On Top- Topless
- By Patrick Wooten
- Jun 25, 2015
- 3 min read
I am probably not the first person to say this, so I'll say it again. That is a very beautiful album cover. It fits the bands name and album title PERFECTLY. A hot rocking babe, adorned in wonderful tattoos, and tastefully creative colors in her hair. It makes you wonder if this band is just as creative, raw, and adorned with a power all their own, like the sexy woman on the album cover.
Track 1. Lie to me- A low, yet fun in your face riff snatches itself quickly onto your skull. A quick and catchy groove takes control, having smooth access to your cranium. The delicious crunch and careful delivery of the vocals give you a mental picture of the song in action within your own head. I really like how the song does not just sit 'still' in the mix. For a band with one guitar, they get quite a lot accomplished, the bass guitar carries a good load as well, applying tasteful and soul smacking lines. Powerful well timed drumming. At a point is becomes more aggressive but just for a moment, and then it dies down towards the ending, interesting.
Track 2. Go Crazy- A few heavy well crushing bursts of metal come your way to start this piece. It sounds like a shotgun locked,loaded and ready to go off. A superior amount of crunch. It locks you in, with the groove, and with the vocal melodies. Digging the simple yet fun and crazy guitar hooks. Every once in a while the groove changes over from a smooth crunch to something more aggressive. Really enjoying the lyrical subject matter, simple but still interesting. Sweet bass solo, then a creatively done guitar solo takes its turn. Masterful playing all around here. The song descends back into it's original hook, bringing the listener full circle on the song. You get to the point where you know the song is about to end, certain guitar hooks as well as drum beats and repeated lyrics come about. A few final beats and guitar riffs strum a catchy hook to its sudden death, decent ending, at least they were creative with it.
Track 3. Got me Runnin- A punching bass drum leads the way into a crunchy riff that means business. There's some interesting stop and go action. Passionate and gut clearing vocals, good clarity though. Tasty guitar riffs, the song has a crunchy yet fun feeling.It has a moment where things quiet up a bit. The song revs up back into it's main driving hook, the vocals mix in pretty well from all directions giving a well defined overall melody.
Track 4. 282- A bash and a crash begins this. A heavy crunch of well syncopated surroundings. Catchy, hooky riffs. Really liking how the bass slithers through the mix, to deliver an extra ferocity into the mix. The song flows well, it has a moment where it gets a bit dark and questionable, but in a way it introduces a new flavor as well. It climbs and reaches a crescendo of awesome heaviness though it's a slowly crunching groove. They even manage to sneak a solo in.
This material overall, grooves quite well in places. It's fun, expressive and passionate. There are some creative guitar riffs through out this album. I like how the bass guitar stays right with it creating a sustained powerful rhythm. There are some moments where the bass guitar pokes up more in the mix creating memorable moments, sort of wishing for some more of that. Vocals were good, a bit rabid and scratchy in places though I just kind of wish I could differentiate things more when it comes to that, but overall enjoyable stuff. Mixing quality seemed decent.
Rating 7/10
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