LPF Reviews 3

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The Blood Brothers

Young Machetes

Post Hardcore/Avant Grade Punk/Scremo

Released 2006

 

Taking their influences from legendary hardcore bands such as Refused 'Blood Brothers' sculptured

a very succesful carrer over 10 years, this 'Young Machetes' was to be their final album released

in late 2006. As usual the album takes on a rather bizzare sound but despite this rather bizzare

display of music man ship and lyrical content most of the tracks actually have very emotional

meanings underlying deep within the obsene content. This album took perhaps a less unothodox

approach to the Scremo/Post Hardcore structure with tracks such as 'Laser Life' imply the use of

casio keyboards and very much more traditonal melodies I guess before breaking into a triumph

of noise and screaming. To tell the truth though these tracks aren't where the album succeds, its

when they take a more straight the point Hardcore approac where it works.

 

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Tracks such as 'You're The Dream Unicorn' are posetivley relentless in their approach and this is

where the bands dynamic work best, the crunchy 'We Ride Skeletal Lightning' is perhaps one of

my faviroute songs of recent memory with heavy realiance on off tone notes call back screaming

and shouting and powerful chorus and break at the end. Those of you that like their harder/heavier

music with a bit of melody are very much in luck here as the are plenty of moments where the

screaming and thrashing are balanced of with albeit somewhat odd vocals and melodic breaks

lending to this bands great dynamic. Some people consider this album a dissapointment, others

consider it their most diverse work ever, i'm with the latter... it's not their best album but it's

certainly the easiest to get into.

 

:D :D

 

Set Fire To The Face On Fire

 

We Ride Skeletal Lightning Live

 

Laser Life

[Stenners]

LPF Playlist: Throw Back 1

 

The songs of the albums of the past that have been featured on this topic or about to be featured.

 

01. Fugazi - Combonation Lock

02. The Icarus Line - Enermies In High Places

03. The Blood Brothers - You're The Dream Unicorn

04. Method Man - Mr.Sandman

05. Kings Of Leon - Four Kicks

06. Pixies - Nimrods Son

07. Man Man - Engwish Bwudd

08. Weezer - Across The Sea

09. Elliott Smith - No Name #2

10. Electrelane - In Berlin

11. Smashing Pumpkins - Soma

 

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Bon Iver

For Emma, Forever Ago

Folk/Alternative

 

Bon Iver, the delecate voice that soothed my hangover on ATP morn, the beauty of

his voice swooning my ears with gentle melodies and harmonies over some familiar yet

unique structure..... this is the sort of sound you want when you want a reflective

session perhaps after a heavy night or in an insightful mood. I can't believe it took me

so long to catch him! Now having seen him 3 times in 2 weeks I have to say he is officialy

one of my faviroute artists of the moment & this album is why. After hearing his awe inspiring

set at ATP I purchased this album at the merch stall and quickky begun playing it at my house

when arriving back & it was somewhat perfect for my mood. This album is one full of enchantment

the songs structure and mood seem to be of Isolation & Haunting by nature but are at the

same time uplifting and beautiful at the same time.

 

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Songs such as 'The Wolves (Act I and II)' and 'Lump Sum' for example are some of the best

written and excecuted songs I have heard this decade with resembelance of earlier 'Iron & Wine'

very clearly sitting there in the influence. The use of messey distorted drum loops on 'The Wolves'

shows this artist to me more than just a simple accoustic singer song writer... his use of loops

at times can attribute to his clear knowledge of more theory side of music thus attributing to

a much more focused and cohierant album then many of his peers without sounding tired or being

posetivley frustrating to listen to threw out. This album is THE BEST debut I have heard for some

time not one of the best but THE best and I look forward to this artists future output with a key

eye.

 

:D :D

 

The Wolves (Act I and II)

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Pendulum

In Silico

D n B/Electronic/Rock

 

Back not too long ago I posetivley praised 'Hold Your Colour' for being a very enjoyable album

that whilst not being Drum N Bass being a good album to introduce you to the genre. Here

Pendulum do their best to further distance them selves with Drum N Bass whilst still trying to

sound like Drum N Bass & quite frankly this is where it all goes a bit tits up. Enjoyable as their

stop stay single may of been the latest single 'Propane Nightmare' sounds like a mainstream

emo nightmare thrown into a quite frankly AWFUL dance track resulting into tedius shite which

is more embarassing then it is fist pumping.

 

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The trend doesnt hold well threw out the album which pretty much sounds like this all the

way, they said this album was 5 times harder to make then the original and you can tell

this as they have completely run out of ideas, the loops are tedius and boring... the samples

are uninspired and the vocals are disgusting, not only is this album full of dissapointment

it's also TERRIBLE by every measure. Avoid this and stick to the debut.

 

:-/

 

Propane Nightmares

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[Friðbjörn]

ouch! clearly a bad effort by pendulum lol

[Jeezy]

errm....would it be too much to ask if someone could review the new "From First to Last" album?

[Stllmn8j]

errm....would it be too much to ask if someone could review the new "From First to Last" album?

 

If I was good at profesional style reviews,I would do it

[Friðbjörn]

I could if I could get a link lol

but I mean, if I think it's trash I'll say it...

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Santogold

Santogold

Pop/Alternative

 

Pretty much one of the hyped artists of the moment, Santogold is making ripples in many

music scenes but is the hype totally justified or is it just another artist being pushed due

to current trends in the music industry? I heard her early stuff & to be honest I had never

been overly impressed, I mean I always liked that the was some cohierent melodies and

some interesting moments but you know what I always thought of Santogold... she thinks

she is making much more edgey pop music then she actually is. I happen to know the manager

of Santogold and he specialises in pushing HYPE bands of the moment that lack any substanance

so when I got this CD I wasn't expecting much & this is totally backed up.

 

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Vocally threw out her performance is acceptable but again seems to be trying too hard

to be edgey and this goes out threw out the album with swooshy pop melodies seeming

posetivley interesting at first and loosing all impact mid song, this is someone trying too

hard to be accepted by a certain scene, in all honestly I cant write much more about this

CD as even after 4 listens I remember next to nothing about it. Essentialy, dont believe

the hype and invest in some Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bjork and M.I.A and listen to them in

interchanging moments, much better.

 

:D

 

LES Aristites

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Free Kitten

Inherit

Noise Rock/Alt.Pop/Alt.Punk/Indie

 

Free Kitten is a 2 piece outfit featuring 'Kim Gordon' of Sonic Youth & 'Julie Cafritz' of Pussy

Galore. The general sound of this outfit is very comparable to Sonic Youth in the use of unothodox

tuning but it's a lot less noisey I guess. The music is all fairly disjointed and isn't necciarily tight

but 'Free Kitten' have cetainly haven't gotten close to the success of say 'Pussy Galore' yet

alone 'Sonic Youth' & the is a reason for it & it is shown once again here. Although this band

are capable of making some fun catchy songs, the music always sounds like a lighter stripped

down 'Sonic Youth' more then anything & at the best of times they do sound like a real off the

wall pop act as is shown on this album with tracks such as 'Banana' being genuinly enjoyable

& actaully a really good fun song.

 

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The real problem here is this album offers very little in the way of instant appeal and it

doesn't offer much in the way of reward either, the music here isn't bad and some of it

is enjoyable but the isn't much more to it. It's good music to shove on into the background

but as a pievce of music that stands out, this most cetainly isn't it.

 

:D

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Shearwater

Rook

Alternative/Slowcore/Sadcore/Indie

 

Just as the above album this is another brand new album to come out which is a collbaration

between some of indies heavyweights this time it's 'Will Sheff' of Okkervil River & Johnathen

Meiburg of Kingfishers collaberating once again for their 4th release in 7 years & once again

to no suprise it lends it's hand to heavy inspiriations such as the likes of 'Nick Drake' and

'Lenard Cohen'. Too 'Okkervil River' fans who are yet to know of this band, in which case..

shame on you the band is a lot softer and slower paced then 'Okkervil River' more melodic

pop then catchy pop, the melodies here are largely comprised by simple accoustic strumming

& simple piano often topped off with frequent though sparse use of Violin, it's pretty music the

is no doubt about it & devishly easy to wack on and get into straight away.

 

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I have always had a bit of a hit miss relationship with Shearwater but with this album they

seem to have finnaly hit the nail on the head, sure the album doesn't sound too different

to when they first started and their focus seems to be primarily the same. The album though

clearly has a large budget and whilst most bands usualy splash this out on making an album

as polished as possible to the point within the is no hope to hear any honesty or any of the

core dynamics behind the band the production here is very nice making the album easy to listen

to but with enough subtle qualities to make it worth while to listen to again. Will Shefs vocals

do, as usual pervail and stand out & are a massive selling point to this band who are now 4 strong,

the development of this band has meant their songwriting has now reached a stage where they

may now no longer be considerd a side project but a band in their own right.

 

:D :D

 

Rooks (Live)

[Friðbjörn]

sadcore wtf

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Flyleaf

Much Like Falling (EP)

Metal/Alternative

 

Female vocaled Metal which isn't really metal.... hmmm what have we got here then? Well

it's not very oparatic melo-dramatic so thankfully it's not a new Evanescence record.. but

what the hell is it? A satanic like figure imegrges upon my shoulder with gelled down hair

and mascare looking at me going 'Flyyyleaf dude its flyleaaaf' the pain in his voice was un

paramount as I hear him crying to me about his faviroute band. Ohhhh they are one of those

bands, before I listend to this EP I had a pretty defined idea of what this is gonna sound like,

I could see some chugger chugger guitars (which we got), the pop structure disguised with

distortion (yea that), over the top screaming in some of the song with some wailey im so

depressed vocals (not quite as much as i thought but man they are still there) and the lack

of imagination which could make Flyleaf any other of these bands, yeap plenty.

 

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The only real 'suprise' the accoustic version of the song 'Supernatural' which is....

rather bland, I guess it's more sincere then the original but unfourtenetly I cannot

compare the two, her voice is tecnically fine but it's nothing interesting. The 3rd

track is functional and instant but again is really nowt of special though I wouldnt

be suprised if fans of such records wouldnt wet them self as she shouts 'JUSTICEEE'

I believe thats what she was screaming anyways, feel free to point out my mistakes

here.... but the thing is this... just another teen angst band with nothing to offer

not terrible but they emote no feeling what so ever.

 

:D

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Radiohead

The Best Of

Indie/Alternative/Experimental/Rock/Electronic

 

It's no secret that Radiohead are easily without a doubt one of the best and most established

bands of our generation, the aren't any bands that really could be placed in the same leauge

in terms of social impact, musical influence and general contribution to music as a collective in

our generation (I mean really, can you think of anyone that comes close). This is the band that

has die hard fans from the music snobs, casual listener to the emos, metallers and hip hoppers

they seem to have a fanbase everywhere & whilst the really resiliant will belt on about overrated

they are they can rarely back this up other then by seemingly trying to look cool. Sure you don't

have to like them but the above is fact and not an opinion, so it's only logical that their old label

EMI would want to milk every last penny out of their former label darlings so here comes this, a

collection of Radiohead songs which was sure to come sooner or later.

 

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This collection of songs covers all the album in their carrer under the EMI label, from the

early days of 'Creep' threw to expermimental period on 'Hail To The Thief' it's got it pretty

much all coverd (In Rainbows not being on EMI). So is the any use to this collection of songs?

Well yes of course they are but not so much for us, a generation that has grown up with the

band as the is nothing new here, the are b-sides included on the main tracklisting but not

anything any die hards wont have already. The aim I guess is at the casual listener of the band

that only know 'Creep' and 'Ok Computer' & now to a lesser extent I guess 'IN Rainbows' as

amongst all these stone cold recognisable classics this collection also features an abundance

of their experimental electronic side which was every bit as appealing. For a greatest hits

collection it's incredibly diverse due to their nature as a band... you cant ever say with

a band such as radiohead 'heard one album, heard them all' they go down as a list of a select

few bands where no one is ever sure what their best album is (and I mean threw out the

whole carrer not just at a select era) only other bands I can think of with such a scatterd

opinion and consistency are 'Beck', 'The Beatles', 'Sonic Youth' & 'Pavement'... sure the are more

but they are just examples.

 

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In this 2 cd collection you have to argue if it's too long, they dont really miss any of the obvious

ones out but you got to wonder if 2hrs+ worth of material is just a bit too much to listen to in

one going? Well of course it is & this collection of hits will never replicate an album experiance which

they are known to deliver so well, so you do miss out on some of their core appeal & why they are

such a great band, however this is a nice guide to be able to tell what Radiohead era is for you

and to divulge further... as this is a band with such a diverse and large catalouge this is an essential

for newcomers but the is no reasson for the fans to get it.. other then the collectors, simple to

sum it up GREAT BAND + GREAT SONGS = GREAT COLLECTION.

 

:D :D

 

Let Down

 

National Anthem

[Friðbjörn]

great collection yeah, but pointless much? yes very

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The Hold Steady

Stay Positive

Rock/Contempoary/Indie/Alternative

 

Contempoary Rock is often a very dirty word to give to a band, it often means boring & dated

rock which just sort of goes along with basic structures and doesn't really go about being cool

with the use of piano n such it goes along as more of a classic rock n roll record.... think 'Thin

Lizzy' and you pretty much get the point. The are exceptions to this rule 'Bruce Springstien' jumps

to mind and along with such a name I would also drop 'The Hold Steady' who offer a suprising

about of depth and scope into the genre. THe point of this band is they make Rock 'N' Roll based

Rock music seem fresh again! For such a dated concept they sound radicously fresh and most

deffinatly have their own sound, 2006s 'Boys & Girls In America' shuttled the band into a much

larger audience and was critically very well recieved (in fact all their albums have been) & early

signs seem to suggest the same with their latest release 'Stay Positive'.

 

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People could initialy be put off by their throw back sound but it's once you realise they

aren't dated at all is when you often discover that HEY! This shit is good fun & it's got

more catchy melodies and hooks then most mainstream records have to offer, which is

good as to be anal all the time is to be boring all the time & this is a very colourful record

the lyrics are whitty & the instruments used often braught out in major keys but with minor

keys co-operativley playing off of each other to make a fun but not sickeningly sweet

album, the song writing here is amongs their best, I personally think this is better than their

last effort & although it does have moments when it wavers for the most part this is a

hootin tootin good ol time!

 

:D :D

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Street Dogs

State Of Grace

Punk/Punk Revival

 

Street Dogs have really got a bit of a following going on in the punk world, those fed up of

the cookie cutter punk bands & looking for a band with a bit of an edge and creates those

anthems that sadly dissapeard a long time ago have turned to this band. The first 3 albums

were all strong though the last effort was a bit more of a polished affair it still hadn't lost it's

edge and the anthems were in tact & the case is once again present here. The one thing that

has to be said about this band that is even though its very much traditonal punk by nature

this band are quite eclective and experiment with different sounds stopping the album from

becomming a monotonius blur, the hooks are in anthematic perportions with hooks being similar

to the likes of 'Offspring' but I dont know... less cheesey and irritating.

 

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This albums all you would expect from a typical Punk album, simple chugging and furious riffs

with backing vocals repeating in a woooooOOOOooOoOo type fashion and simple hooks which

are often just a short statement such as 'Won't take any more' and so forth... it's simple &

is often done poorly but the vocals here all seem to suit it... it sounds like this band is a

passionate about tradtional punk values and as a result knows their way around short punchy

anthmatic songs. Sure they mix it up a bit with tracks such as 'Elizabeth' being Punk with a

really folk edge.. so not only are this band are of interest of punk purists but they also have

a fresh sound for the genere stopping them from sounding dated, album number 4 and still

yet to go wrong.

 

:D :D

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Nôze

Songs On The Rocks

Minimal Techno/Electronic/Jazzy

Nôze are a french duo which specialise in making fun minimal techno music & combine it with

various other genre elements by putting the likes of jazzy piano over a typically Techno beat

it's a real mis-mash of sounds which promosies & delivers a very dancey sound which doesn't

try to hard to get people moving. It's all rather low-key, people looking for in your face dancey

electronic music might want to move on as this is as stated in the genre description mininum, the

drums are of rhytmic patterns that are designed to carry a song and make you dance in the

repetetive nature but they are very quiet and modest... and good the is nothing I dislike more

in a dance/electronic track then in your face drums.

 

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With very simple vocals being deliverd in a stereotypically french manor you can tell this

duo are in it for fun, the vocals remind you of say 'Gogol Bordello' at times whilst at others

they are incredibly modest higher pitched deliveries which work incredibly well with the

minimal structure of these songs. It's all very fun and hooky with little touches which will

inevitably spark an ear to ear grin but at the same times the are moments where the music

turns fairly eary in the fun eary way, sort of like a twisted scene in a cartoon which is

simultaniously entertaining and creepy this band will prove something fresh in your music libary,

from the Ballad like offerings to the silly sing songs this album is truely one for the lighthearted

but at the same time, musically its a real treat.

 

:D :D

 

Kitchen (from the last album) http://youtube.com/watch?v=3l78GFJzRIk

 

 

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HEALTH

HEALTH//DISCO

Electro/Remix

 

HEALTH are a band of great humour some will say 'All The Hits//Remixed' is a bit of an overstatement

with HEALTH only surfacig last year and whilst getting a considerable underground following and only

having one album to their name calling them hits is a bit rich, but considering the recent flood of

uneccisarily greatest hits compilations and such you can understand the humour. The band it's self

are a noisey bunch & very difficult to get into, believe me I never quite got this band and whilst

some people seemed to rave on about them I just couldn't get into it. But this didn't stop me from

investigating this, the remix album of aformentioned album featuring the likes of 'Acid Girls'

'Crystal Castles' & 'Curses!' laying down their talents to alter the original recordings... and you know

what, the add of beats and cohesive melody to the squils of noise is really effective. The noise is

still there but at such a bare mininum and been alterd into cohesive electronica dance that you

would never know the original HEALTH sounded anything like they did, these aren't lazy remixes

these are the real deal people.

 

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Musically this is a bit of a gem, an easy electronica album to get into but without being stale

fragmented or boring like most of what is currently under offer under the term 'electronica' this

is pure glitchy beats with the odd vocal samples thrown in a the odd inclusing of heavy beats

and noise to really get the heart pumping and so begin the disorientation, this is all club stuff

designed for those currently very euphoric and/or drunk, this is the type of music you want on

in your club whilst gurning your little head off to your faviroute MDMA. The essential drive of

the album makes it a very coheirant and linier listen which to be quite honest with you I'm shocked

by. It works very well & whilst not reaching the state of instant classic or soon to be classic

as is the case with all remix albums but this is pretty much as good a party cd as you're going to

hope for right now.

 

:D :D

 

Crystal Castles Vs Health - Crimewave

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Damiera

Quiet Mouth Loud Hands

Post-Hardcore/Emo/Indie

 

Sighhhhh the crossover record? Perhaps..... Damiera, a decent Mathrock based Hardcore band of

2006 which I found a very fun band in wake of the likes of 'At The Drive In'... I was excited about

this album as I thought they could become the next 'At The Drive In'... but alas they seem to have

forgotten most of their original appeal. Okay i'm all for a good catchy track in this genre but most

of the time they sound a bit too 'Maroon 5' for my liking, you know sort of like a rock based Michael

Jackson? Well yea. They do have some mathy hardcore elements, the tuning for example is a dead

give away of this and the general singing gives that feel as does most of the guitar riffs but it all

seems so waterd down, like such a Damiera lite.

 

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This album is not by-in large dissapointing it's just so mediocre, painfully so, the album lacks any real

edge and between sounding like a decent hardcore band, like an 'emo' band & a Maroon 5 tribute

band the overwhelming sense of dissapointment makes it hard to listen to. It stands for things I like

about music whilst simultaniously imploying elements I dislike about it thus making this album utterly

frustrating, i'm sure it will have its market and im pretty sure Damiera are the band the label wants

to push to the mainstream, it was fun whilst it lasted... goodbye Damiera x.

 

:D

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The Young Republic

12 Tales From Winter City

Indie Pop/Cotemporary

 

Do you like 'Belle & Sebastian'? Yes? Well then continue reading but if you dislike the aformentioned

band please leave now as I really don't see anything of any interest here to you, so keep your

complaints back whilst I review yet ANOTHER indie pop album (before the Weezer album) which

I should have posted by the end of the night if thats of any interest to you. 'The Young Republic' are

yet another band that seem to be intrigrating male/female vocals in this increasing trend but in a

more harmonious way then the call back/shouting way that has recently become popular because

of bands such as 'Los Campesinos' and 'Johnny Foreigner' but more the way of well... 'Belle &

Sebastian' and 'The New Pornographers' yea?

 

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Their sound is of very sweet perportions with the use of brass instruments in the lowest of all drama

in a way that compliments the fiddle and accoustic guitar in a very harmonious way that is simple

but pretty. It's all very natural pop music here with heart and honesty, the folky and at times

country influence is pretty well introduced without straying too far into either of these genres to

make it a unfoucsed listen, tracks such as 'Excuses To See You' abd 'Girl From The Northern

States' are incredibly true to this fact, its straight forward music that anyone that likes melodic

music would love on first listen but the honesty, strenght of the lyrics and general beauty of these

songs really come into their own threw out repeated listens & quickly become the standouts. The

album may get a little bogged down towards the later half but it picks up again towards the end

its a really nice album to wack on when you know feel like you want to have your emotional bone

tickled just a little, its pretty & melodic, honest and sweet without being too personal for it to

become a challenge to listen to.

 

:D :D

 

Modern Plays

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Weezer

Weezer [Red Album]

Pop Punk/Rock

 

As much as I love Weezer.... I mean as much as I love 'Weezer [blue]' and 'Pinkerton' and as much

as 'Weezer [Green]' is a really strong album... oh how you guys frustrate me. First Maldariot with

its bang down averageness.. albeit with some good songs, then 'Make Believe'.... Ohhhhh with the

'Make Believe' what a terrible album. Must be said I was pretty delighted to hear 'Pork & Beans' even

if it was abit like Weezer by numbers, it gave me some hope for this album & off the basis of the

opening track 'Troublemaker' i'm in high hopes. Yeaaa this is punchy pop punk music I can really strike

a chord too, yeaaa! Of course after this it starts going a bit pear shaped..

 

http://assets3.pitchforkmedia.com/images/image/47888.weezer.jpg

 

I mean I know this band isn't the teenage angst ridden band they once were, crafting melodic

beauties & summer hits with ease with some of the most heart felt and beautifully personal lyrics

of the time.... they are now just mocking everythign arounf them and so sounds & looks it... even

themselves. I had some massive doubts when I saw the album cover for the first time & I was right

'Weezer' just seem like a band that just don't really care anymore, sure this album is by no means

as poor as 'Make Believe' but it's a shade below 'Maldirot' which is where we get problems. The fact

the band are now seemingly given a greater roll should of proved for some more interesting moments

but it just isn't there, from bland American Idiot sounding Green Day rip offs to unimaganative chug

a long pop punk this band just doesnt have it's edge anymore. Oh sure the are some good songs here

such as the Sinlge 'Pork N Beans', 'Troublemaker (which is their best song for a while i give it that) &

the melodic 'Heartsongs' but the rest is either mediocre or poor. Such a dissapointment and I get

a feeling this was Weezers last chance to redeem themselves.

 

:D

 

Pork And Beans

http://youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI

[Friðbjörn]

seems like weezer just keep repeating themselves these days...

I mean all those singles I've heard for the past few years...I always think wow, that sounds like I expected...

sad really

[FireHawk]

Weezer had its run for a while but they have become sad...I will never forget "Beverly Hills" *winces* and "We Are All on Drugs" *shutters* they were so good back in the day

[Kanavazk]

I still like Pork & Beans. The song, not the dish.

 

>_<

 

(BTW you can all bash me now but I don't really get Radiohead)