Album Review
Laika Dog - MercuryLaika Dog - Mercury

Who remembers Terrorvision then? The band were together for fourteen years and were one of the most successful bands of the 1990's with pretty much the whole country chanting along to Tequila when it was released back in 1999. Well frontman Tony Wright is now back in the music scene keeping things underground with his new band Laika Dog.

Laika Dog are a four piece band and I must add they are nothing like Terrorvision if you are wondering, the bands album 'Mercury' is being released towards the end of September and their are some great songs on it.

The album opens with 'Getaway', the song is a straight up, short, fast rock song, Tony's vocals are clear and fast, and the overall music is fast and upbeat and perfect for jumping around to like a mad person. 'Best Lurning Curve' is just as fast and catchy as the first track and to be honest the first time I listened to this album I didn’t even realise this song had started I still thought it was the first track.

Things take a proper slow approach for 'Forever And A Day', the music is really laid back and Tony sounds a lot more serious within his vocals. The greatly named 'Monkey Song' also starts off quite laid back but doesn’t take too long before it picks up, the song itself is pretty average. 'By The Time I Got Back Home' is yet another laid back rock song, the song is okay but doesn’t deliver anything special.

The song that sticks out the most on the album is 'All The Things That Matter', which starts off with Tony screaming "All The Things That Matter”, the song is really upbeat and catchy and the kind of song that will stay in your head for days to come.

There are some great moments on 'Mercury' but their are also some really average moments, mainly towards the end of the album such as 'David Frost' and 'Hard to Explain' which are really chilled out songs that don’t really offer much.

Overall Laika Dog can clearly make good music but their album 'Mercury' has one truly outstanding song, a couple of good songs and the rest of the album is just full of fillers. The band are bound to gain a steady fan base, mainly due to who their frontman is but I really can’t see 'Mercury' doing anything special for the band.

3/5

Review by Trigger
 Band Members
Laika Dog - Band
Tony (Vocals)
Sim (Lead Guitar)
Paddy (Bass)
Parry (Drums)
 Track Listing
1. Getaway
2. Best Learning Curve
3. Forever And A Day
4. Monkey Song
5. By The Time I Got Back Home
6. All The Things That Matter
7. David Frost
8. No Bother
9. Hard To Explain
10. Just Lately
 Band Related Links
Laika Dog Myspace
Laika Dog Official Website
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?