Drive Thru
2006
The Mother, The Mechanic, And The Path
About This Album
With the ambitious triple-disc endeavor of The Mother, the Mechanic and the Path, the Early November have either made or broken their career. Forget that the band almost broke up multiple times before writing even began, or that various breakdowns ensued during recording; the members of Early November have thrown themselves completely into a project that the opportunity of attempting really only comes around once. Lucky for them, though, what results is not only an impressive display of their songwriting skills, but a rather enjoyable listen made only more satisfying with each additional spin. A concept record envisioned by frontman Ace Enders, the music is thematically based on the strained relationship between a boy and his overbearing father. As the music unfolds, the son grows up on his own terms, eventually leaving home around eighteen. He has his own child, and though he swears to be a much different parent than his own, soon falls into the same trappings of parenthood he vowed to avoid. With a storyline as such, this is not an album that comes together in one listen; it's going to take some time to fully grasp where the band is coming from lyrically. The music, though, is much easier.
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