We are beggars all

There is no limit to the crap that I will post on here. Mini-album review? Why not!

Thrice recently dropped Beggars, a quick turn around from The Alchemy Index, Thrice's four disc concept album that encompassed the four elements of nature (Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire). After recording such a focused record, Thrice decided to put out something slightly more natural, enter Beggars.

After listening to the album for a few days, I am (once again) very impressed. Thrice have yet to put out two similar sounding albums. This time around they deliver an array of songs that echo a very clean and natural sound; lacking the distortion, keyboards, and heavy mixing of The Alchemy Index and Vheissu. Vocally, Dustin Kensrue is as raw and powerful as ever and his lyrics are meaningful and intriguing. It is also important to note that this album isn't as heavy as previous releases. Comparing it to any of Thrice's previous albums, I would say that it is a mixture of Air, Earth, and Dustin Kensrue's solo album Please Come Home. It is a great album for Thrice faithful and newcomers alike.

All you big-shots do swagger
And strive with conceit
Did you devise that your fray would be fought?
If you've been raised in a palace
Or live about on the streets,
Did you choose the place or the hour you'd be born?
Tell me what can you claim?
Not a thing
Not your name
Tell me if you can recall
Just one thing, not a gift, in this life?
Can you hear what's been said?
Can you see now that everything's graced?
After all
If there's one thing I know in this life
We are beggars all