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 Review by: FortyMinutesWest See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on June 10th 2003 Nu-metal. I applaud those of you who are still reading this and haven’t scrolled down to voice your hatred. But I urge you to act quickly, because otherwise all of the good insults are going to be taken. Lucerin Blue plays some really bland, clichéd radio rock. Right from the first track I’m reminded of Papa Roach and Linkin Park. This is where the title of the CD comes in, because I’d rather be stabbed in the ear than listen to this nonsense. The vocals are that ever-so-clever not quite rapped, yet not quite sung style. In the background we’re treated to standard riffs, you know, the kind that every band in this genre required by law to have. Besides that there are some totally out of place screams and some melodic singing. All of this just seems so formulaic. All of this sounds so amazingly contrived. Throughout the CD the vocals bounce back and forth between the “rap/shout/sing” to the standard melodic style while the guitar playing offers up no surprises. The lyrics are uninspired to say the least. “Are we just wasting time? Or should we just give up and die? Are we a voice without words?” Well to answer your questions: yes, yes, and huh? The cover art is a mix between an abstract, artsy design and a more vintage oriented design. You know what’s better than one ridiculously overused layout, two ridiculously overused layouts in one! It’s like a two for the price of one sale at Unoriginality Mart.
Whenever I review a CD I make sure a listen to it the whole way through, but I knew right away that this was going to be a losing battle. My attention kept straying to more interesting things like how the sunlight reflecting through my blinds kind of resembles a pair of eyeballs. I don’t know why this album exists. I don’t know why Tooth and Nail distributed it. I guess I’ll just start crawling in the dark looking for the answers.
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I’ve noticed a personally infuriating and mind-numbing trend in music reviews, and that involves a *reviewer* demanding that an artist produce music to match the *reviewer’s* taste. These guys are great. With the media pumped full of negative lyrics, about violence, sex, drugs, self-hatred and so much more, these guys bring a 'happier', more positive outlook to whatever genre you want to label them. Because it was sent to me to be review on PUNKnews.org If this is nu-metal, why are you wasting your time reviewing it on PUNKnews.org? Kutless sucks....so does lucerin blue. But face it, tooth and nail needs to make money from some of their releases. Mainstream crap sells, so why not market it? yuh these guys are totally staunch. we dont need them in our society. its just making music more plain. suck suck suck. -Taylor Why does asterik studio keep doing all the artwork for every tooth and nail band?.. I mean, i know they have to make money and all but come on they're waisting thier talents on these gay ass bands..... But anywho.. These guys suck..... Every time I hear another Nu-metal song that sounds like it was made up of throw away parts of 5 other popular Nu-metal bands, I hate it more and more. I honestly believe Nu-metal is the most ridiculous crap around. Atleast hair-metal has the glam and outrageous excess. using my nu-metal spelling.. its sad to wast good cover art No more linkin park copies dang it or Nickleback copies, like Default. Very seldom does this band stray away from nu-metal or radio rock. Crap is crap, if the came out on any other label it would still suck. The production is rad, just as the booklet design and some songs are much closer to punk/hc than to nu-metal - eg Off The Mark & Sunset - a promising debut! wtf is nu-metal doing on tooth and nail? i've heard of breaking down common label practices but this is ridiculous...and fucking stupid... you should've have gone 2 ways: |
