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Street Dogs - State of Grace
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I'm sorry. I just can't take this band seriously. First off, their band name couldn't be more nü-metal cliché. Unjust? What's unjust? Way to be vague and uninteresting. Are they aware that their new album shares it's title with J.Lo's brand of perfume? Tsk, tsk, gentlemen. Not a good P.R. move (not to mention the terrible picture of the band looking "moody" on thre press release sheet).

This band sounds like Nickelback trying to sound like Thursday. Really. It's that bad. The first track is a slow number, featuring horrible sounding keyboards over a terribly written guitar solo line. Terrible. Sounds like a freakin' 80s power ballad. Good thing it's only 51 seconds. Oww. I'm listening to it right now, and my ears actually hurt. The next song features crap with more crap and other crap. Same with the rest of the album. Seriously, who thought it was a good idea to send this CD to punknews?

Here is what's wrong with this album. The vocals are pushed to display "emotion." The singer uses lyrics like "disposable feelings, all is gone, only fire." The drums are over-produced so as every snare hit reminds you of a shitty stadium P.A. The guitars play no interesting chords or riffs. The bass just mimics the guitars and doesn't do anything else. If you've read my reviews before, you know I'm critical of bass lines. This band has none. My favorite part of this CD is the cheesey sounding keyboard playing fake string lines as if we were either A) supposed to believe that it's a real orchestra (Metallica S&M to the max!) or B) think that they sound "cool." They accomplish neither with this keyboard.

Just so you understand the torture I went through, here's a listing of the tracks on this album:
1. Paper Planets (wtf?)
2. Throwin' Pennies (see also: Live-Throwing Copper)
3. Way Out (finding a way out? way out like far away?)
4. Tired (yeah, I'm tired of this band. ZING!)
5. Facepaint (glad they're appealing to kiddies)
6. Falling (isn't this the title of a Linkin Park song?)
7. Meantime (probably in reference to the time I spent being mean to them in this review)
8. Closure (I'm going to need some after this review)
9. Knuckles (not even going to touch this one; bad enough in itself)
10. Naming the Monster (one-eyed monster? sorry, couldn't resist)
11. Notes From a Sunday Morning (holy multiple word title Batman! they switched it up on me with this one...)
12. Capital (What is Washington D.C.? I'll take bad song titles for $200 Alex.)
13. Myron (again, wtf?)
14. Rooms (mush)

So there you have it. None of these tracks spark any sort of interest for me. If they do it for you, then you have a horrible taste in music. That's right, your opinion would be wrong. Don't argue with me about that. There are just some bands that will make your opinion wrong if you listen to them. However, I am giving them a 2, just because they're not riding the pop-punk craze.






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    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 24, 2005 at 9:16 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    Hi all, does any body here listens to Tori Amos ? http://www.trinitytc.com/888/casino-directory-2005.html

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at 10:01 AM (EST)

    I hate the review, but I love the album. Nothing more to say.
    Although: PLEASE come to the Netherlands to perform!!

    (try the previous album: veeeeerrry nice)

    Posted by Jay99 on 2004-08-27 08:44:40
    My Score:

    This album is definitely nu-metal, but it just proves that there was some quality music in the genre. If this reviewer was trying to be funny, they failed miserably. It's not funny, you accomplished absolutely nothing, and you proved that you are a fucking idiot with musical knowledge whatsoever. The line I love the most is "Seriously, who thought it was a good idea to send this CD to punknews?" Probably someone who thought you would listen to the music and not judge the band on song titles, pictures and your idiotic preconceived notions. Hope you earned all your tough guy points and scene points by being a giant poser. We all know you just got rid of your Linkin Park catalog and you're just trying to fit in. So since this is apparently what you hoped to accomplish with this review, U'rE sO CoOoOoOoOoL!!!1!! Actually, no.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 27, 2004 at 4:20 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Wow. What a cock this reviewer is.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 27, 2004 at 3:23 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Closed-minded much? To each their own, I suppose.

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 11, 2004 at 3:36 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    They made up the name Unjust when they were 14 years old your an ASS, they were very heavy then, the song Capital is a about Miguel Tajada horrible childhood he is the former Oakland A's shortstop you ASS, Myron Is about someone who's nobody and becomes somebody and forgets about everybody. and the one thing that really pisses me is the song meantime, it is about the lead singers mentor who died of cancer listen to the words they are very deep and you might learn something, as to writing a review your writing is like a 5th grader it seems the rest of the planet give them a fair to excellent marks for there work but to someone so narrow minded as yourself you should not do reviews I have done many, you have to be a devils advocate if you dont like it at all then be fair but not an ASS

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at 12:28 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    wow, I just bought the album, It's pretty good.

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 1, 2004 at 12:45 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    Score is for the review. Just plain bitter. I wanna get this cd just because you're such an asshole about it.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at 4:40 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    You sure do have a hang up on the whole names thing. You could of left out all that shit and your review would have been a nice short "This band sucks".

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at 9:24 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    I have no idea who this band are, nor will I ever find out, but I've never seen a review with such unfair critisisms.

    Just for one example, since when has a band had to somehow explain their chosen name? It sounds far more like a typical hardcore name to me anyway.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at 9:19 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    Actually....

    DC is the capitAL of the US, and the capitOL is located in it.

    -sickboi

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at 7:13 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    Knuckles was my favorite Sonic character.

    -BSD

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at 4:25 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    "12. Capital (What is Washington D.C.? I'll take bad song titles for $200 Alex.) "

    actually if it was in reference to Washington D.C it would be capitol.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at 3:46 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    1. I clicked the link
    2. I downloaded a song
    3. This band is the definition of generic, over-produced radio rock.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at 12:55 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    First.

    And I clicked on the website.

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