Post by wrendogg on Dec 19, 2010 20:25:26 GMT -5
If you decide to seek this band out for yourself, you may initially become confused. Founding members Derek Pardoe, Chad Kent, and Nathan Slade started under the name Watership Down. Anxiety issues prevented Derek Pardoe from contributing to this record as neither his voice, or his bass playing appears on it. Instead, the band recruited Joey Culver for lead vocals. Having heard demos recorded by Pardoe, I have to say, in all honesty, Joey Culver's voice holds up much better in this sound-scape.
Overall, the record picks you up, and holds you there for a while. The opening riff, vocal entrance, and chorus from Day of Daze will set the tone for what is to come over the course of the next near hour. The band is solid, and not a note is missed. Chad Kent is one of my favorite drummers because of this record. He has a way of holding down a groove, while still showing off that he is obviously better than you. Mothra was actually written, admittedly by the band, for Kent to show off.
I could write a book about this record, but that would be boring for these daily LPs. Dragonfly, Pencil Fight, and Withered, never apologize. They set you up, build you up, then knock you down. Withered pushes the emotional reset button in order to get ready for Agent Orange.
"Because it's 2 in the morning, and I'm feeling so ugly... There's a girl in my bedroom, don't worry, she's not breathing..."
-Withered
Even though Mothra was the first instrument driven song on the record, Agent Orange is a highlight for me. It technically amuses a musician's ear, slows down, then machine guns blow you over. Thank you again, Mr. Kent.
Of course, I cannot forget Aliens. Much in the same way as Agent Orange, Aliens preps you for an explosion. Ironically, an explosion that really never comes. Even though you want it to. The song is a constant build up. Starting with drums, guitars, bass, and voice all follow. Going from clean tones, to fast drums, distortion, vocal phrasing, speed up, speeding up all peaking with a completely out of place breakdown, machine gun fire, (Mr. Kent!) and then STOPS!!!
Whitfeild lights the world on fire, literally.
The remainder of this album is actually the low notes. Nothing more really happens, but the listener will never be disappointed.
If you're a musician, a fan of music, or trying to break out of the norm, this is a record you need. If the band hits a chord with you, they've since returned to their original name, and lineup, albeit without Nathan Slade. RIP.
The Crash of '47 by Atomship.
1. Day Of Daze
2. Mothra
3. Dragonfly
4. Pencil Fight
5. Withered
6. Agent Orange
7. Time For People
8. Aliens
9. Whitfield
10. Friends
11. Plastic People
Overall, the record picks you up, and holds you there for a while. The opening riff, vocal entrance, and chorus from Day of Daze will set the tone for what is to come over the course of the next near hour. The band is solid, and not a note is missed. Chad Kent is one of my favorite drummers because of this record. He has a way of holding down a groove, while still showing off that he is obviously better than you. Mothra was actually written, admittedly by the band, for Kent to show off.
I could write a book about this record, but that would be boring for these daily LPs. Dragonfly, Pencil Fight, and Withered, never apologize. They set you up, build you up, then knock you down. Withered pushes the emotional reset button in order to get ready for Agent Orange.
"Because it's 2 in the morning, and I'm feeling so ugly... There's a girl in my bedroom, don't worry, she's not breathing..."
-Withered
Even though Mothra was the first instrument driven song on the record, Agent Orange is a highlight for me. It technically amuses a musician's ear, slows down, then machine guns blow you over. Thank you again, Mr. Kent.
Of course, I cannot forget Aliens. Much in the same way as Agent Orange, Aliens preps you for an explosion. Ironically, an explosion that really never comes. Even though you want it to. The song is a constant build up. Starting with drums, guitars, bass, and voice all follow. Going from clean tones, to fast drums, distortion, vocal phrasing, speed up, speeding up all peaking with a completely out of place breakdown, machine gun fire, (Mr. Kent!) and then STOPS!!!
Whitfeild lights the world on fire, literally.
The remainder of this album is actually the low notes. Nothing more really happens, but the listener will never be disappointed.
If you're a musician, a fan of music, or trying to break out of the norm, this is a record you need. If the band hits a chord with you, they've since returned to their original name, and lineup, albeit without Nathan Slade. RIP.
The Crash of '47 by Atomship.
1. Day Of Daze
2. Mothra
3. Dragonfly
4. Pencil Fight
5. Withered
6. Agent Orange
7. Time For People
8. Aliens
9. Whitfield
10. Friends
11. Plastic People