"Sunrays and Saturdays," from the Running on Ice album, tells of a fairly amicable, though still painful, break-up of two people who find they're just not compatible with each other."Shackled," the last track on the Everything You Want album, was written while Keith Kane was going through a relationship breakup.Bilingual Bonus: "Japan" on the Running On Ice album has Japanese speech in the last verse.Big Rock Ending: A number of their songs employ this.Better as Friends: "Sunrays and Saturdays" has the narrator wishing his lover well as they end their relationship, while he says they'll still keep in touch.He pushes your hair back, just like you like it he watches you sleeping until you wake up, wake up. Acceptable Breaks from Reality: According to Matt Scannell, "I'm Gonna Save You" provides this.Vertical Horizon's music provides examples of: The band has its own webpage, which can be found here. Cedric LeMoyne (bass guitar, backing vocals) - 2011-2012.Steve Fekete (guitar, backing vocals) - 2009-2012.Eric Holden (bass guitar, backing vocals) - 2009-2011.Corey McCormick (bass guitar currently touring ) 2009 - 2010.Jason Sutter (drums currently in studio and touring ) 2009 - 2010.Sean Hurley (bass guitar, vocals) 1998 - 2009.Ed Toth (drums, percussion) 1996 - 2005.Keith Kane (vocals, backing vocals, guitars) 1991-2010.Mark Pacificar (bass, backing vocals) - 2016-present.Donovan White (guitar, backing vocals) - 2012-present.Matthew Scannell (lead vocals, lead guitar) - 1991-present.The band is best known for its singles "You're A God," "Everything You Want," and "Best I Ever Had," all on its 1999 Everything You Want album. This is seriously an excellent acoustic album, anyone who likes good music should like this.Vertical Horizon is an American adult alternative band, initially formed by Matthew Scannell and Keith Kane in 1991 while they were students at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and later joined at various periods by several members in different roles. And fans of Jackopierce should grab this too-Jack O'Neil and Cary Pierce sing on the Reprise. DMB's drummer, Carter Beauford, drums on half the tracks here, adding more life to the songs. This album is a must-have for VH fans, but it is also a must-have for fans of the Dave Matthews Band. The reprise is awesome though, it's just the last part of Fragments with the chorus of The Man Who Would Be Santa sung over it. Goodnight My Friend/Reprise: An okay song with great lyrics, but not the best. This is a timeless song with beautiful lyrics and an awesome banjo mandolin (yes banjo) solo.
Great mellow sound.įalling Down: The best song they have ever recorded. Sunrays and Saturdays: The most James Taylor-ish song they've ever recorded, this sounds like another There and Back Again track. The lyrics are the greatest, I'm sure everyone has felt this way a few times before. I love the electric live version too.Ĭall It Even: I wish they would play this one live, what a great song. Japan: A live standard, this is one incredible song. Life In The City: A really funky song, with a better groove than anything they've recorded before or since. Love the nylon string rhythm guitar.Īnswer Me: An okay song, one of the least memorable on the album, except for the last couple of choruses which are incredible. Just the harmonies in the pre-chorus are tear-jerking, and they're just singing "Ooh, la la la la lalala."Īngel Without Wings: Nice song, sounds like it could have come from There and Back Again. The Man Who Would Be Santa: This is a beautiful song, a live favorite, and one of the only songs that can make me cry. The live version is better though.įamous: The only song "officially" co-written by Matt and Keith, with amazing lyrics. Incredible riff, and my favorite guitar solo ever in terms of good melodic phrasing.įragments: Not one of my favorites, but a good song that grows on you. An electric version is on the New Guy soundtrack. Heart In Hand: Great leadoff track, and you gotta love the lyrics. This music will make you laugh, cry, think and dance. This is to Vertical Horizon what Pale was to Toad the Wet Sprocket, what New Miserable Experience was to the Gin Blossoms, what, dare I say it, Zep II was to Led Zeppelin-a sophomore release that was better than their debut.Įvery track here is good, most are excellent.
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