CLOUD MERCHANTS - RELEASE - 1995

THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(10-TRACKS)
1-SHOUT OUT LOUD
2-IT'S DARK OUTSIDE
3-PLEASURE TRIP
4-COMFORT ME
5-1000 WAYS
6-SAGE
7-COME AWAY
8-BLIND TO IT ALL
9-BIG MAN
10-NEVER SAY GOODBYE
CREDIT:
Robert Evans-Guitars
Jimmy Lux-Drums
Michael Van Eik-Voices
David Ybarra-Bass
.Already toted as "the best new modern/alternative rock band to emerge from the San Diego scene"And if you knew how many thousands of guitar toting young Hopefuls crowd that circuit,That's no light claim.Certainly the Cloud Merchants Offer virile*,Turbulent rock with plenty of discernable influences(Echo & The Bunnymen,The Alarm)but with an unusual vocalist(one Michael Van EikAnd-Some hard hitting songs still make an impact.Lyrics,like the bulk of those Christian bands pitching at alternative rock clubgoers,Cloub Merchants hint atspiritual answers rather than spell them out, while I'm not particularly keen on the retro pop rock of "1000 Ways"or the gloomy balladry of "Comfort Me".But onThe full tilt guitar rock of the opener"Shout Out Loud"The impact is Considerble This is A San Diego Christian rockers Cloud Merchants That debut album is a lot Different from most Christian albums out there.While the
Production quality isn't quite up to mainstream standards (it could have been mastered louder) the songs are much better,Both lyrically and musically than your typical Christian album.They also recorded a follow up album called 'Push' that was never released which Is Too Bad Because it blows 'Release' out of the water(http://www.holymetalrob.com/)