Special edition hand-autographed by the band! 2009 release from the Country trio. Love & Theft features Brian Bandas, Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles. All three members of Love And Theft trade lead and background vocals. Brian, Eric and Stephen co-wrote all the songs on this debut album. The album’s first single, ‘Runaway’, was written by Stephen with Canaan Smith and Rob Blackledge. The band opened shows for Taylor Swift throughout 2008 and made their Grand Ole Opry debut in March of 2009.
Track listing:
1. World Wide Open
2. Runaway
3. Dancing In Circles
4. It’s Up To You
5. You To Miss
6. Can’t Go Back
7. Don’t Wake Me
8. Freedom
9. Slow Down
10. Me Without You
11. Drowning
$ 6.76
~amazing harmony — awesome group~,
Each track on ‘World Wide Open’ features brilliant harmony, and every song was co-written by a member of the band. Their debut single, “Runaway”, is an excellent upbeat song, which is turning out to be a huge summer hit. It has easily cruised into the Top 20 — and is now closing in on possibly becoming their first top 10 hit!
Glorious harmony is what makes the band special, and they showcase this perfectly in songs like “Dancing In Circles” — an amazing tune which should be a huge hit for them. The title track, “World Wide Open”, is another beautiful song — with soft and soothing harmony. “Me Without You” and “Slow Down” are very nice acoustic type ballads, and both have great messages in the lyrics.
Overall, this is a very strong debut album. The first 3 songs are definitely the stand out tracks — but it’s the simple and acoustic songs which really make this a solid album from top to bottom. They are definitely a very talented group, with outstanding pop-country harmony. ‘World Wide Open’ is filled with unique and catchy songs that really grow on you with each listen! ~9/10~
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|Love and Theft = Eagles meet Backstreet Boys,
I bought the album with Amazon’s special of the day. After listening to a couple of the sample tracks, I thought they were worth a shot.
Love and Theft is labeled as a country rock group. I would place them somewhere between The Eagles with soaring rhythms and pleasant anthems, and the Backstreet Boys with cheeky harmonies and hackneyed lyrics.
If you are looking for a pleasant listen, no thought required, perfect for driving in traffic to fall into their uplifting harmonies – then this album is for you. If you are looking for thought-provoking, technical rock, or classic country, look elsewhere.
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