Worth the Wait!

Hate to say it, but it was! Talking about the subject of my first rant --- OSI's new album, Blood. It's a very logical continuation of what they have done up to this point in that a few guest appearances are by well-regarded musicians who are known for what they do and the result is stunning!

Get this - it's also possible to listen to this album in its entirety online! The pretty obvious source of music starts here with track one, but i gotta' say track two was what really caught my attention. Who am I kidding - it's a favorite band ... this is where I went - OMG! They got it! Anyway, from either of those links it's not hard to pick up the remainder of the album. There are nine tracks in all ... enjoy!

There's another alternative: go to OSI's web site and listen to a sampler of Blood. It's smidgens, but it's very well-thought out smidgens. They captured my favorite lyrics to Terminal ... the intricacy of Microburst Alert, and almost everything in between.

Here's where it gets better -

OSI's tracks have been on that awesome web site that trumps cable TV a lot of nights and a few times on Thursdays, and nobody's pulled them off. Is it a love of the band? Possibly ... Is it a lack of inaction by their label? No, because they are independent, distributed through Burning Shed. Does Burning Shed cling to their material, or the rest of the band for that matter, because they need to maintain commercial control or even sonic fidelity? No - they get it!

I hope anyone who stumbles on OSI through this or any other channel sees what a lot of others see and supports their art.

While this is not an album review per se (can't do them at the moment), let me say, just like Prophetbeatz (review coming soon) - they are getting it right -- true expression and access to the goods for listeners.