American musical maestro Henry Doss is an extraordinary songwriter. Self-selling this particular track, intriguingly, as 'a musical editorial,' 'Mars' is a catchy yet caustic ode to living life in the modern world. Backed by a stirring String arrangement and a great backbeat, the dark and brooding nature of the subject matter is far from gloomy or depressing. In fact, this is Alternative 'pop' music at its most involving and enthralling, as bountifully bluesy electric guitar solos wail in the background in the style of Santana.
Henry's staggeringly original approach to writing songs might force his audience to compare him to such revered geniuses as David Bowie, and Henry even goes so far as to incorporate a verse of lyrics delivered through the nearest, 'all-ears' Megaphone at hand.
'I'll kill you if you kill me; I might go insane.'
'Mars' is so damn cool that anything you ever hear subsequently will force you back down to dull earth with a bang.
(Steve Rudd)
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