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Aussie alternative rock sensations Grinspoon are
back in force to prove to the haters they aren’t
sell outs and still have the power to knock you
off your feat. The band has had huge success in
their home country of Australia but not really experiencing
much success globally, in fact this is the first
album to gain proper international release dates
since their 2002 album “New Detention”.
It’s been a while since 2002 and they’re
now trying to get back into global touring so let’s
have a look and see if their latest release will
get them noticed here in the great land of Britain.
After giving it a few spins I can say that I
really like it; it’s got a great range of
varied material on it, they give you heavy shit,
they give you really gentle songs and hit every
octave between. “Run” is a good starting
point, take some classic rock and whack that heavier
distortion pedal on to give it some grit which
works great with some of the twangy guitar sections
the band likes to slot in. “Comeback”
is the band making a statement about what people
had been saying about them, “Don’t
call this a comeback, it’s hardly a comeback
if you’ve never gone” which then from
its really gentle start spirals off into a 3 minute
journey through mellow rock sing along.
“Summer” is a song that sticks out
like a sore thumb, as it’s a completely
different style, the rest of the songs have an
initial base for a style then expands from that
but this lacks that essential starting point.
“Champion” follows this and then you’ll
see what I mean, this is real aggression which
to be fair is still a little out of place but
I love it. The first half of the album was definitely
a tighter collection of songs compared to haw
the others match up, it’s also a lot more
distinctive with “Takes One” which
is the best song to listen to if you want to put
together all the best things about Grinspoon’s
sound and “Dogs” simply if you like
heavy music.
After everything regardless of the songs that
don’t fit, there are enough that do to make
this album a success. I think if they haul their
asses over here and really work at it they might
actually make a name for themselves not only in
the UK and Europe but also all over the world.
Lads, just be careful of what material you put
in your set list’s because it’s not
only Australian fans that will call you sell outs.
3.5/5
Review byJames Webb |
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Pat Davern
Joe Hansen
Kristian Hopes
Phil Jamieson |
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1. Dogs
2. Run
3. Comeback
4. Takes One
5. Premonitions
6. Right Now
7. Give You More
8. Lockdown
9. Tonight
10. Passenger
11. Innocence
12. Surrender
13. Summer
14. Champion (Rick Will Mix) |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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