“Upon the Wall,” the raw, powerful rock song from The Low Stakes Band that grew out of songwriter Eric Colville’s visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. With that, he contemplated the names etched into stone and had his perspective on the human toll of war challenged.
The state of the nation echoes that moment, and again in the current wars on the planet. It features a rock setup, guitars, a kicking rhythm, and a chilly atmosphere to highlight the song’s burning emotion. This allows for tension to breathe and ramps up the urgency that permeates throughout the entire piece.
The song urges you to sit with what the conflict feels like emotionally, rather than what you’re told to feel. “Upon the Wall” is an introspective rock piece that lingers, and it stays relevant by being emotionally honest and avoiding oversimplifying complicated human history in a way that remains relevant today.
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