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High-density Rock and Roll compliments
of "No Knife" on their "Fire In The City Of Automatons"
- and just try to escape the rising flames of this one. If the
guitar playing on this album were a pitcher's fastball, it would
be what they'd call a "heavy" fastball - one that's
got a sinking action. So, how do we put that in clarifyable terms
as they relate to making music? That's a good question, but there's
just something about the guitar sound they get here that eats
away at you. This is not to imply overuse of a "Metal"
mannerism, because that's not what they're about. The tight unit
places great emphasis on harmony along which blissful song structures
proudly reside, displaying a fondness for emotion that changes
as quickly as the "Heavy Weather" down the Florida
coast. However, during those moments when it's under control,
say as in "Charming," their elemental Pop presence
is up there with the best.
"Angel Bomb" features a bit of
a U2-like slant, making smooth use of guitar harmonics and easy
vocals, after which rigorous patterns form with "Short Term
Memory," "Under the Moon" and "Mission Control,"
before gently signing off with the light instrumental "If
It Moves Kiss It." This album is like the cause of the disturbance
and the calming influence all in one, yet probably will never
achieve more than underground favoritism because of its deep
content and hidden commercialism. |