Slow Horse Analysis

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In celebration of their latest album “Slow Horse”, Stolen Rhodes stopped through New Jersey’s Timeout Sports Bar on their tour around the nation. The Philadelphian based band is no stranger to this local scene as they’ve played former hotspot for open band jams, Shady Katie’s.

Matt Pillion (vocals, various instruments), Kevin Cunningham (guitar), Dan Haase (bass) and Eric Skye (drums) rolled out the night with the first track from the name album “Keeps Me Alive”. What a better way to introduce the album. With a soft start, absent of drum, Pillion’s voice drew the attention of everyone inside and out on the patio. Slightly He had a beautiful range from subtle toned to a dynamic sonorous cry. The melody was fluid and pleasant to as into as well as the uplifting lyrics. For example “I believe that there’s more to life than flesh and bone, it keeps me alive.” and “And we hold on to anything that gets us through the night.”
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In Pillion’s case, I’ve never seen one person utilize so many different instruments throughout their performance. He, as they cycled through their songs, not only sang but played guitar, saxophone and a keyboard. Being a multi-instrumentalist not only pulled various elements into their music, but also was also very amusing to observe. To add to their uniqueness, Cunningham took guitar solos to a different height for me. To call it delicious and riveting would be a complete understatement. Haase offered swift soulful blues notes from his bass as Skye remained in pocket and created great setups for solos. Stimulating rhythm through and

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