ARTIST: Constantine
TITLE: Constantine
LABEL: Sixth Place
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 206kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 46m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-08-07
RIP DATE: 2007-08-07
Track List
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1. Girl Like You 3:03
2. Several Thousand 3:14
3. Everybody Loves 3:55
4. Child, You're The Revolution 3:09
5. Right To My Head 4:56
6. Favorite T-Shirt 3:09
7. Sister, Sister 4:04
8. Fading Into You 3:50
9. I Thought It Was Something 2:58
10. So Long 4:05
11. Heaven Help The Lonely 4:25
12. Midnight Radio 5:27
Release Notes:
If you're on the fence about whether music from American Idol alumnus
Constantine Maroulis is worth your time, consulting the cover art could help.
Those who swooned over his dark good looks in 2005 will be swayed again
instantly. And in the end, that won't be a bad thing. Constantine, the former
contestant's first solo album (fans will note that Pray for the Soul of Betty, a
2005 release, was the work of a band to which Constantine contributed vocals
prior to his TV turn) rocks hard, rejects infantile songwriting, and leaves no
room for duds--each of its 12 tracks surprises with a maturity you wouldn't
necessarily expect from a guy who got his big break on TV. The opening piano
plinks of "Girl Like You" give way to a Santana-esque romp, "Everybody Loves"
brings out the Freddy Mercury in Maroulis' likable if not overly pliant voice,
and "Sister, Sister"--one of a few numbers co-written by Maroulis--steals hearts
with a sharp turn away from the predictable; here's a song about sibling love
from an artist who some would expect to focus on lusty joints. Constantine's
producers play it straight and don't get overly fancy, but that's not to say the
disc is without flourishes. The sizzle Constantine normally reserves for the
camera slips directly into these songs.