The Bottom Line
Pros
- "Waitin' On Me"
- "Simple Miracles"
- "Fishin' In The Dark"
Cons
- None.
Description
- Emerson Drive's sophomore album.
- Contains first single "Last One Standing."
- Produced by Richard Marx and Scott Borchetta.
Guide Review - What If - Emerson Drive
With an Emerson Drive album you know you are in for an updated sound with tons of energy & 'What If?' is no different. Brad Mates & the gang give everything their all & you know they are all enjoying what they are doing. Richard Marx & Free Waybill wrote the first single,' "Last One Standing," where the subject of unconditional friendship & love is touched upon. Calling in sick to head off to where it is warm is the topic of "Lemonade," a mid-tempo tune. The couple had fun acting like fools because they were together but years later the guy wonders why they had to change and become so grown-up.There's never a second chance to hold on to a day that might be someone's last as proven in "What If?" Live each day as if it is the last because you noone knows when their time will be up. "I'll Die Trying" is an emotional ballad that's sure to tug at ladies heart-strings as everything within the man's power is what he will do make his lady happier. Well-known Nitty Gritty Dirt Band song "Fishin' In The Dark" is covered with a little bit of added rock flair.
"Simple Miracles" is another pretty ballad song about loving every part of spending time with his wife & being thankful for things that would otherwise be fairly fogettable or get lost in the shuffle of life. "Still Got Yesterday" is about looking back & thinking of reasons to smile, while the closing bonus track "Rescued" talks of a lady that "saved a drowning man in an ocean of pain" & gave him a heart to hold on to.
