Gift Eight – Mark
March 11, 2008
My gift to The Collective this week is Ours.
Ours are the brainchild of Jimmy Gnecco. Formed in 1997, the relentless genius of Gnecco took four years to write and record their first album “Distorted Lullabies” in 2001. With reverb soaked guitars and haunting melodies and lyrics, “Distorted Lullabies” is a masterpiece canvas over which Jimmy Gnecco paints the world through his eyes.
The heart of the album is the vocal. Skill and inflection matched by no one. Drawing from such influences as Jeff Buckley and U2, Gnecco skillfully conjures mood and environment every time the melodies breach his lips.
The songs I have chosen are from “Distorted Lullabies”. The full album is listen-able in my iTunes and under the playlist “The Gift”. I’ve also included a video with a special live performance of my favorite Ours song “Medication”.
Fallen Souls
Sometimes
Meet Me In The Tower
