Bush Sinks into the "Sea of Memories"

The band Bush does play music in my "Sea Of Memories," a fitting title for their album released in 2011. I was listening to Bush's debut album during an important growing period in my youth and I still feel the emotional connection whenever I hear the songs. However, "Sea Of Memories" did not really take me much of anywhere or feel like an album worthy of lingering in my mental music collection.

"The Mirror Of The Signs": Well, it never really felt like much of a song. More of a intro mood/tone setter with lyrics and a chorus and all of that, but just not really a "tune" I'd hang out and listen to.

"The Sound Of Winter": It's got the sounds of a standalone single, but it doesn't have the stand alone and look at me in the spotlight umph to fight the good fight.

"All My Life": The echo of emotion is there, but the echo lacks the punch of the real thing.

"The AfterLife": This track has more of the "hip" going for it a single with a stronger chance of having staying power. Thus far all of the songs have a mist off of the waves quality to them, maybe it's just in my brain, but it is indeed my brain that the music is being pumped into to formulate opinion, so, that's what you get. Okay song, forgettable on their overall track record of songs made and when he says "don't let the bed bite" it's fairly stupid.

"All Night Doctors": I like it when Bush does a depressing ballad. "Glycerine" is their God, "Inflatable" was pretty great too, and then this falls in line with those, just not as powerful; almost feels like a "we've got to have one of those songs on the album" moments.

"Baby Come Home": A ramble ballad, more rock than an "All Night Doctors" type of track. The chorus is a little too VH1 pop in delivery. Overall, it's, well, just okay.

"Red Light": Sounds like a U2 rip off. Change the actual music itself and I might have liked the song with the lyrics.

"She's A Stallion": Listenable, can tap your foot to it a little bit.

"I Believe In You": Bush is in a groove on this album, as in eroding away the surface of creativity rolling back and forth in the same area of musical exploration.

"Stand Up": It sounds like the melody of some other song I've heard, can't place my finger on it and trying to think of what it is steals away from focusing my listening attention. Ha. This song isn't too bad, just another example of being good compared to the other tracks, but not standing out in the grand scheme of worldly things.

"The Heart Of The Matter": "Strip away, strip away, strip." I enjoyed the bass lines and tone, but its drama goes askew as yet another cheaper version of successful tracks they have had in the past. I actually like Bush, but why listen to the new if it's not as good as the old.

"Be Still My Love": A dreary rock lullaby that I actually enjoyed as background music, with its sweet sentiments and all.