Daily Planet will satisfy fans of The Waiting, Dave Matthews Band, Matchbox 20, and Kevin Max. "Flying Blind", about total trust in God, and "More to Life" most resemble DMB, with the latter adding a Blues Traveler dimension to Jesse Butterworth's vocals.
"Lost and Found" centers on appreciating God through his Creation, and being renewed through that process:
I see the paradox
With wheat, the tares included
You can't pull out the tares
The wheat will be uprooted
And it renews my mind...
"Questioning the Notion" deals with the concept of how a loving God can let horrible things happen in the world. It discusses the need to trust that He knows what He is doing even when we cannot understand it. "Six String Rocketeer" is about the comfort found in music when things around us are not going well. (The irony is that this song has no guitar solo.)
"Five" reminds me of the Beki Hemingway song "Ft. Bragg" -- it deals with childhood innocence, and the sheer joy of being free, and having no responsibilities, other than being a kid. Seth Davis shows his age here, citing Luke Skywalker, Underoos, and Spiderman as some of his favorite memories. "3000 Miles Away" bemoans the separation of two people in love and claims that nothing is as much fun when they're apart.
"Hero", the title track, is about finding out that our idols have feet of clay:
I bought the CD, downloaded the mp3
I even bought the import from the Japanese
I read the bio to see what you're all about
Let's put it this way folks, this guy is no boy scout...
Hero, in a nutshell, makes me want to hear more from Daily Planet. It has enough edge for the rock fan in me, intelligent lyrics, and singers that can actually sing, as opposed to most of the younger bands currently on the radio.
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Other coverage for this album
The Rebel Base 2002Reviewed by David MartinAllow me to introduce the best new rock band of the year 2002: Daily Planet. Perhaps I'm a little biased, since the young quartet was formed while attending Azusa Pacific University here in my native Los Angeles County, but regardless of that and the kabillion comparisons critics have thrown at these guys, something about this new band makes me smile from ear to ear. It's not rocket science -…The Phantom Tollbooth 2002Reviewed by John WilsonNew Reunion band Daily Planet falls directly into the Dave Matthews/Matchbox 20 brand of straightforward, occasionally meandering modern rock on their debut, Hero. That's not a bad thing if it's done well, which it is. The album's best moments are the upbeat ones. Lead singles "Flying Blind" and "Tangled Web" rock with a Matchbox-esque flair, while "More To Life" and "Five" bring in the funky…The Phantom Tollbooth 2002Reviewed by Josh McConnellReunion Records has done it once again by successfully signing another winning band, the new rock group Daily Planet, which consists of four guys from southern California: Jesse Butterworth, Seth Davis, Danny Lund, and Bobby Reinsch. As soon as you pop Hero into your CD Player and press Play you will never want to hit the Stop button until the album is completely finished (unless you strongly…Similar sounding releases
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