Yesterday I took a listen at Atrox's most peculiar music.
started with the album Orgasm, that I saw mentioned here someplace.
I always thought their old vocalist was utterly shite, badly out of tune on every note she crucified, but that's just my humble opinion
I can completely see that someone with a classical background might see (or in this case hear) the vocals as out of tune, as they don't really follow a logical pattern in the same way as vocals or melodies in classical music.
...but with this said, she does perform a surreal amount of incredible vocal acrobatics that I could only dream of doing.
In my opinion her vocals are just that, acrobatics. or maybe (as Steve Vai on Frank Zappa albums was credited "stunt guitarist") a stunt vocals.
First off the vocal style isn't very easy on the ears, but after a while you might grow used to it... or just end up hating it.
But hey, Atrox is pretty often credited as avant-garde
and that means can do pretty much whatever they want to and call it art.
Cyberfloat my friend, you make me wonder. I thought you'd say Monica's style is not your cup of tea; but saying she sang out of key is simply wrong. You as a professional musician and lover of progressive music shouldn't judge that hard.
I say let's not quite yet crucify Cyberfloat, because he mentioned he was bringin along whisky to PP
Besides, everyone has a right to be a critic and there isn't much point in being critical if you love everything
I always loved Atrox because of Monika's extraordinary and experimental vocals. What they are writing without her now sounds like generic power metal to me and they better do a good job in convincing me that tey are still an outstanding band.
As for the latest album... I gave that as well a listen.
I have to say I got no touch of the music what-so-ever.
I wouldn't compare the music to powermetal, like Raimond did, because the singer lacks the high powermetal vocals and the music isn't really that melodic.
The vocals are mixed very low to give more space for the music, but the songs are too complicated that nothing really sticks.
The singer isn't bad, but lacks something from his voice that would make him memorable or to stick out.
For me while listening to music it's the melodies and/or the vocals are the most important part.
so sadly I didn't get much out of the latest Atrox album.
Über alles, atrox still has some work convincing me that they are a great band, they have some very interesting ideas, but what I have heard, they have yet to nail together the perfect song to make all other songs useless.
We will see how they perform live...
...and when the whisky is gone, then we crucify everyone. :Smokin:
