Post by joseph on Jun 17, 2015 0:02:16 GMT -6
Tambourine seems so simple yet I think is one of the hardest instruments to play right and easy to fuck up, so I think he did a good job!
On the whole, this is frustrating because the basic song idea is really good, but it lacks development.
This is a little harsh and overly opinionated considering that they're definitely a good band, but well, the great is the enemy of the good.
Here's my honest review:
1) Her vocal performance is much more engaging than the rest of the main band, who seem a little out of their element, and bringing just enough but not much special. Check out Tommy Brenneck for real thing.
2) Another band after Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys now following this pumped up rock soul trend (either that or dance music) that is too often about sounds rather than emotional content, kinda getting old already. What is this song ultimately about beyond a catchy groove and ticking boxes for production and instrumentation?
3) Bridge is yeah yeah, okay what else you got? Rest of song relies too much on the singer.
The album has its stronger moments, and they do have some nice extended musical bridges. But my feeling is most of the time she's firing on all cylinders doing a caricature of an emotional performance rather than actually delivering one that operates on a more subtle scale.
Like Petty or Lennon. I mean maybe that persona is really her, but I don't find it especially interesting after a couple songs.
So really blown out drums and production on the album but not really emotionally there for me, at least in comparison with the best. This band could have more dimension, but with their star rising so fast, how are they going to realize it?
On the whole, this is frustrating because the basic song idea is really good, but it lacks development.
This is a little harsh and overly opinionated considering that they're definitely a good band, but well, the great is the enemy of the good.
Here's my honest review:
1) Her vocal performance is much more engaging than the rest of the main band, who seem a little out of their element, and bringing just enough but not much special. Check out Tommy Brenneck for real thing.
2) Another band after Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys now following this pumped up rock soul trend (either that or dance music) that is too often about sounds rather than emotional content, kinda getting old already. What is this song ultimately about beyond a catchy groove and ticking boxes for production and instrumentation?
3) Bridge is yeah yeah, okay what else you got? Rest of song relies too much on the singer.
The album has its stronger moments, and they do have some nice extended musical bridges. But my feeling is most of the time she's firing on all cylinders doing a caricature of an emotional performance rather than actually delivering one that operates on a more subtle scale.
Like Petty or Lennon. I mean maybe that persona is really her, but I don't find it especially interesting after a couple songs.
So really blown out drums and production on the album but not really emotionally there for me, at least in comparison with the best. This band could have more dimension, but with their star rising so fast, how are they going to realize it?
