A Never Ending Walk - RUB

By: Agnes Constante (College Student, Music Afficionado)

From the countless groups struggling for a place in the music industry comes an original, dedicated, hardworking, and talented trio with much promise: RUB. 

The group’s debut album, “A Never Ending Walk” hosts an impressive collection of 11 songs with musical qualities from influences including U2, Led Zeppelin, and Bob Marley. RUB also admirably manages to keep a balance among the styles in the sounds of each track on their album. With a good number of upbeat songs, mellow songs, and even a reggae song (The Girl Who Sat Next to Me) it is indeed a wonder how RUB is able to accomplish this while maintaining a consistent sound in all their songs.

The first track, The Twilight Prelude is an ambient track that exemplifies the quality of instrumentals audiences can look forward to throughout the entire album. The acoustic arrangement of Do It Again is one sound to look forward to in RUB’s album, especially in the introduction of the song. More upbeat tracks include Love is Raining and Tonight, both which boast skillful guitar solos worth lending an ear to. Mellow sounds in this debut album can be found in Las Vegas Baby and Maybe. Perhaps the catchiest tunes on this record, music-and lyric-wise are When the World Was Flat and Let Me Take You. Other songs equally worth listening to on this CD are Daydreamer and A Never Ending Walk.

As stressed, the instrumentals and the carefully thought out musical compositions on “A Never Ending Walk” are incredible. The lyrics on the record also manage to be meaningful and relevant. While the vocals are emotionally passionate, the powerful music and lyrics combined allow listeners to appreciate the effort put into this original and creative record.