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Artist: The Morning After |
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This is The Morning
After's second album, following 'You Can Hurt Steel' in 2009. This
punky puffy glam band take elements of rock and metal to create a
bizarre yet upbeat album. Yet they do have an
A-Ha feel to them, unless that's just me! Using the poppy punky
rock feel of the 80s and bringing it into the 21st century
with a more metal background. The album is very upbeat and
possibly a good buy for those who remember glam the first time
around. The happy songs are only enhanced by the baking vocals and
the less than heavy guitar riffs, although talented and have the
occasional solo, are usually stuck behind a very joyful sounding singer. The songs seem to focus
more on the happy emotions, so happiness, love and joy. The
positivity shines through in every song. This is probably one to
play for those who want to sing-along-a-song as all the lyrics are easy
to hear and can be learnt easily. This is a definite nod to 70s
glam and still A-Ha sounding. It wouldn't disappoint those who
like to sing along, and reminds me slightly of some Queen songs ('I Want
To Break Free' being an obvious one). 'America' is
possibly the most up-beat song, talking of love and being young –
slightly sickly but tries to use the backing vocals to emphasize
this.....yeuch! However, this happy rock mix isn't bad, in fact it's probably what you need to hear to get you motivated and up in the morning. But if you're a heavy metal/thrash/speed/power mental fan, this isn't for you. Possibly for your ten year old child/sibling, but not you. Review by: Kerry H |
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| Tracklisting:
1. Legacy |
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