This is the greatest release of the summer.  And In my opinion one of the greatest releases since the white album. 

It is three albums at the price of a single album,  The path is a story of the life of a boy who's life is plauged by the role money plays in it, and the importance his father and his mother place on it.

The Mother musically portrays his mother.

And the Mechanic musically portrays the father.

a few quotes from A.P.:

"Tapping into the potential Enders(ace, lead singer, writer, guitar player) hinted at with his eclectic side band, I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business, The Mother erratically jumps through genres and styles, focusing on more mellow, pop-flavored material... straight-ahead rock more typical of TEN on disc two("The Mechanic"); before seemingly launching into outer space for disc three("The Path"), which revolves around the concepts of money polluting the world and the perpetual cycle of kids hating their overbearing parents - then growing up to become the very same overbearing parents themselves - while utilizing musical idioms such as jazz and ragtime to accompany the disc's story arc."

"It's not until later, when discussing TEN's future that you get a full sense of just how driven Enders is.  Next summer, after spending this year promoting the new record, he plans to release one new album every month for an entire year, mostly as a solo artist, with each disc featuring 10 songs and different musical "Themes" ranging from grunge to country."

I have had an array of "favorite" bands in my life, and usually I have several favorites at a time.  But this album has solidified The Early Novembers slot as current #1 favorite band. 

you need to hear this CD, if not own it.