I
suspect it comes through sometimes that I can be kind of neurotic about the
music reviews. I agonize over giving a bad review, and whether my reviews are
helpful in matching bands up with prospective fans. I also worry about how long
a band has been waiting for coverage, even if the reasons for putting off the
review are well-intended.
Just
for the record, I am also leaving on vacation next Saturday, and Wednesday
I am going to a concert where I don't know if I will be ready to start
reviewing them on Thursday, and certainly listening will be disrupted while I
am gone. That probably doesn't require this much stress, but here we are.
So
today and tomorrow will be going over some names that have been in the
spreadsheet for a while, but where there are factors preventing a standard
review. I believe this will be soothing, and I can at least move them over to the Song of the Day waiting list if applicable.
Bands
without very much material
A
band with a huge catalog is its own type of stress, but it gives you a chance
to see what they are doing. While it is less to work with, a 4 or 5 track EP
can still give a great impression of a band and their direction.
These
bands didn't give me a lot to go on. I waited for more to come, but it's been a
while.
Into
Colour
This
is actually pretty interesting in that the song, "Half A Battle",
starts out sounding very ambient, then turns harder, but is done in such a way
that it sounds like a completely natural progression. I can appreciate that,
even though neither ambient nor hard rock are really my thing.
Second
Nature
It
has been almost a year since their one minute demo went up. When it is outside
of my preferred genres, it is even more important for me to have multiple
tracks to listen to. This is metalcore, and not my strong suit. I don't think
they are doing badly at all, and I will always give bands from New Jersey a chance, but it's just
not enough for me to go on.
The
weirdest thing for me is that apparently both of those bands have merch
available. I am guessing that maybe they play live dates, and just haven't put
a lot of material online, but I feel like getting tracks recorded is really
important.
I
also have a strong preference for original material. That leads us to...
Bands
that only show covers
Daniel
Ray
I
saw that he was working on an album, and I have been waiting for that. It
still says that will happen, but it's been a long time.
There
is enough material here to at least have an idea of Daniel's range. He should be great for people who like Bruce Springsteen but would prefer him
more mellow and acoustic. There is a really nice team-up with another band, The
Aroostercrats, on "Two Hearts".
Bands?
Sometimes
people follow me that appear to be musicians, but maybe there's not a link to
music, or they are promoting something else instead.
Antonio
S Galica
When
there is a link to Soundclould you are usually safe, but in this case, while
some of the tracks do have musical accompaniment it is primarily spoken word. I
do sometimes like spoken word, if it's vibrant and funny, and possibly live,
but this is not working for me. It may work for you.
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