I Will Find You No Matter What: The Songs of Luc & Bob Schneider

PreS-Gr 2—Singer/songwriter Bob Schneider, who is based in Austin, TX, and his now 11-year-old son Luc began writing and recording songs together when Luc was four years old. Under the group name "The L," the Schneiders have gathered many of those recordings through the years and added some recent ones to create a collection of music that can be enjoyed by the family. Luc's angelic lead singing can be heard on the recently recorded songs, and Bob provides occasional back vocals and musical backup. In contrast, those that feature Bob on lead and Luc singing backup were recorded when Luc was younger. The two sing songs about popsicles, robots who don't eat candy, Superman, love, tae kwon do, and monster trucks. Highlights include "Vacuum Cleaner" (which has a very hypnotic percussive beat) and the opener, "All the Time" (a ballad in which the son proclaims, "I don't wanna do what I don't wanna do all the time."). While each song is pleasant enough and musically solid, several older selections have a muddy quality to the vocals. Unfortunately, it is difficult to understand the lyrics in these songs. Another technical problem is the out-of-balance volume of "Monster Truck" compared with the other songs on the disc.