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Caroline's Spine second major label release is a fabulous mix of today's rock and meaningful lyrics. The boys from Tulsa, OK know how to play good rock music! Attention Please has a little bit for all avid music listeners. Keep Rockin'!

In 1999, opening for the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band was this band, Caroline's Spine. Not knowing what to expect, I watched the show with open ears. Ultimately, I loved what I heard.

Their performance was great, their energy was in abundance and their music was awesome. This CD captures all three of these features. Their music is catchy and guitar-driven while not giving up an inch as far as distortion goes. On rhythm are Jason Gilardi, who pounds the drums with perfection and really enhances the music, and bassist Scott Jones, who basslines accompany the guitar extremely well. The guitarist are Mark Haugh and Jimmy Newquist, who play straight up rock and roll guitar, much like that found in the music of Nickelback. Newquist also resides on vocals and sings with the youthful baritone sound of Scott Stapp (Creed) but with a bit more energy and friendliness.

The album starts with the title track. The song begins with clean guitars before blasting into a heavy song with fast guitars and wonderful drumming. The perfect opener song. The next track rolls in right after the first, not giving you a chance to relax from the rush of the first. With the same intensity, the band plays great guitar, awesome rhythm and some great vocals. Their single, Nothing To Prove, softens the mood with acoustic guitar, a thick bass line and great drumming. It is a really catchy song and has something to it that makes it incredible. Ready, Set, Go picks the album up again with some great guitar, pounding drums and bass and some cool lyrics. A really great, rocking song. Rock And Roll Hero slows the tempo down again. The bass and drums really dominate on this song and the vocals and lyrics are so beautiful and inspiring. This song is extremely beautiful and definitely one of their best songs. The next three songs, Inside Your Mind, Open Fire, and Turned Blue, are all upbeat tracks. Inside Your Mind is a pretty heavy song, guitar-wise, and the vocals are great. Open Fire is a catchier than Inside Your Mind with some great rhythm, especially drums, and vocals. Turned Blue is their heaviest song. This song is basically driven by the drums but the guitars are really great. Everything stands out on the Work Song. It is just an incredible song. The guitar is wicked, the bass line is thick and can be heard over the guitars, the drumming is strong and solid, the vocals are sung in a cool way and the lyrics are pretty true to life. Happy Without You is a slower song with some great instrumentation and nice vocals. Again and Again is another fast song, like Inside Your Mind but a bit softer. The drumming is powerful on this song while the guitars are really great. The final song, True Star, is another one of the best songs because of its perfection. The drumming is simply wonderful, the bass is distinctive, and the guitars are great. All in all, this album is definitely some wonderful.

Although if this band were to ever make it really far in the music world, the comparisons are obvious but you have to get over that and just enjoy it. Fans of bands like Creed, Our Lady Peace and Nickelback would enjoy this album. Fans of music with a certain hard edge to it without the heaviness of metal would find this album comforting. Just simply check it out. Its definitely worth a listen.

The first time I'd heard of Caroline's Spine was when I was in the shower, listening to the radio. A song came on the radio, a song with amazing guitar, simple but eloquent lyrics, and a kind of energy to it that just made you want to listen repeatedly. For probably the first time ever, I listened very carefully to the DJ's words about the name of the song. "Attention Please?" Hmm... I had to hear it again. And thus I discovered Caroline's Spine, which has created quite a few songs with that same level of excellence. Also excellent songs are "Again and Again," with its intriguing mix of acoustic and electric guitar, "Deep in Your Wake," a passionate, addictive song, "Nothing to Prove," a complex, brooding kind of ballad, "Ready, Set, Go," with its wonderful tune and amusing "school boy" love story, and "Happy Without you," a mournful, emotional song of love lost. Suffice it to say that the album contains a great number of truly excellent songs, an intriguing blend of musics... Art, really. The entire album is excellent, and it's really something you should at least sample, if not purchase.

Caroline's Spine have achieved without being recognised for far too long now, and this latest album is in my opinion their best. The rocking title track has enough hooks for an entire album and must be played at high volume to fully appreciate it. Deep in your wake is another fast-paced rocker, and my favourite song on the album. The band mellows out a bit for Nothing To Prove, then moves on to a vivid recall of a teenage relationship with Ready, Set, Go. Rock 'n' Roll Hero is a brilliant account of how hard it is to make it is the music industry, and it is on this track that the incredible range of Jimmy's voice really comes to the fore. The album then cranks it up again for a couple of heavier songs in inside your mind and open fire, and then moves on to the freaky turned blue. Happy without you is next, and reflects on a relationship that went wrong, but was a worthwhile experience. Again and again is a powerful song about a man under the spell of a woman, and the album closes with true star, a very positive song. I never get sick of this album. Caroline's Spine, I'm deep in YOUR wake.

like creed? like pearl jam? caroline's spine, out of tulsa, okla, who had a cd release party on halloween so a new title should be here soon, are too overlooked and it's unfortunate. from the somewhat edgy "attention please" to perhaps the best unhearlded song of the past several years, "nothing to prove," caroline's spine have established themselves as one of those artists who is true to the craft of making music. this is not a sell out album -- it simply rocks. the drums, bass and guitar lines are true and jimmy newquist packs a powerful punch on lead vocals. this disc avoids the trappings and pitfalls that hold back so many of today's rock albums. are they some new wave or the most creative band to hit the scene? no, but they deliver some killer ballads with a truth and emotion in their style that too many "artists" cannot equal today. at least check 'em out. they will not disappoint.

I can not believe such an awesome CD has been nearly overlooked by everyone in the country. The sound is enough rock to be great to drive to, but the lyrics and melodies sweet enough to chill to.

This is a CD that needs to be in every music lovers CD collection.

I had heard "Nothing to Prove" and liked it, but when "Open Fire" came out, I just had to have this cd. At first listen I was slightly dissapointed with a few of the songs, but after giving it a second chance I have grown to like every one of them. You can pop this in and never have to reach for the track button. They rock, and they give you a good mix of songs with fairly good lyrics and a refreshing absence of gratuitious use of the word $&@!, a lyrical trap that a lot of bands seem to be falling into.

After hearing the song "Nothing to Prove", I knew I had to have this CD. It is awesome! Jimmy Newquist has an amazing voice. I would describe it as a cross between Eddie Vedder and the guy from Days of the New. The lyrics are good, too. Not especially thought-provoking, but relateable, I guess. I'm sure a lot of people could hear "Work Song" and say, "Yep, know what you mean, dude". The only complaint I have is that it's kind of short, only 38 minutes, many of the songs barely clocking in at 3 minutes long. But hey, at least you can listen to the whole thing when pressed for time, and still not be late for that "corporate lobotomy". I would recommend this CD to any fan of rock and roll, both metal and alternative, but especially to any Pearl Jam fan. This is quite possibly better than "Binaural". Anyway, this is a great album, and if you buy it, you will not be disappointed.

Caroline Spine is simply amazing. I first became hooked on them when I was supplied with their first "hit", Sullivan, by a friend. Attention Please is just an incredible album, showcasing the fusion of the sounds they have been perfecting for years. From the initial cliche soft opening of the title track, Caroline's Spine shows that even when they occasionally stumble into rock and roll cliches, the powerful vocals and intricate, hard driving guitars and drums make it work. When everything comes together, on tracks liek Deep in your Wake, it's incredible. Contact me if you're interesting in some earlier, out of print stuff (don't worry, i don't charge)

The first time I had ever heard/heard of Caroline's Spine, they opened for Queensyrche...I ran out after the concert and bought the CD Attention Please. I love this CD! I can play a million times a day and not get tired of it! Caroline's Spine, you got my attention!