Onry's lyrics are often so strange on the surface, but like a dream they capture the most human elements, often simply in tone over actual words. I've listened to it countless times and I find that it offers both an escape from hardship and a rallying cry to face hardship head on. I've mentioned before that Vessel came out around a time of great difficulty for me. I'll keep this brief because I think I've alluded to this album now four times this month. That's why this album is my favorite of the decade, and why I have to keep putting Ceschi at the top of my lists. Nothing Ceschi's done before or since has been bad, but I feel like the soul and story of One Man Band is something that will always stand alone. My favorite aspect of the album however is the amazing folk material and interludes that really make Ceschi the musician that he is (the sweeping piano and unexpected banjo / whistling work he does on "Lament for Captain Julius" alone is worth the price of the whole album), and I absolutely love the classic rock influenced closing track "Julius' Final Song" (when he begins rapping out of nowhere at the bridge it's as effective as a David Gilmore solo for me). ![]() Not to mention he's managed to tie it all together in a loose storyline that became an almost visual narrative for me upon my first listen to it all the way through. Not only does it feature some incredible and cinematic production ("Half Mast", "Long Live the Short Lived", "Bad Jokes") from DJ Scientist but it fits the amazing and so often dark songwriting and rapping from Ceschi. But I have to say as much as I love the Factor produced gems that came later, I find myself returning to the darker world of One Man Band more often, and I find it more compelling in a lot of ways. With only two tracks of the alleged second full length album with Scientist ever released (as Ceschi & The Raincoatman) there's no way to be sure if they could've repeated what they did with The One Man Band Broke Up. ![]() ![]() I find that when it comes to Ceschi there's a split between fans who prefer his work with Factor, or his work with DJ Scientist.
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