Post by Helmut83 on Jan 24, 2015 17:54:29 GMT
- Burn it down: very based in the winds. The vocals remind me a bit about Joey Ramone. Much rhythm, much strength, lacks a bit in the melody and in the chorus IMO. However, I think it’s a good starter, promises we are not going to get bored with this album.
- Tell me when my light turns green: again, good brass section. Nice tune. Agile, dynamic, fluent, I like it. The riff is good and drives the songa all along. Some slight punk punk influences on the melody and some rythmic parts. Loved the (sax?) solo.
- The teams that meet in caffs: what stood out from this instrumental for me was the fantastic bass work. Other than that, quite irrelevant. The winds are sounding a bit squeaky and too loud. I would also have liked a bit less brass and more of that hammond organ.
- I’m just looking: looses too much time on the intro. Slow, draggy, bluesy ballad. In my opinion, the tearful voice of the singer is a mistake in the approach and it didn’t come out well. I would have tried to sing it normally. Also, the brass playing one long noe per chord add nothing to the mix. Not terrible, but nothing special for me.
- Geno: I can see why this one was chosen as a single. Quite “sellable” commercially. Has a very original and recognizable riff. Features some interesting rythm changes (goes from 3/4 to 4/4) back and forth. Nice tune.
- Seven days too long: I really liked this one. Very dynamic. The chorus is fantastic, probably the best achieved of the whole album. I would have liked some sung verses instead of spoken ones, but it’s a detail that doesn’t ruin the song. Great song.
- I couldn’t help it if I tried: oh, no! Again one of those bluesy ballads where the winds play one note per chord! Boring IMO. More of “I’m just looking”.
- Thankfully not living in Yorkshire it doesn't apply: wow, nice change of styles! Sounds quite twisty. That singing in falsetto though… Some corny bits there on those “ooh, ooh, ah, ah”… Funny, nothing glorious, but worth being on the album.
- Keep it: still wondering why the guy keeps singing as if he were being squashed under a sumo wrestler. I think in this song this gets more ridiculous than ever. Despite that, pleasant mid-tempo song. Nice rhythm, nice energy and again, very nice bass work. Abusing a bit of the winds section again, but nice saxophone solo at the end.
- Love part one: a little recitation, not much to analyze about it. In any case, an original feature the album has.
- There, there, my dear: good way of closing the album at full rhythm. Very good song IMO. Good verses, good melody, nice rhythm change in the bridge/chorus. A standout in the album.
All in all I liked the album. It’s not boring at all and it’s good at catching your attention and keeping it all the way. Many energetic songs.
In my opinion it has a very big defect though: winds sections can be nice and add a lot to the songs if used in the correct proportions. In my opinion, that is not the case here. They make use and abuse of winds and in my opinion it’s inevitable that at some point your ear gets tired and asks for a change, yet I think there’s not even one song which is not full of them. The singing is good but on many songs he poses that ridiculous tone that doesn’t help much. But, like I said, a good album in the overall.
- Tell me when my light turns green: again, good brass section. Nice tune. Agile, dynamic, fluent, I like it. The riff is good and drives the songa all along. Some slight punk punk influences on the melody and some rythmic parts. Loved the (sax?) solo.
- The teams that meet in caffs: what stood out from this instrumental for me was the fantastic bass work. Other than that, quite irrelevant. The winds are sounding a bit squeaky and too loud. I would also have liked a bit less brass and more of that hammond organ.
- I’m just looking: looses too much time on the intro. Slow, draggy, bluesy ballad. In my opinion, the tearful voice of the singer is a mistake in the approach and it didn’t come out well. I would have tried to sing it normally. Also, the brass playing one long noe per chord add nothing to the mix. Not terrible, but nothing special for me.
- Geno: I can see why this one was chosen as a single. Quite “sellable” commercially. Has a very original and recognizable riff. Features some interesting rythm changes (goes from 3/4 to 4/4) back and forth. Nice tune.
- Seven days too long: I really liked this one. Very dynamic. The chorus is fantastic, probably the best achieved of the whole album. I would have liked some sung verses instead of spoken ones, but it’s a detail that doesn’t ruin the song. Great song.
- I couldn’t help it if I tried: oh, no! Again one of those bluesy ballads where the winds play one note per chord! Boring IMO. More of “I’m just looking”.
- Thankfully not living in Yorkshire it doesn't apply: wow, nice change of styles! Sounds quite twisty. That singing in falsetto though… Some corny bits there on those “ooh, ooh, ah, ah”… Funny, nothing glorious, but worth being on the album.
- Keep it: still wondering why the guy keeps singing as if he were being squashed under a sumo wrestler. I think in this song this gets more ridiculous than ever. Despite that, pleasant mid-tempo song. Nice rhythm, nice energy and again, very nice bass work. Abusing a bit of the winds section again, but nice saxophone solo at the end.
- Love part one: a little recitation, not much to analyze about it. In any case, an original feature the album has.
- There, there, my dear: good way of closing the album at full rhythm. Very good song IMO. Good verses, good melody, nice rhythm change in the bridge/chorus. A standout in the album.
All in all I liked the album. It’s not boring at all and it’s good at catching your attention and keeping it all the way. Many energetic songs.
In my opinion it has a very big defect though: winds sections can be nice and add a lot to the songs if used in the correct proportions. In my opinion, that is not the case here. They make use and abuse of winds and in my opinion it’s inevitable that at some point your ear gets tired and asks for a change, yet I think there’s not even one song which is not full of them. The singing is good but on many songs he poses that ridiculous tone that doesn’t help much. But, like I said, a good album in the overall.