The Maine released their third full length album, Pioneer, last December. With this album, The Maine has definitely found who they are as a band. In previous years, they've been labeled as a pop-rock band; however, broke out of that label when they released their album, Black & White. Black & White is nothing like what they released before, yet it still consists a few aspects of their pop rock background, which can be heard in the songs like "Listen to Your Heart", "Color", and "Every Road".
Black & White was just a prologue to The Maine’s new and improved sound as an American rock band. Pioneer is the climax. If you’re a fan of the sound of loud drums, low bass, awesome guitar playing, sexy vocals and a featured piano, this album was made for you.
Pioneer kicks off with the tracks "Identify", "My Heroine", "Time", and "Some Days". These tracks are all loud and are great intros of the album to start with because they give you a feel for what you should expect for the rest of the album. In the next apologetic, slow, mellow track, "I’m Sorry", acts as a “relief” from jamming out to the previous songs. Another slow song off of Pioneer is "Jenny," which features an awesome guitar solo.
I believe the guitars on Pioneer make the album because they set the mood of the song. They can be heard in various ways; however for me, I like them sweet, low and slow. The guitars are played to my satisfaction, but in some tracks, as it progresses, the guitars are played to a higher upbeat sound that gives character to the song. This transition can be heard in the tracks "Misery" and "I’m Sorry." These songs start slow and as it progresses, not only do the guitars get louder, but so do the vocals and drums.
As a band and as individuals, The Maine has definitely matured over the years. I've been a fan since when their first album came out and to have watched them grow makes me feel that Pioneer is their establishment as a band they want to be viewed as – an American rock band.
Allyson Chavez
Black & White was just a prologue to The Maine’s new and improved sound as an American rock band. Pioneer is the climax. If you’re a fan of the sound of loud drums, low bass, awesome guitar playing, sexy vocals and a featured piano, this album was made for you.
Pioneer kicks off with the tracks "Identify", "My Heroine", "Time", and "Some Days". These tracks are all loud and are great intros of the album to start with because they give you a feel for what you should expect for the rest of the album. In the next apologetic, slow, mellow track, "I’m Sorry", acts as a “relief” from jamming out to the previous songs. Another slow song off of Pioneer is "Jenny," which features an awesome guitar solo.
I believe the guitars on Pioneer make the album because they set the mood of the song. They can be heard in various ways; however for me, I like them sweet, low and slow. The guitars are played to my satisfaction, but in some tracks, as it progresses, the guitars are played to a higher upbeat sound that gives character to the song. This transition can be heard in the tracks "Misery" and "I’m Sorry." These songs start slow and as it progresses, not only do the guitars get louder, but so do the vocals and drums.
As a band and as individuals, The Maine has definitely matured over the years. I've been a fan since when their first album came out and to have watched them grow makes me feel that Pioneer is their establishment as a band they want to be viewed as – an American rock band.
Allyson Chavez
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