Puddle of Mudd - Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate
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Artist: Puddle of MuddEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-12-08
Music Label: Geffen Records
Soundtracks:
- Stoned
- Spaceship
- Keep It Together
- Out of My Way
- Blood on the Table
- The Only Reason
- Pitchin' a Fit
- Uno Mas
- Better Place
- Hooky
Music reviews of Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate
Music Review: 10 Generic, But Insanely Catchy Songs from Puddle of Mudd
Rating: 4 Stars
It's hard to rate an album by a band you're not a big fan of. You can't compare it to other releases by the band; you can't say whether they've progressed as a musical group. Furthermore, it's hard to rate an album filled with 10 generic, lyrically vomit-inducing rock songs that you can't stop listening to. Full disclosure here; I love 7 of the songs on this CD, I really like 1, and I don't know what to think of 2. I've been a casual Puddle of Mudd fan since Come Clean but never took the time to listen to a whole album by them. Now, Puddle of Mudd fans don't seem to be digging this album that much and I don't understand why. On sheer impulse, I want to give this album 5 stars. But, knowing that it's not exactly "good" and that, despite its addictive qualities, it will probably not warrant many rotations in my CD player 6 months from now...I respectfully give it four.
Wes Scantlin and the boys return to create more heavily-edited radio singles, kicking off this album with `Stoned,' a song that has Scantlin sounding like Richard Patrick initially. The song is a good way to start the album. `Spaceship,' the single, is the next track. It has atrocious lyrics ("a long time ago, in a galaxy far a wasted/I'm basted c'mon yeah"), but is so compulsively listenable. The first of two generic love songs `Keep It Together' is similar to the second `The Only Reason.' Both are terrific despite saying nothing new and nothing old in a creative way. On `Out of My Way,' Scantlin sounds like he has throat cancer and the song's bridge has a Stone Temple Pilots-esque vibe. `Blood on the Table' has Puddle of Mudd evoking early Alice in Chains demos, but is just catchy filler; If you wondered what Nirvana would sound like in 2009, listen to `Pitchin' a Fit'; `Uno Mas' is the most generic, simplistic song on the record, but has a very catchy vocal melody. It's the last two songs that make the most unflattering impression; `Better Place' is probably the most personal song lyrically, but the chorus is so nasally and loud, you'll feel like you were ear-raped by Scantlin. `Hooky' is just a song that can not be taken seriously. Lyrically, it's a stereotypical abomination. Musically, no one seems really into it.
Puddle of Mudd is not a band that will stand the test of time; they do have a knack for writing insanely catchy hooks and vocal melodies that will stay in your head for a while though. This is a really good album; very tight and focused, despite being as generic as it is. I'll be listening to this CD for a while and I'm sure you will too.
GRADE: B
Description of Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate
2009 release, the fourth album from the multi-platinum Alt-Rock band. The album was chiefly recorded during Spring in Vancouver with producer Brian Howes. Afterwards, the band relocated to Los Angeles for additional production with producers Jack Joseph Puig and Brain Vertue. Additionally the band worked with Come Clean and Life on Display producer John Kurzweg, their first time together in six years. Features the first single 'Spaceship'.Hard Rock & Metal CDs
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