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Believe Review

Wind-Up Records has a good talent for finding good talent. Most of their best artists are under-rated, however. For instance, CREED is their staple artist, their pride and joy, but I feel that this Big Dismal is not a "recycling" or a copy, or even similar to all three of CREED's CDs (which I own, love, and have memorized). I feel very strongly that this CD is BETTER. The songs are easier to empathize with, because they are interpretable in several ways. "Remember (I.O.U.)", the first single, could be contributed to God, family, friends, teachers, almost anybody that could have an influence on life. They are a Christian band, but they don't preach.

In short, there is not a track on this debut album that is not utterly fantastic. Several young bands make the mistake of having songs sound similar and run together to make for a boring, lacklustre CD. There is not a track here that emulates the others, yet Big Dismal manages to have a sound of their own.

I give this CD 5 stars without any hesitation. This is for people who don't like their rock to be pointless or volume-driven, but hook and riff driven. The band is young, but they make a good impression. And I "Believe".

Review by: Sean Lowery, Amazon.com