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| 4.0 excellent | StrizzMatik | January 17th 12 |
Fiction Plane, and Joe Sumner (Sting's son) in particular, escape the shadow of The Police... by becoming the heirs apparent to The Police of our generation. Fiction Plane come from a more indie/alt-rock angle but blend all the manic energy and experimentation of the legendary band with a modern twist. Previous album Left Side Of The Brain - a great album in its own right - only hinted at what the band could do here. To say that Joe sounds almost identical to his father in his prime is an understatement, and with the anthemic guitar work of Seton Daunt and subtle powerhouse drumming of Pete Wilhoit, some of the detours on Sparks are truly awesome and unexpected. Songs like "Tommy" blend a heavy grunge verse riff with a rousing chorus, only to truly go into outer space with a mind-bending storm of proggy madness and back again to sludge, along with songs like "Out Of My Face" and "Push Me Around" sounding like an honest-to-God 2011 version of what The Police could have been if Sting wasn't a douche and if Maroon 5 weren't so lame, these guys cover huge musical ground. It's defiantly indulgent and erratic and a lot to absorb, but there's some truly incredible moments on here. Why isn't this band huge? Everyone get this now, it's brilliant.
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| 1.0 awful | Polvo | January 13th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | MikeNew | December 28th 14 |
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