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The Blood Brothers have never been a group known for their subtlety. From live performances that leave a trail of guts and burning caravans in their wake to the weapons of mass destruction known as guitars, amplifiers and their related brethren, they're rarely anything but extreme.
Never ones to disappoint, the opening track to the band's current long-player Young Machetes rips everyone local to the stereo a new set of ears and, for that matter, nipples.
Eloquent without being pretentious and bags of fun without ever losing credibility, the driven-to-the-edge intensity of 'Set Fire...' and its white-knuckle chorus are already personal highlights of The Blood Brothers' growing catalogue of spot-hitting joy.
Few bands can craft the kind of no-holds-barred all-out hook-laden assault that The Blood Brothers do so well and this - particularly when titled so perfectly - is a shining example of their excellence.
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The Blood Brothers
i've never been into these guys
but this is a tune and a half. might buy the album of the back of it. good review too.
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
... c'mon, someone was gonna do it.
quite unimpressed
with it actually, i personally think they've been getting progressively worse since burn piano island. Still great live mind you.
unimpressed???
worse since burn piano island burn??
it's hard to compare the last two albums to BPIB as they've embraced a completely new mindset to their music.
a new mindset?
its hardly a new direction, i'd say its just more of the same but with annoying bits rather than catchy/quirky bits, and weak heavier bits compared to the in-your-face abrasiveness and clever time changes of their old stuff. still not exactly awful, just not the jawdropping band i used to love!
Completely disagree
I've cited my view before that the "Burn Piano Island"-ists are, for the most part, merely emotionally attached to it as it's their first BB discovery.
Lyrically (which is an artform by itself, and something allisfulloflove has completely ignored in his 'review') 'Crimes' is 'jawdropping'-ly better than 'Burn'. Fact.
'Young Machetes' builds on this, encorporating complex and, at times, even romantic themes into the mix. Musically, the album is catchy, complex but not elitist. Its' diversity is portrayed in the likes of 'Spit Shine Your Black Clouds', '1,2,3,4 Guitars' and 'Giant Swan'.
Ye, ya iz probly rite vo "annoying bits rather than catchy/quirky bits"
I think it's more that
They perfected their early sound on Burn, but Crimes is still an awesome record. It's far more daring because it tried out new bits- hip hops beats, incredible distortion, a capella, and better use of the vocal attack- which add depth to the music, but there's still the relentless, unique sound driving it.
Young Machetes is my favourite Blood Brothers record, though. The energy has always been there (play it loud in case you didn't notice), the lyrics are the best they've ever written, it makes me want to dance like a loon and they're still experimenting. And even though Burn is an amazing record, this just about edges it out for me.
well seeing as it wasnt my
'first BB discovery' im not in the boat. Lyrically theyve always been one of the best, and i cant fault the lyrics on burn piano island even if you do think the ones on crimes are better. However your 'fact' obviously means its not worth arguing over the matter as i cant possibly be right!
I love this.
the video is excellent as well :)
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
no, you can't
Well done.
il never speak
again!
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