2007
Solidstate Records
1 Back to Back (1:33)
2 Faced Each Other (2:01)
3 They Drew Their Swords (2:31)
4 And Shot Each Other (4:00)
5 Deaf Policeman (2:43)
6 Heard This Noise (2:44)
7 Then Came to Kill (5:00)
8 Two Dead Boys (2:36)
9 Forgive Me Nashville (3:11)
10 Trumpet
The Chariot's latest effort, "The Fiancee" has left me largely confused, and kind of at loss. But, I'll be honest, there's alot of different facets to my confusion, mostly because of my opinions of Josh Scogin, my completely bafflement (?) at their new lineup, and also the cover art and album title, I honestly just don't get. But let's face it, none of those have anything to do with this cd in and of itself, so on to the review.
What The Chariot have done here is completely revamped if not changed their entire sound, and released an album that is nothing less than a very solid, very well done, and very (yes, I'm about to say it) unique effort. I believe Josh, in his infinite wisdom, decided that their previous sound needed a little work, and perhaps wasn't really unique at all, and as a result it appears they went in the direction of what they believe is more of a punk-ish route. I'm not, however, saying that this is a punk album. But what we have here is a very heavy, fairly upbeat record, with less breakdowns, and less "WEEEEEEE", and alot more older hardcore chord progressions, alot of Josh showing off his vocals, and alot of strange experimentation that ultimately saves this album from monotony.
I haven't decided yet if I love it, like it, or hate it, but it's definitely a good album. My complaints are that in changing styles, they've done something a bit too much, and quite a few times during the cd, they went into parts that I would have sworn were repeats from previous songs. The musicianship is still awful, if not more so (minus a much more solid drummer), but the band does an excellent job hiding that, and having Hayley Williams contribute definitely gave some extra points in my book, although her part is barely audible in the recording.
Production wise, Matt Goldman did a satisfactory job. I'm not super stoked on the tones of any of the drums, namely the snare and toms, and the guitar tone is a little too plain for my tastes. But they definitely outdid themselves in the weirdness post production department, which is pretty cool, I guess. Overall, I'm impressed. Kudos Josh, we all know noone else had anything to do with it.
For Fans Of: Norma Jean, Every Time I Die
3 comments:
"Kudos Josh, we all know no one else had anything to do with it. "
My favourite part of the whole thing.
And so very, very true.
Yeah, we all know that Josh Scogin is a modern Billy Corgan with the way he controls the music. Good thing, too. He's a genius.
no josh scogin is not a modern billy corgan.
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