Gatsbys American Dream - Gatsbys American Dream
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Artist: Gatsbys American DreamEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-08-08
Music Label: Fearless Records
Soundtracks:
- You All Everybody
- We Can Remember It For You Wholesale
- Badd Beat
- My Name is Ozymandias
- Margaritas and Cock
- Station 5: The Pearl
- Shadow of the Collossus
- Filthy Beasts
- Looks Like the Real Thing
- Me and Ed Loyce
- The White Mountains
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Music Review: Can't Go Wrong With GAD
Rating: 5 Stars
It seems that some people are complaining that this album is "more of the same". Yeah, it has plenty of the traits of GAD: No real structure, the most infectious vocals, a rad rhythm section, some of the most passionate guitar playing I've heard from a new band, great lyrics, etc. But it feels a lot different, and it's definitely less produced that Volcano. I think that they could not have done a more different follow than Volcano (well, not different as releasing an album of noise like Merzbow, but you get the point).
So what's new? First off, the production was said to be a lot more raw and less polished, and if you compare this to Volcano, you can easily tell. Actually, I think the drums sound better than ever. The groove is pulsing, throbbing, and will make you dance. I read somewhere that said if you liked A Mind full of Metal and Wheels, you would love a lot of the record. Everything sounds more raw, but at the same time, sounds more vibrant and biting. Oh, and those vocals that back up are awesome. Not as, eh, progressive sounding as Volcano, it won't replace that masterpiece, but it's very obvious.
Like the past two Gatsby's American Dream albums, there isn't a single bad song on here. If you liked the past two albums, you will find some great tunes, and not just more of the same either. The piano, while isn't refined, just adds more song craft to their songs (floating organ sounds, some jazzy bits). They might be learning some jazz after all? If they realize the merits of that, I can't wait to hear it on their next album. The lyrics and vocals have changed, and while Nic's vocals are less refined and could easily be passed off as whiny, I still find him the most infectious vocalist to come along in this decade, for sure (and the backing vocals rule). The lyrics are stabs at the record industry, though you can probably detect other topics as well. (and no, Shadow of the Colossus is not about the videogame despite it's title).
Highlights? Damn. The highlight is pretty much the whole thing, though you don't want to miss the many memorable parts this album has. Check out the sing-along on Badd Beat, the pounding drums of My Name is Ozymandias, and the distortion blitzed finale of The White Mountains. You wouldn't want to miss the gang vocals on Filthy Beasts either, or the groovy We Can Remember it For Your Wholesales. Again, it boast more ideas than Fallout Boy and Taking Back Sunday have accomplised in their whole careers.
Though I feel it's not AS good as Volcano or Ribbons and Sugar. Still amazing music, and don't let any retarded idiot tell you otherwise, whether it's some naysayer listener or some retarded online magazine. This is great stuff, and it will challenge you a bit. It's not the ideal album to start with, I sure wasn't sold on this album.
It's too bad that these guys went on hiatus after the release of this album. But hopefully, they learn some stuff from all the bands they are playing in (I've heard some strong ideas from all the bands, save from Nic's lame punk band, awful). Let's hope the next release by this excellent band blows us away. They have quite some composition skills under their belts learned from everything they have touched, learned new things. With seven different bands, they can easily pick up more dimensions and a lot of ideas. Let's hope that they take EVERYTHING and apply it all to one album. Just imagine that!!!
9/10
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