The Goodwill – That Was A Moment

After selling over 1,000 copies of the self-released 5 song demo, Negative Progression Records signed The Goodwill to a recording contract. The quintet from Huntington soon recorded their first full length, “That Was A Moment”, and released it onto the world on February 11th, 2003. The CD, which features 10 songs of catchy pop-punk, has already started making waves in the music industry; and will only open up more doors for the band as time goes on.

From the hard hitting, fast paced start of “Let It Go” to the slow, harmony vocals which end off the final track “Broken”, each song has something different and unique from the other songs. But all the while still keeping the same type of generic pop-punk which has become so very popular these past few years. Brian Barbuto goes through lyric after lyric with the aid from the four other band members in the background. This little tool creates a sound which can be changed easily depending on who is singing in the background. One thing which could be altered is the lyrical content. Most of the songs contain memories about relationships and girls, this does seem to get overused a lot; but The Goodwill still manages to find new ways to speak about those subjects.

Adding a little extra touch to the feel of the album is the use of additional instruments like the piano (“Broken”, “Doesn’t Even Matter”), bells (“Brethren”) and acoustic guitar (“Forgotten Feeling”, “Broken”). These little extras make some of the songs stand up above the others.

In summary, if you are a fan of the pop-punk genre, like New Found Glory, then you will really enjoy this album. But if you never liked that sound, this is no different.