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ARTiST .....: Weatherbox
ALBUM ......: Follow The Rattle Of The Afghan Guitar
GENRE ......: Rock
LABEL ......: Youth Conspiracy Records
CATALOG ....:
SDATE ......: 2011-10-04
QUALiTY ....: 320kbps / 4410kHz / Full Stereo
SiZE .......: 56,20 MB
PLAYTiME ...: 24:29 min
URL ........: http://www.myspace.com/weatherbox
TRACK LiST
1. Secret Muslim 3:43
2. My Head 3:08
3. Mountain 4:12
4. Heavy Map 4:54
5. Broken Glowsticks 3:56
6. The Bullets 4:36
For some releasing a record with such an eccentric title would surround
them in their own little controversy, especially against first track
'Secret Muslim', but Weatherbox are certainly ambitious. This San Diego
based troop rose from the flames of My American Heart and have an
extremely long list of former members, surely what they have is the result
of some form of music natural selection then?
Well, the band is certainly tight, their timing is virtually infallible as
the intricate sets of riffs in 'My Head' boast heartily, however, this
song still lacks a certain climax despite the gang vocals introduced to
try and liven up the bridge of this song.
As stated before, the guitar riffs are very impressive, and no song has
more going on guitar-wise on this album than 'Mountain', but even in this
sea of six string excellence the vocals don't quite keep up, seeming
almost stubborn in the face of a need for increased gusto and the balls
that haven't quite dropped musically in them, Weatherbox instead settling
for a much more pop-based vocal approached, which works in certain
situations, but does not quite benefit their sound in the way that it was
possibly intended to.
Having said that however, Weatherbox come very close to achieving that
sound in 'Heavy Map', a track that should have really been closer to the
opening of the record, showing right away the strengths of Weatherbox
which they should be exploiting to a much further degree than they manage
on the rest of the tracks on 'FTROTAG'.
Another strong contender for the crown of greatest song on the record is
the funk-inspired 'Broken Glowsticks' featuring elements ranging from Rage
Against The Machine to Weezer to Stevie Wonder in a mesh that really does
call into question why this track is stuck at the back of an album where
the first few tracks are so slow in comparison to the tour de force it
becomes later on.
The last three tracks on this album are enough to blow the legs of even
the most stubborn of tetrapods but unfortunately the initial three tracks
are not quite strong enough to pull in that initial interest needed to
truly capture the attention of an audience. Everyone however, should
listen to these last three tracks and despite the album order, listen to
these first, for they truly are three brilliant pieces of music.
http://weatherbox.bandcamp.com/
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