EvO:R Entertainment Independent Reviews of Soul Tree.

Jef Peace is a Beatnik at heart and his poetry reflects this. In addition to being a music veteran, he is an accomplished web designer as well. He blends these two talents in his capacity as Senior Partner at PeaceWork Music (www.peaceworkmusic.net), an online music distribution company boasting nearly a thousand unsigned bands and artists.

Jef has lived in many places. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona and spent the better part of his life in Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs, Colorado and Seaside, Oregon. He currently resides in Rochester, NY.

Jef Peace- staff reviewer and Senior Partner, PeaceWork Music

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SOUL TREE
ONE PART LONLEY, ONE PART FIRE
A review by Jef Peace - Senior Partner, PeaceWork Music

Soul Tree is a fun romp through the Southern United States. A blend of country, rock, blues, funk and at times bluegrass and rockabilly.

A lot of talent and heart went into these songs, both in their writing/composition and in their performance.

Band History

Born of rock and roll fire, sensuality, and passion, Soul Tree emerged on the Minnesota music scene in August of '07. They quickly establish themselves as a talented and fun power trio definitely worth seeing. As a band, Soul Tree played 30 shows in the first 6 months of their inception. Their set is like a chameleon, adapting with the crowds and covering a spectrum of rock from The Police to Led Zeppelin to the Bee Gees. As well as being able to entertain any crowd on any night, Soul Tree has written and recorded many original works that get people dancing just as well, if not better than any of the 60 cover songs they play.

Back to the CD Review

Clint Brandau provides the backbone of the songs with precise and at times quite tasty drums. He also provides backup vocals and does so with the same aplomb as his percussion. Last, but certainly not least, Anthony (no last name given) weaves a special kind of magic with basslines that are both intricate and appropriate. I've seldom heard bass this tasty and I'd like to hope future projects showcase his quiet talent a bit more.

Arguably, the last track on this cd "Big Boots" is the strongest commercially and it's almost pure country. I'm not saying Soul Tree should focus on country music, not by a long shot. In fact, the one criticism I have of this specific project is perhaps they should revisit this song and try to funkify a bit more to be in keeping with the other music they've created.

This is a cd that will not go into the donation pile now that I'm finished with the review; it is going straight into my personal collection and will be listened to over and over again.

Conclusion

Soul Tree has found one more fan in New York.

For more on Soul Tree, check out their Myspace website at Soul Tree on MySpace
Jef Peace- staff reviewer

Band Reply

Charlie,
Thanks very much for getting that review up so fast! Awesome review! I was wondering if you could forward this quick e-mail to Jeff Peace.... he made one typo... The drummer on the Albums Name is "Clint Brandau". Brad Zampich was our live drummer. Only if it is easy to fix. If not, no worries.

Thanks a ton. You will be getting our next effort when completed.

Brady Lillie
Soul Tree LLC
1416 Madison St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
763.234.0114
www.soultreeband.com

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