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Album Reviews
If you
were wondering how Chevelle would follow up their
critically-acclaimed, radio-loved debut, and expected them
to come back with more formulaic rock, the answer is: they
got heavier. If anything, this record builds on the
darkest, most metallic moments of Wonder What's Next and
delves into sees the trio of brothers dealing in deeper
subject matter. There's still that undeniable Tool-esque
influence, as on "Still Running" and "Breach Birth," but
there are plenty of moments when elements of older metal
("Tug-O-War") or the haunting acoustic piece "Bend The
Bracket," which sounds like it could have come straight off
of Operation: Mindcrime. The brothers sound
tighter than ever, and This Type of Thinking has a
well thought out flow to it, with a sense of seething anger
seeming to boil just below the surface, then relenting for a
moment, but then stirring again. The political undertone is
timely, without needing to knock you over the head. Superb
production from Michael Baskette along with the band.
Well Chevelle is back for another one after Point#1 and
Wonder what's next. The previous 2 albums had more solid
based songs with catchy choruses, this one is based more
on the music than on how the lyrics fit in the songs.
Even though lyrics are creative they never really fit
into the songs that well. The guiter riffs are awesome
once again but the only problem is that the words in the
lyrics are repeated too many times and many of them feel
too stretched and in the wrong place as if they were a
filler. Never the less Chevelle brings another amazing cd
to the selves possibly even heavier then Wonder what's
next. The songs keep you on the edge of your seat even if
they tend to drag on for a while.
I
have rated the songs to show what I think of them 1.The
Clincher:9/10:gives you a sense of the Family System, it
starts a little slow but brings a nice finish by the end
and displays a new touch of rock from them 2.Get
Some:9/10:creepy but cool starting, reminds me of Dont
Fake This which is a great song, has interesting break in
the middle that has just enough flow to keep it apart of
the song 3.Vitamin R:10/10:what can I say this song blew
me away, it's a perfect example of a song well done and
thought out, I think the rhythm fits it so well it makes
it Chevelle's best song 4.Still Running:8/10:didnt need
the starting message it just draws away from the song,
the song is pretty good overall but seems just like
another B class song 5.Breach Birth:9/10:nice beginning
gives you momentum to keep interested in what's up next,
catchy chorus but is repeated a little to much as if they
ran out of lyrics to say 6.Panic Prone:8/10:smells like a
follow up to Send The Pain Below except it never really
goes anywhere making it half slow and half tempting song
trying to amount to something that it cant 7.Another Know
It All:8/10:has a nice rock beat to head bang to even
though it seems a little dull at times it still has some
rage in it 8.Tug-O-War:9/10:the first intro is a little
weak but the rest of the song displays a good range of
music swings that make you want to listen on 9.To
Return:9/10:just listening to the beginning gives you a
sense of something good is coming, this is another good
example of a song that has a good sense of lyrics that
fit well in the song, even though the intermission in the
middle of the song is a little off the song is still a
fine example of Chevelle 10.Emotional Drought:8/10:once
again a nice chorus, if only the song could stay in
tacked instead of wondering too far off from it self,
besides getting to detoured at the end its perfect and it
should do well on the cd 11.Bend The Bracket:2/10:i have
no idea what happened here I guess they ran out of
fillers and just put an extra track from the messing
around files in here, this song sounds like a follow up
to One Lonely Visitor but it has no real structure and
and the music rhythm doesn't even go with the lyrics Even
though this album slightly disappointed me I highly
suggest you buy it, it has plenty of rock on it to keep
you listening for hours.
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