Obviously as a long-standing metal fan I've got no problem with bands shouting and screaming their heads off, although it did take me a while before I could accept the cookie monster vocals adopted by a lot of modern bands. But I notice a lot of new, young bands are virtually screeching, all the time, and I wonder the value of it. I guess they don't care whether they appeal to a 49-year-old like me but given the youth of some of these bands it does make me think they do it just to piss off their parents. That's a bit glib, I admit.
Take a band like Architects. I've listened to some of their stuff and musically its pretty fine. Lively, heavy, interesting, but the vocals, apart from a short bit on one of the tracks I checked out, were just shouting relentlessly and I couldn't help wonder how much more interesting I might find them if there was a bit more light and shade. After all, I didn't initially listen to Opeth because I thought they were cookie monster vocals the whole time. It wasn't til I realised they alternated between cookie monster and clean that I bothered to check them out. And what a life-changing moment that was!
Anyhoo, you've probably got your own ideas about screamo, or whatever we're supposed to call it these days, but go and check out Architects if you haven't already done so: http://www.myspace.com/architectsuk
And you might as well check out Rolo Tomassi (http://www.myspace.com/rolotomassi) too. Oceansize like them, and frankly that's good enough for me.
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Friday 5 November 2010
Indukti
Just a quickie 'cos its past my bedtime. In the past few weeks I have been listening to the two albums by Indukti, a Polish prog metal band. Both albums, S.U.S.A.R. and Idmen, are simply splendid and if you've any interest in this genre, if you've any interest in the likes of Tool, Porcupine Tree, Oceansize (which of course you should have) then do your darndest to get hold of them.
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