The Servant : We Hardly Knew Ye!

The first time that I heard the band The Servant, I did not know that it was a band, as the music was instrumental and therefore there were no vocals. I heard their song 'Cells' over a trailer for the film Sin City. Unfortunately, the song was not feature on the Sin City score and did not appear in the film. Eventually, I figured out what the song title was and what band and album it was from, but discovered that the cd was an import and was 50 dollars on amazon.ca. I debated about whether to buy it or not and then I discovered that the song was also featured on the Transporter 2 soundtrack, which was the cheaper chicken at about 14 dollars after tax; I bought the cd. It was different hearing the song with vocals, but I still thought it was a good song. I was also overjoyed to find out that there was a second song by the same band (The Servant) on the soundtrack; I also enjoyed this song, as well. Again, I debated about buying their somewhat expensive cd and decided that I was going to roll the dice and buy the cd and hope that I would enjoy it: I often do this with music and film; usually I have heard good things or have heard a song or seen some of the film and decided to take a leap of faith. I got the cd in the mail and discovered that The Servant were a really good, relatively unknown band.

The Servant's self entitled cd (2004) was their first full length cd and has since been followed by How To Destroy A Relationship (2006). Previously, they had released two EPs; Mathematics (1999) and With The Invisible (2000). I have only heard from their self-entitled, but I am eager to hear from their other cd and their eps.

The Servant are a British, alternative rock band that have had some success in Britain, Italy, France and Western Canada. Unfortunately, they broke up November 2007 and the band members are now moving onto other music projects, but their music will live on with their two albums and 2 EPS.

I just want to list some lyrics from my favourite song from the band, 'Liquefy' and just state how they speak to me.

From the chorus;

Shall We Liquefy
Oh you and I
And mingle in the stream?
Shall We Liquefy
Oh you and I
And vanish into the sea?

I would not argue that these lyrics are deep and totally meaningful but they speak to me in a small way. I feel that the lyrics mean that two people are deciding whether to join together and get 'lost' together, that is to get caught up in each other's presence and love etc. The song is really catchy, but I think that it is a cool and happy song.

If any of you want to hear music from the band, you can come over and listen to some of The Servant and see what you think.

Take Care People.

Fanboy Dave