Genre: Acoustic Rock

01 Seasons don't Fear the Year
02 Nice Cuffs
03 People Person
04 Vinter
05 Sticks
06 Shalom of Safed
07 Mere Woods
08 What Never was and what should have Been

Citay is a laid-back acoustic rock band out of San Fransisco, specializing in writing rock that is reminescent of the overlooked moments of bands like Led Zepplin and. While Citay is a force all of its own, it has a strong pulling towards bands of this caliber in the 70's. From what I understand, this is a two-man band for the most part, bringing in other members on occasion. They also incorporate a descent amount of dual guitar leads into their music, and also use a great deal of congas and other hand drums. For me, this sounds an awful lot like the music you'd hear on the public broadcasts on Sunday morning for CBS or something. While the music itself could be considered appealing to a mainstream audience and is very listenable and enjoyable to the ears, it is a wee bit too happy for my tastes.

My first qualm with this band is the album art. It looks almost like something some five year old painted and sent in to them. You can distinguish and make out what it is, but why use such crappy art? I guess it gives it more of that home town feel? Who knows. As said before, the music is quite enjoyable. It sounds like something your every day corporate businessman would listen to while sipping a pina colata by the pool, with one of those little umbrellas in his drink, while he casually sexually harasses any halfway attractive woman that may walk by because he thinks he's Stephen Seagull or something.

It's actually quite interesting to hear the types of leads that he uses for this happy blend of acoustic rock. As stated previously, many of the leads are dual guitar, so hearing that out of such a happy band is odd. I like it, as its something that evokes an emotion out of me, be it bad or good. Don't get me wrong, the leads aren't exactly over the top or anything. Mostly simple taps and scale progressions. They could definitely step it up a notch with the leads. The sound is cool, but what's the point of having it if you can't play the type of leads that you're aiming for? I'm not so sure I agree with what has been said about Citay. I've read comparisons of everything from Black Sabbath to Metallica, and none of that fits. It's basically Led Zepplin riffage with wanna-be Metallica leads. There's no doom to this music whatsoever, so I'm not sure how Black Sabbath ever even came into the picture. Tony Iommi would probably punch any journalist who said that after hearing this. If you're into laid back happy music, or just in the mood for something guitar-oriented that will make you feel all fairy-fied, then this album would be your choice. I'm sure for most of us here, though, that this album really isn't worth the time or money. There's plenty more out there worth buying. Don't get me wrong, there are tracks like Vinter that are indeed reminescent of Blackened-era Metallica, but these moments are fleeting, and few and far between.