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| DredgCatch Without Arms2005 Interscope 
  Review by: soulbleed See others by this writer Official Site (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on July 8th 2005
Despite Dredg's proven track record, some fans have constantly complained about their lack of real songs on their albums. Both their debut Leitmotif and their last record, El Cielo, were wrought with instrumentals that were trippy, but there were too many of them. Finding the real songs on the albums was often a difficult task for the listener, especially someone who wasn't as familiar with the band as some of their more seasoned fans. Apparently, the guys in Dredg must have taken this into consideration, and their third album Catch Without Arms (which, if there's ever an award for Best Album Title, they'd definitely be a contender), is all songs. There's no interludes to be found here -- this is just straight-forward Dredg, from start to finish.
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I love their slow songs and the rocking songs. I think that they could do more with both. I love their slow songs and the rocking songs. I think that they could do more with both. I've been a huge dredg fan for years. shortly after leitmotif was released i found some mp3's from their orph ep that simply blew me away. i havent heard any of those songs in years, but they were my introduction. songs like "yatahaze" and "orph" blew my mind apart. i was a big fan of bands like pink floyd, tool, and deftones at the time, and this was not only a great mix, but an absolute step over the next level. i started sending their pr girl hella money and having her mail copies of leitmotif to all of my friends. then el cielo came out, and i loved it. it took me a second, but not long at all, before i was absolutely immersed in the textures they were able to bring out of their instruments. i've seen them once in sacramento, ca, and once in athens, al. two very different places, and two very different shows, but dredg fucking brings it both times, so i'm even more in love with them. Forget about the name...these guys kick ass...try listening more than once and you'll see why. Better yet, see dredg live and you'll become a fan if you aren't already one. to the kid who brought up hoobastank and lostprophets .. that shit makes no sense either. I dont think there are any negative comments about this band outside of their name. I think that says something. I just listened to "bug eyes" and it is okay...nothing too special. It has a nice guitar line goin on in the beginning. "for years people have told me not to judge a book by its cover, but dredg is just an awful fucking band name, so i don't like them i got this album online the day it was leaked and i have been going back and forth listening to it almost everyday since. this album is not being looked at correctly. i have seen it in many different lights through reading reviews and hearing it in many moods and enviroments as well as seeing them live. This album isn't as outstanding as El Cielo (a five star record). They have moved toward a sound which is more like Hoobastank and Lostprophets, i.e. more straightforward and with an overproduced and downtuned singalong chorus in most of the songs. There isn't as much room for experiment here. I don't like the heavy side of Dredg as much as their more intimate jazzy moments in which the amazing rhythm section takes the stage. The lyrics also seem to have lost some of their deeper meaning. for years people have told me not to judge a book by its cover, but dredg is just an awful fucking band name, so i don't like them The only thing that I know about this band, is that this girl from school, who jocks My Chemical Romance like it's her job and the job of everyone she knows, likes them. there are a few really good tracks on this album, and a few that drag on a bit. i like it overall, though. I'm still not sure what this band sounds like. so is it "dredge"? um the uber-leet thing was a joke. Some of us actually like Feable Weiner! But.. uh... not me of course. That shits gay. There are so many cd's with better titles, way way better titles. I like this cd as well. I'm gonna have to agree with the guy that said Dredg has one of the worst band names ever. That album cover is pretty god awful too. I got to interview this band for my college's radio station and not only are they egotistical pricks, they're also racists. Several times, the guitarist guy made comments about Jews and Asians. Not cool. yes their name isn't quite as bad as feeble weiner though. whats the difference between a real song, and a fake song? this band sucks so unbelievably hard. probably the worst thing i've heard since that sunn-o))) band or however the fuck you are supposed to spell it. this band just blows. Coldplay is good...this is bad. Someone review A northern chorus..... Sevens are the new eights which were once the new tens. i like this record. in fact ive listened to it almost nonstop. Its easy to hit repeat. i thoguht this was coldplay for a second oh..i thought this was radiohead for a second. I saw this band live 4 years ago and was bored out of my fucking mind. I loved Leitmotif, one of the better albums I own (and I love those instrumentals). El Cielo sounded a little too gothish or nu-metal for me. This does sound like El Cielo, but I like it a whole lot more. I don't really know why. never use the term "uber-leet" in a review again. what a joke. |
