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The name Johnny Bronco might seem
familiar to you. He's been around the block a bit, somehow
getting an occasional appearance with Adam Curry on MTV a few
years back. His biography is kind of whacky, and I'm not sure if
it's on the level or an interesting put-on. The same could be
said for his music.
It's not that Bronco doesn't try.
Bearing an uncanny resemblance to Howard Stern, he leads a trio
through nine quirky tunes that flow like quicksilver: quick, but
hard to get a handle on. He shows influences of The Who, Led
Zeppelin, and Cheap Trick --- there are certainly many worse
influences, and not many better ones --- on his new CD, BLIND
AMBITION.
The problem is that he exhibits
them all within the first minute and a half of the opener, the
CD's title track. The next track, "The Skies Are
Blue," is reminiscent of Queen and Pink Floyd, circa THE
WALL, and Sparks. And on it goes for nine tracks, clocking
in at a little less than an hour. The result is kind of like
trying to read while you're wife is channel-surfing. You'll look
up once in while and see something interesting, like Chyna
smacking the crap out of Lita, for about three seconds before
the channel gets flipped again. But your attention span is
broken.
What is ultimately disappointing
here is that while nothing on BLIND AMBITION is particularly
wretched (though "The Water" gives one pause), none of
it is really memorable, either. The biggest problem that the CD,
and Bronco has is that there is not a single track which will
leave the listener with an impression of who, or what, this band
is. There are going to be a few people who really love it, and a
few who will really hate. The majority who get to hear BLIND
AMBITION, however, simply won't care.
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| Artist |
Johnny Bronco |
| Title |
Blind Ambition |
| Label |
mp3.com |
| Reviewer |
Joe Hartlaub |
| Rating |
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| website |
www.johnnybronco.com |
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