When I first put the CD into the player, I said to myself, "Hey, this band actually has a sense of humor." Then I realized that due to the fact that whoever wired the stereo system in this apartment had to have eaten some bad clams or something, I was listening to a shampoo commercial. I immediately rectified the situation, and was almost deafened by the horrid screeching of the lead singer.
Ranalou: Yeah, I thought it was a guitar at first.
No, no, the guitar player is *talented*. In fact the whole band is pretty good (kind of reminds me of a mid-eighties semi-metal band). In fact, the only thing wrong with this band is that the singer seems to be lacking in ... something. My guess is musical ability.
Ranalou: Mine goes on sense of melody!
Cover/Liner: The cover is quite ugly...
Ranalou: Pleasantly neanderthal.
What?
Ranalou: Tell them that the cover is "pleasantly neanderthal."
No, I am not going to tell them that the cover is pleasantly neanderthal!
Anyway, the cover is ugly, depicting a few cavemen sitting around, scratching their... whatevers. Unfortunately, the packaging isn't saved by the liner notes. In my opinion, negative photos of the band do not liner notes make.
Ranalou: Looks like they must be in the witness protection program.
Right. I kind of wish that instead of WPP approved photos, they had put in a lyric sheet. It would have been kind of nice to understand what she was singing.
Ranalou: Hey look, they have a website! A website! What will they think of next?
Wonderful. Another band who thinks it needs web exposure.
Ranalou: Hey look, their merchandiser has a website! A website! What will they think of next?
Does anyone out there remember when it was bad for a band to sell out?
Ranalou: Hey look, they have an email address! An email address! How quaint!
Cool! Let's email them and tell them their lead singer sucks!
Official Pronouncement: Overall, so far, not a bad band, not a bad disc. If they gagged the singer and kicked her under the stage, I might actually listen to them.
Ranalou: They don't need to gag her, she just needs more drugs.
Right then, this is Troll...
Ranalou: And Rana.
Signing off. Aloha all.