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After a brief yee-haw bottleneck intro, and some anxiety about the album
ahead, we are launched into this apparent, “vicious crush.”
Well if this is anything to go by, I'll have to get myself involved with
more vicious crushes.
Fifth Hour Hero's sound is quite punky actually, but not tuneless basic
punk. These songs actually seem to go somewhere. I'd liken them to bands
like The Living End and Strung Out.
The first track, Playing Politics, is good to listen to. It's upbeat
and really has a sense of rhythm. And the vocals in the chorus are something
special. Another female fronted group, the singer's voice is described
as “strident” and “beautiful.” I don't think this
album is where you'll find evidence of any beautiful singing, punk just
isn't like that. But strident, I can go with that. Vaguely reminiscent
of Brody Dalle, but without the rough and ragged “oh yeah I eat
gravel thrice a day” edge.
The songs are all quite similar really, as quite a lot of music in this
style is. It's hard to expand ideas on such a defined genre I suppose.
But that doesn't stop it being good of course.
Track four, “My Sympathies” has a good riff. The kind of
riff you'd expect right at the start of a song, (which it is,) but they
manage to carry it on through the verses as well. Interesting.
Out of these twelve tracks, there aren't many that stand out above the
rest, which makes it particularly hard to review.
However I'd like to draw attention to “After All Is Said And Done,”
which is one of the tracks where the male backing vocalist takes the limelight,
and leads an altogether good song. And also, track eight, “A Light
On You,” a gentle song with an acoustic intro, which is always a
nice touch to an album. Really something good.
The final track, “Burning The Fields Down,” is the last key
track. It's half way between the eighth track, and the rest of the album.
It's not stupidly soft, but it's gentle, despite it's use of distorted
guitars and drums. Quite strange technically actually. But no, it's very
nice. And I'd say it was a very good end to the album.
3/5
Review by Thom |
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Mag (Guitar, vocals)
Balloo (Bass, vocals)
Tremblette (Guitar, vocals)
Jack (Drums) |
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1. Playing Politics
2. Faint and Fading Out
3. How Much Is Revolution with Taxes?
4. My Sympathies
5. Divorce
6. After All Is Said and Done
7. Coeur de Berlin
8. Light on You
9. To Split a Rival Like a Fish
10. Satisfaction of Thinking
11. Bruce Oh My Bruce
12. Burning the Fields Down |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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