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07 June 2006
Recogniton at last
Produced by Lou Giordano with his trademark full-bodied, immediately accessible, but never washed-out sound, A Boy Named Goo has finally got the band across to a wide audience, and deservedly so. Right from the start, the Goo Goo Dolls sound perfectly on the right track after Superstar Car Wash's OK but ultimately go-nowhere feeling -- "Long Way Down" is another stone-cold classic of wounded romanticism wedded to catchy Cheap Trick-tinged punk-pop, Rzeznik's singing the not-so-secret weapon. Hearing him on the descending chorus, matching the just sad enough guitar crunch, makes one realize that there's always hope for full-bodied rock & roll. The eternal Replacements tag now makes less sense than ever -- the Goos have their own enjoyable sound, Rzeznik's a more individual singer than ever, and all three rock out accordingly. Takac similarly has his own sonic improvements, his formerly rasped high register now just a little more controlled but no less affecting, as winners like "Burnin' Up" and "Somethin' Bad" easily demonstrate. Rzeznik-sung highlights are equally everywhere -- the commercial but never stupid "Naked," with a great chorus and immediately radio-friendly music, the equally sharp "Only One," and the mighty fine "Ain't That Unusual." There's no question what the highlight is, though -- however untypical of the rest of the album's mid-range feedback fun, "Name," with its sweet but sad acoustic arrangement, made perfect sense as the Goos' long-delayed radio breakthrough. Rzeznik's empathetic vocal, delivering one of his best lyrics on favored subjects of friendship, loss, and fame, matches unfolky strumming and quiet energy, creating a song that feels like both a farewell to the American Dream and to a long-lost partner. All this without sounding a Bruce Springsteen sermon -- a rare thing indeed.
07 June 2006
Best album of 2005...hands down
2 of 4 found this helpful Bullet's new album finally brings metal back to the forefront of the music industry with their new album 'The Poison' they have joined a long line of Welsh bands who have broken into the mainstream including Funeral For A Friend and their label-mates Lost Prophets.
This is their first official album released on the label Visible Noise; they had previously released a limited edition single for 4 Words, an EP(Hand Of Blood) and a mini-album. Recently they have walked off with the award for 'Best British newcomer' at the Kerrang Awards cementing themselves along with fellow metallers Trivium at the forefront for bringing metal back into mainstream as Metallica had previously done 15 years ago. Compared to other bands like Trivium, I find the band easier to listen to on a first try, with Trivium's album Ascendancy it did take a couple of listens to get accustomed to the music. I find Bullet For My Valentine's album 'The Poison' easier to pick-up and play. At times throughout the album, I do find that the lead singer, Matt Tuck at times sounds like Gerard Way from MCR for instance on 'The End'. Not just with his voice, but I find as if they have thrown Metallica-style riffs together with MCR-style lyrics that could have been easily found on 'Three Cheers'. This isn't entirely all that bad, but if you are expecting an album on the scale of Metallica, you won't find it here. As my favourite band is of course Metallica, I obviously look for bands that sound alike and with these new metal bands that come out of no-where proclaiming themselves as the 'new' Metallica, none have been found yet, Trivium tried and failed with their constant-use of screamo/clean singing, which is a style that in my mind is all but dead, it has been done by so many bands beforehand so it is nothing new. Bullet For My Valentine, use the same format 'scream for a bit - sing clean - scream etc.' To me it just isn't as grating as other bands such as Trivium.
The first song off the album which was recorded with the famous Apoclyptica, it appears to be heavily influenced by Metallica instrumentals of old like Call Of Ktulu. Some other notable songs to be found on the album: '4 Words' which was previously released as a single. I wasn't convinced by "4 Words", which is a pedestrian by the numbers modern rock song and it is no-where near the strongest song on the album. 'Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow' is the second single off the album following '4 Words'. They seem to have invested some passion in this song which blazes out of the speakers, I'm not 100% convinced that the twin vocal approach is ideal for their material, but there is a raging intensity to this song that makes it stand out from the rest of the album. Another track to look out for 'Tears Don't Fall' it may sound like any average track but just wait until around 3:30 where everything hits off and the days of 80's thrash metal don't seem all that long ago. Over the album there is a diverse range from track to track. Be it power ballads with 'Tears Don't Fall' and 'All These Things I Hate', two songs which are emo-friendly, namely the title track and 'Hit The Floor'. On the other side of the spectrum, 'Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow' and 'Room 409' contain head-banging riffs and galloping duel-guitar interplay.