four square - three chords .. one capo.
saw the bad taste logo and my heart leapt with joy.
following the powerblast blue monster vocals of danko jones, the heavenly cerebral guitar epics of last days of april, the sheer visceral power punk pop from all systems go and the truly adolescent hard-ons, what on earth was this going to be like ?
well .. it aint like any of the above.
this is not going to distress or shock anyone. instead, it's pleasant guitar rock pop. there are a lot of bands out there doing this. some appeals some doesn't. unfortunately there is little in these 11 songs thats stands out from the crowd.
dont get me wrong, any of these songs nestled amongst the usual radio fodder would be a welcome change, but over the course of the lp there just isn't anything that grabs me, and i want bad taste releases to shake me out of my work induced slumber, not be a accompanying soundtrack to it.
easy reference point = jimmy eats world, who sell by the bucket load.
so i could be miles off the mark here, they will probably be the next rem, and laugh at my review for years to come.
i'm sure this is just a temporary hiccup in my relationship with swedens best label.