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Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicMastodon Remission3.5 greatBass Drum of Death GB CityAn emerging 2-piece band, Bass Drum Of Death, may at first be brushed off for being more of the same. White Stripes, Black Keys; they’ve heard it all before. But this would be a mistake, for while the garage rock duo don’t bring anything really new to the table, the make up for it in raw riffs, power chords aplenty, and yes, lots of bass drumming of the ‘death’ variety. GB city is the album debut for Josh Garret and Colin Sneed, and as far as album debut’s go, it’s a strong one. The opening track, “Nerve Racking” doesn’t waste any time in getting your head banging with a pounding drum opening and a gritty guitar riff. While the instrumentation is simple, it serves the garage rock/grunge formula well with its under produced sound. But you can’t help but wish the vocals didn’t go down this same road. Garret has exactly one tone in his singing arsenal; a droning howl, that makes it almost impossible to believe he cares about what he’s saying. He drones on about pot, drinking, girls, sex, the devil, insanity; classic rock and roll staples, but you can’t be moved to care. The good news is, lyrics aren’t the grab here. If you’re in the mood for a grungy, riff driven, garage rock sound, then Bass Drum Of Death delivers. The loud, sonic assault formula, begins to wear on the listener by the end of the album. There’s not a lot of depth to be found here. It begins by assaulting your ears with a wall of sound and doesn’t change gears once. But for an album that was recorded by one kid in a basement with a USB, it does exactly what it set out to do. Not a masterpiece, but a promising first step.Sick Puppies Dressed Up as Life3.0 goodArctic Monkeys Suck It and SeeDrugdealer The End Of Comedy60's lit fm, meets 60's psych pop, meets 70's plastic-soul, meets way too much production. Really interesting arrangements and some great vocal performances from Weyes Blood (the rue MVP of the record), but ends up paradoxically ends up sounding both overproduced and under developed. Interesting, weird little pop record that should be heard. And isn't a terrible album to leave on in the background. But ultimately nothing here is all that memorable. Nirvana BleachSkillet Skillet2.5 averageTrivium Shogun2.0 poorThe Donnas Bitchin'
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