan let's you connect dots he's mapped out and it makes for a fun thoughtful listen.
This record revolves in my playing list coinciding with presidential terms in office. Every four years I'm reminded how much I like this cd and I'm reminded how much I generally think politicians are sleazy egomaniacs.
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