If you have to pick one, get Civilian. They're too different for me to really have a preference, but I find Civilian... in a way, easier to listen to, because it's more cohesive. Model Prisoner is music from over the course of several years of Adam's life, so the sound is kind of all over the place, whereas he wrote Civilian over a much shorter period of time, around a more finite group of events. He finds his style a lot better on Civilian, so you're not thrown for such a loop from one song to the other. There's something to be said for the variety Model Prisoner has, though -- harder rock, country(ish) and then stuff that's more "typical" of what he writes.
There are sound clips on his website, if you're really having trouble deciding, though.
He's also donating money from his CD sales to various children's charities, which is really cool of him.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
Updated On: 11/28/05 at 08:20 PM
