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Follow Me Like Me
The rhythm section opens this. The cut works out from there. It’s a cool, driving, rhythmic number that really rocks. There’s a bit of Gothic rock vibe to it in a lot of ways. Some space rock elements are heard in the mix. Yet, this also makes me think of Marilyn Manson at times. A section mid-track combines a spoken vocal with an almost Pink Floyd like grind. It builds out in intensity from there before twisting into some near metal. |
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Death by Texting
This is sort of an upbeat pop rocker. Given the lyrical content, that’s a real disconnect. Still, that dichotomy is part of what makes this work as well as it does. And, it works well. |
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Everyday Is Halloween (In My World)
Feeling quite metallic, this is a real rocker. There are some unusual shifts and turns, and I’d actually consider this a crunchy progressive rock tune. That said, it’s got some oddly catchy hooks. |
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Flight Deck for Christmas
This is noisy and weird, but it’s also very progressive rock like. There are elements of modern King Crimson and this and it is a real stomper. Yet, there is a tongue in cheek kind of darkness to this. It’s got great hooks and it’s magical.
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Syringes
Another that combines a pop rock vibe with dark lyrics. I can’t imagine a happier sounding song about drug addiction. I don’t know. Somehow it seems that this makes light of a serious problem. Don’t get me wrong, it’s anti-drug, but it just seems too cheery for the topic matter. This is a pretty lightweight tune in terms of sound, too. I’m just not crazy about it, despite some catchy hooks. |
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Edge Avenue
This one is almost heavy metal. In some ways it reminds me of King’s X a bit. It’s a stomper that’s quite good. |
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Killing Time Before Time Kills Me
I can hear some King’s X on this thing, too. It’s got a lot of funk and it just plain rocks like crazy. It’s a great tune. In fact, it’s one of the best here. |
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Codependent on My Phone
World music, pop rock and even some rockabilly seem to merge on this. It’s fun and a change, but not one of the highlights of the set.
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Youtube University
Here’s a pop rock tune with some emo in the mix. I should mention that I’m not a fan of emo, but it works like this. The cut is almost power pop in some ways. There are some proggy elements later and more of that King’s X thing, too. |
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