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Their catchy and rockin' (and we mean ROCKIN') sophomore album has been several years in the making. "What would impel four seemingly well-adjusted, ostensibly sane adults to see through to completion an album that, while phenomenal, may have little or no bearing on their careers? Vanity? Insanity? A friendly wager? All plausible explanations, but the most likely has to do with justice. Intentionally or not, this is a statement, a straight-talkin’ correction writ in rawk and aimed at the stylish leaders of the coup, starting with the first track, 'Revelation Of Revolution.' A simple combination of chords, part jangly, part thunderous, it sounds like something the Foo Fighters would have cooked up or maybe Peter Frampton fronting Drowning Pool. The drums skitter into focus, as if they’ve been running late. The bass follows suit, and all three instruments gang up on the staccato rhythm -they punch it, pound it, bash it, drop atomic elbows on it. They really hammer the thing, and when they finally break that bunch of wild notes and kick it into full gallop - over a Soundgarden and into Nirvana. Loose translation: 'Welcome to Rock 101, pretty boys.' Their music is prog-rock-ish though not necessarily knotty, more along the lines of The Replacements and the Foos. Their technical goodies reside beneath the surface, beneath the Beatle-esque melodies and two-part harmonies, the Frampton-DP riffage, and the stomping beats. Diaz’ honest, unvarnished, masculine voice arguably defines them. Running a close second is Gomez’ guitar tone, a warm, buzzing sound to which he administers exquisite touch and feel. Relentlessly brutal but in the most pleasing, charming manner, I liken listening to this to what I’ve always imagined being beaten up by Muhammad Ali would feel like. Though your ears are ringing and your solar plexus is sore, you want the fight to keep going, just so you can keep watching him. 'Just take a seat, pretty boy,' the champ says, reassuringly and somewhat sympathetically. 'It’ll be over soon.'" - Fort Worth Weekly EXCELLENT!!!! |