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analysis w/e 14.5.11 |
DVDs out 9.5.11 |
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May 11 2011 
DVDfever co uk
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Great start. The rest’s not so hot. The Gilded Palace Of Sin take their name from a 1969 album by the Flying Burrito Brothers. Featuring legend Gram Parsons, they specialised in fusing modern country music, which included rock’n’roll, folk, country, gospel, and soul. This band may have taken their name from their illustrious heroes, but their music couldn’t be much further apart. The only connection between them is, that this Manchester band is steeped in an American sound. Even lead singer Pete Phythian sounds remarkably like Bruce Springsteen. These dark and moody rockers open You Break Our Hearts… with such hangdog stylings (For When We Forget), you might just believe that it’s gonna be the same formula for the entire album. Yes, the doom and gloom isn’t too far away (redemption and regret, principally), but they can mix it up a fair bit despite its dark outer sheen. There is a problem though, as you’ll find out. After a dirty chord hold, delicate acoustic picks and banjo roll out Rosa Salvaje. With plucks well and truly established it meanders along to a pseudo-Springsteen-like dustbowl ballad. Changing tack, a thumping and tribal Mean Old Jack lifts the mood considerably. The heavy riff and edgy guitar licks provide Phythian to crank out some gravelled vocals. It plods on for almost 80% in a linear fashion, and then explodes into a cacophonous jam. The effect is long overdue and should have come much earlier adding more dynamics. After an uneventful Rubbing Up and There Is No Evil, huge drama hits you in the gut – Vony & The Plinths. Black skies hang heavily over the lyrics to a sound that crunches and grinds, but once again it’s far too one dimensional for my tastes. Bones Of The Saints provides a breather. This is their quietest moment since the album opened, but again, it doesn’t seem to actually ‘go anywhere’ which seems to be their problem. You’re always hanging on for something special, and it doesn’t happen. The very same thing happens all over again on Wedding Rice, as nice as it is, and thereafter on crunching rocker Nautilus. The verdict – Exasperating.
Weblink: exenecervenka.com (includes audio samples)
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