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Artist: Ferreira |
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Anyone who took up the offer of "Just Buy It" on Marc Ferreira's 2009 solo album 'Working Overtime' will be glad to hear that the momentum of such a good piece of work has continued on into his third solo release 'Better Run'. This time around, it's a case of 'Crank It Up', as the band prove they have a harder edge in their armory than shown last time around, the evidence provided on opening track 'Secret Damned society'. The solid guitar riffs mixing it up with some muscle-flexing drum-work by Alex Ferreira working in tandem, spilling over splendidly into 'set My Devils Free', where the main man tells of his woe of going insane if he can't get rid of the pain inside. The effect used on the vocals in parts only adds substance to his claims and its heard clearly throughout the song. 'I want Out' leans toward a Judas Priest 1000 mph affair, the fret melting chords thrown out at such a speed you'd think Ferreira would just give up half way through and hold his hands up in defeat, yet he matches the pace unfazed, sounding quite bolshie in manner as he goes about his side of the business. After only 3 tracks, there's a need for a breather, and this is where 'Knocking On My Door' does the job perfectly. It's a case of misty-eyed lyrics, sublime melodic guitars courtesy of Ferreira and his brother in six strings of Ferreira and his brother in six strings. Patrick Sebastian, whilst the harmonies add an air of 'Sigh' to proceedings. A nice song really! It's back into the blazing fire again with 'Better Run', though the faintest of use of keyboards take away any rough edges of the song, which can't be said of 'Rescue me (Will You Be Ready), as Gus Monsanto's bass hooks rumble along like the engine of a jumbo jet, accompanied by the thumping drums. Could it be said that Marco has some issues that needed airing via his music, or has he just decided to show a harsher side of his make up than he usually would? Whatever it is, the band are definitely going for broke, that's for sure. 'Rule In self' is a song of two halves really, having a fine balance between mellowness then a raw, soaring guitar extravaganza, luring you into a false sense of "this is OK", because 'Crucified' stops you in your tracks due to its lyrical content. You might as well give up now, because the tale about the mess our world is in couldn't be told any clearer. Still, there's a canny solo mid way through just to take your mind off our ignorance towards this planet of ours. More heavy riffs just keep on rollin' along, fuelling Ferreira's fire during 'Defense Trust The Enemy', sounding just as angry as the music he's singing along to. There's no resemblance of the personnel behind 'Working Overtime' at all this time around, but maybes this is what the band had to do now, and good on them for it, as they most likely didn't want to become another Bon Jovi after all! Finishing on the tamer but still effective 'History we make', yes there's still time for a flurry of roughed up guitar work, Ferreira, the person and band have shown on 'Better Run' that there's more to them than meets the eye, or ears in this case. They can come up with some top drawer melodic tunes as they did in 2009, but in 2010, they've shown that they can harden their heart and sound literally with a shrug of their shoulders. Roll on 2011!! Review by: Bob Baldwin |
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Secret Damned Society |
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