|
|
While you're here, please take the time to check out our sponsors below and on other pages.
First off, a disclaimer. I found the songs required two or three listens to begin to appreciate them. As I had a short time in which to write this review, all I had was two or three listens. For this reason, I don't know if this CD could be a commercial success without a major label push (meaning enough radio airplay for people to "get it").
This CD has an early-Nineties or "grunge" sound. There are times when it leaves this sound and gets interesting. For example, on "Josh Song," which touches on funk, rap, and industrial. Other stand-out tracks are "We Cry" and "Brotherhood."
Overall, what I like about the CD is some of the heavier riffs and the uninhibited, dramatic guitar solos.
The lyrics are thoughtful and poetic but, in most songs, a little too vague for my taste.
The biggest downfall is the production. The recording lacks bottom-end. Fat bass is needed folks!
And, finally, I like "Wood" too. It is indeed... good. Listen to the CD and you'll know what I'm talking about.
review copyright © Alex Young, 2002
|
|
Canadian.