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CD Review:
Braintoy has been blowing Toronto's metal fans away since they formed back in 2003. The group compares to Tool or Mars Volta (as the press kit they sent me indicates).
Brett FitzGerald (lead vocals) has an epic voice, and the music his band mates play is loud, fast and precise. The word precise is used intentionally as it best describes
Christian Anderson's guitar work. Many in this genre blow off a crisp strong lead as they think it can be covered up with loudness but it just sounds amateurish. They had Rob Sanzo of Voivod, Treble Charger, Danko Jones, Sum 41 and Controller Controller fame produce the album. The biggest problem with the album is that it is too short. It runs just under 20 minutes and it more of a tease than a full-blown progressive metal experience. I await their first full length it should be awesome.
Scott D. Brown
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| Band |
ZZ Top |
| Album Title |
Afterburner |
| Date Of Release |
1985 |
| Genre |
Rock |
| Official Website |
www.zztop.com |
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CD Review:
Off the success of Eliminator (1983), ZZ Top decided to move even more away from the blues and more toward the synthesized music that the '80s were so infamous for. Their videos and sound were pushed into the direction of outer space. The cool car turned into a space ship and the sound of the songs became less authentic. This album sold well and the long beards and sunglasses were still there, but it went too far away from the blues that they were known for.
This album became almost a straight space-pop release with a little bluesy influence. Not very good and we can see another example of how the '80s changed existing bands for the worse and made the decade the worse in music history.
Full Spectrum Staff
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