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Title: A Good Effort
Review: Like all their previous records, JOC has crafted an unusual and different picece with "The 11th Hour." However, even though a few songs (notably "Silence" and "Revolution") have a certain attractive ring, this album is generally a little less brilliant than their previous ones. It has such a very dry (no reverb), raw-but-clean sound to it that (to me anyway)it just doesn't quite work the whole time. Also I think that songs like "Fly" are arranged a little too "bouncily" and lose what could have been a heart-wrenching mood (though the line "now you're alive" is one of the most poignant expressions of Heaven that I have ever heard). Despite the imperfections, though, "The 11th Hour" is a strong cut above most music you'll hear released in this age of pseudo-grunge; I would recommend it to anyone who appreciates something not run-of-the-mill.
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