Easy Rider - Animal
Locomotive Music LM142 - 2004
By Rodrigo Escandon
Easy Rider are heavy metal/hard rock veterans from Spain, and Animal is their latest release. While listening to this album is I was able to answer this question: can an album truly be unlistenable? Let me explain.
There are albums that are just bad and you dont want to listen to ever again. Many releases have had that effect on me, but they werent unlistenable. Most albums have redeeming qualities and thus they are listenable, but to a degree. Well to me Animal is has zero redeeming qualities. When you have to stop the album every two songs because you cant stand it any longer, then you know you are having serious issues. So where does Easy Rider go wrong in my book?
First the vocalist, Ron Finns, seriously needs to go away, hide in a cave somewhere, and never ruin another album with his voice. I literally cringe every time he opens his mouth and croons away with his raspy, clean and wavy voice. Musically, this album just bores me. There is absolutely nothing that catches my attention, and I find myself pressing either the stop or the skip button. These songs seem disjointed and forced because I feel no natural flow in the music. The way they are structured just doesnt make sense, and I get very annoyed by it all. For example, whoever thought that a song like Walls of Hatred needed to see light of day should be permanently banned from making those types of decisions. I swear that the verses could be put to good use in an interrogation room, because anybody would want to talk if this was forced upon them. Production-wise Animal has a clean sound, but it lacks some punch. The drums are not very powerful at all, the bass is completely buried, and the guitars could definitely sound a lot heavier.
Yep, I cant listen to Animal. Thankfully as this review winds down I will never have to listen to it ever again. I hope that plenty of you dont have to go through the pain of listening to it just even once. This album makes the latest Axxishttp://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146244 release sound like a masterpiece.
2/10
Easy Rider Official Website
Locomotive Music Official Website
Locomotive Music LM142 - 2004
By Rodrigo Escandon
Easy Rider are heavy metal/hard rock veterans from Spain, and Animal is their latest release. While listening to this album is I was able to answer this question: can an album truly be unlistenable? Let me explain.
There are albums that are just bad and you dont want to listen to ever again. Many releases have had that effect on me, but they werent unlistenable. Most albums have redeeming qualities and thus they are listenable, but to a degree. Well to me Animal is has zero redeeming qualities. When you have to stop the album every two songs because you cant stand it any longer, then you know you are having serious issues. So where does Easy Rider go wrong in my book?
First the vocalist, Ron Finns, seriously needs to go away, hide in a cave somewhere, and never ruin another album with his voice. I literally cringe every time he opens his mouth and croons away with his raspy, clean and wavy voice. Musically, this album just bores me. There is absolutely nothing that catches my attention, and I find myself pressing either the stop or the skip button. These songs seem disjointed and forced because I feel no natural flow in the music. The way they are structured just doesnt make sense, and I get very annoyed by it all. For example, whoever thought that a song like Walls of Hatred needed to see light of day should be permanently banned from making those types of decisions. I swear that the verses could be put to good use in an interrogation room, because anybody would want to talk if this was forced upon them. Production-wise Animal has a clean sound, but it lacks some punch. The drums are not very powerful at all, the bass is completely buried, and the guitars could definitely sound a lot heavier.
Yep, I cant listen to Animal. Thankfully as this review winds down I will never have to listen to it ever again. I hope that plenty of you dont have to go through the pain of listening to it just even once. This album makes the latest Axxishttp://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146244 release sound like a masterpiece.
2/10
Easy Rider Official Website
Locomotive Music Official Website
