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The press release for this album alludes
to "Human Drama's" involvement in the L.A. music scene
associated with Jane's Addiction and Guns 'N' Roses, but this
is very, very misleading. They sound absolutely nothing like
the aforementioned legends, but instead more like a pseudo-goth
band with a Doors influence. Singer Johnny Indovina does have
a fine tuned voice, but instead of using it to the band's advantage
he quivers vocals on "A Simple Glance," or belts out
contrived, overly dramatic lyrics on "I Cannot Believe."
The instrumentals on the album range from
dronings on the verge of being trippy, to over-simplified melodies
that imply novices. But the band have been together since 1980,
which makes the album all the more confusing, since they don't
sound like a band that has been polishing their style for nineteen
years. However, the lyric "Somewhere tomorrow's promise
rings/ Somewhere a Sunday choir sings/ Somewhere is where I want
to be. . ." makes it clear the band is persistent and optimistic. |