She Wants Revenge - She Wants Revenge album review
She Wants Revenge - She Wants Revenge
The 80s eh? Who ever thought the decade that bred the synthesizer would ever make a comeback? I, for one, did not; predicting any kind of return to the age of New Romantics and electronic pop records to be an event that could only result in more examples of drab, and frankly embarrassing electro tunes. Then came The Strokes, Bloc Party, and Interpol, who bunched my words into bite sized chunks and force-fed them to me in turn. I have seen what synth can do, and I like it.
So why was I so convinced it wouldnt work? What was I expecting? Why did I think a 80s revival would be so banal? Thankfully, I dont have to wrack my brains for an answer, as She Wants Revenge have put together 14 tracks of uninspired beats that encapsulate precisely what I thought back then.
As the album begins it sounds like someone messing about with a Casio in year 8 music class, with wooden, soulless electronic hi-hat and snare sounds driving a repetitive guitar riff (with eerie drifty effect). The vocals are even less interesting, drawling along like Interpols Paul Banks with a mouthful of dentists anesthetic. Track after track I sit bored waiting for a hook or an interesting lyric to grab me, but it never does. I enjoy the 2 minutes 30 seconds of Disconnect but only because those dreary vocals are absent and it sounds a bit like a vastly superior Opeth song.
The more I listen to She Wants Revenge the less I see any point in it even existing, as it provides us with nothing new in terms of genre or even innovation within a genre. There is absolutely no need for fans of the genre to spend good money on this toss whilst the likes of Joy Division, Depeche Mode and The Pet Shop Boys still line the shelves of the rock and pop section.
Quite how Tear You Apart managed to top LAs Kroq Radio chart for 14 weeks is beyond me. Admittedly this track has more to it than any other on the album (the vocals wander off the normal monotone), but its still repetitive and ultimately irritating. Black Liner Run is an excellent end to the album, ensuring that if you havent already grown tired of this drivel youll definitely snap it out of the CD player before the pretentious 51 tracks of silence and secret bonus track force themselves upon you.
Do yourself a favour, demand that this review is taken off this site immediately and do your best to erase all knowledge of this albums existence. If only that thing from Men in Black was real.
2 out of 10
www.shewantsrevenge.com
24 Jul 2006 by Matt S.
The 80s eh? Who ever thought the decade that bred the synthesizer would ever make a comeback? I, for one, did not; predicting any kind of return to the age of New Romantics and electronic pop records to be an event that could only result in more examples of drab, and frankly embarrassing electro tunes. Then came The Strokes, Bloc Party, and Interpol, who bunched my words into bite sized chunks and force-fed them to me in turn. I have seen what synth can do, and I like it.
So why was I so convinced it wouldnt work? What was I expecting? Why did I think a 80s revival would be so banal? Thankfully, I dont have to wrack my brains for an answer, as She Wants Revenge have put together 14 tracks of uninspired beats that encapsulate precisely what I thought back then.
As the album begins it sounds like someone messing about with a Casio in year 8 music class, with wooden, soulless electronic hi-hat and snare sounds driving a repetitive guitar riff (with eerie drifty effect). The vocals are even less interesting, drawling along like Interpols Paul Banks with a mouthful of dentists anesthetic. Track after track I sit bored waiting for a hook or an interesting lyric to grab me, but it never does. I enjoy the 2 minutes 30 seconds of Disconnect but only because those dreary vocals are absent and it sounds a bit like a vastly superior Opeth song.
The more I listen to She Wants Revenge the less I see any point in it even existing, as it provides us with nothing new in terms of genre or even innovation within a genre. There is absolutely no need for fans of the genre to spend good money on this toss whilst the likes of Joy Division, Depeche Mode and The Pet Shop Boys still line the shelves of the rock and pop section.
Quite how Tear You Apart managed to top LAs Kroq Radio chart for 14 weeks is beyond me. Admittedly this track has more to it than any other on the album (the vocals wander off the normal monotone), but its still repetitive and ultimately irritating. Black Liner Run is an excellent end to the album, ensuring that if you havent already grown tired of this drivel youll definitely snap it out of the CD player before the pretentious 51 tracks of silence and secret bonus track force themselves upon you.
Do yourself a favour, demand that this review is taken off this site immediately and do your best to erase all knowledge of this albums existence. If only that thing from Men in Black was real.
2 out of 10
www.shewantsrevenge.com
24 Jul 2006 by Matt S.
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