Eyes of Fire Ashes to Embers
Century Media
2004
1.The End Result of Falling
2.Empty
3.Fly Away
4.Hopeless
5.Down
6.Fear
7.Breath
8.One More
9.Anyone
10.Shelter
11.Last Goodbye
This starts of by completely cloning RADIOHEAD its despicable beyond words and then collapses into a heap of inconsistency. Im not sure if these songs were all written at different times, with different musicians, in different time zones, but Im having a hard time figuring out what the point of all this is.
First of all, Dan Kaufman, youre not fucking Thom Yorke so stop pretending to be. I dont care how long youve been in a band, whether it be MINDROT or this pile of drivel, but a song like The End Result of Falling is completely unnecessary. This songwriting style is completely synonymous with RADIOHEAD now, and in the mainstream I might add, so thats where it should be left. This isnt homage were talking about here, its a rip off, and you fucking know it. Why not just call the song Exit Music (for a Film) and be done with it. At least bands like MUSE and TRAVIS can lay claim to being a part of the Brit-Rock scene, you know, seeing that theyre actually British and all.
Bypassing the first track altogether then, the album truly starts at track #2 with Empty. Lots of post-80s punk-inspired riffs and angry guttural shouting, falling into bouts of depressive medleys. Its not bad at all funnily enough. And then all of a sudden, Fly Away catapults you into this horrid nu-Metal turf. Hopeless then starts off in an interesting pop-type fashion, almost reminding of U2, but then begins with that whole LINKIN PARK thing with the repetitive plinky-plonky descending scales. It does waver nicely, however, between two clean vocals styles. (Quite frankly, by this point on the album, its already apparent that EYES OF FIRE sound better when theyre not shouting aimlessly. This is a good vocal range, it suits the music, and it sounds like something they can claim as their own in a sea of derivative daytime rock music.)
Actually, I just remembered what this reminds me of: PASSENGER (starring you know who ). Im sure the three of you who bought that album know what Im talking about. Its got that same feel to it, trying to merge something modern and slightly chaotic with the comfort zone of late-80s rock pop. Im sure that was quite fashionable when I got this promo all those six months ago, but like I said, Im not sure what the point of this album is, other than a bunch of guys trying to play out everything thats already been done in the last 10 years by corporate US rock bands who arent quite poppy enough to be on the radio. I have to assume there are a thousand better demo tapes sitting in label manager offices being ignored for stuff like this.
Not that its fair to compare to previous bands, but since its being used on the press release, let me say, MINDROT this is not. Keep moving, nothing to see here these arent the droids youre looking for.
4.75/10
Century Media
2004
1.The End Result of Falling
2.Empty
3.Fly Away
4.Hopeless
5.Down
6.Fear
7.Breath
8.One More
9.Anyone
10.Shelter
11.Last Goodbye
This starts of by completely cloning RADIOHEAD its despicable beyond words and then collapses into a heap of inconsistency. Im not sure if these songs were all written at different times, with different musicians, in different time zones, but Im having a hard time figuring out what the point of all this is.
First of all, Dan Kaufman, youre not fucking Thom Yorke so stop pretending to be. I dont care how long youve been in a band, whether it be MINDROT or this pile of drivel, but a song like The End Result of Falling is completely unnecessary. This songwriting style is completely synonymous with RADIOHEAD now, and in the mainstream I might add, so thats where it should be left. This isnt homage were talking about here, its a rip off, and you fucking know it. Why not just call the song Exit Music (for a Film) and be done with it. At least bands like MUSE and TRAVIS can lay claim to being a part of the Brit-Rock scene, you know, seeing that theyre actually British and all.
Bypassing the first track altogether then, the album truly starts at track #2 with Empty. Lots of post-80s punk-inspired riffs and angry guttural shouting, falling into bouts of depressive medleys. Its not bad at all funnily enough. And then all of a sudden, Fly Away catapults you into this horrid nu-Metal turf. Hopeless then starts off in an interesting pop-type fashion, almost reminding of U2, but then begins with that whole LINKIN PARK thing with the repetitive plinky-plonky descending scales. It does waver nicely, however, between two clean vocals styles. (Quite frankly, by this point on the album, its already apparent that EYES OF FIRE sound better when theyre not shouting aimlessly. This is a good vocal range, it suits the music, and it sounds like something they can claim as their own in a sea of derivative daytime rock music.)
Actually, I just remembered what this reminds me of: PASSENGER (starring you know who ). Im sure the three of you who bought that album know what Im talking about. Its got that same feel to it, trying to merge something modern and slightly chaotic with the comfort zone of late-80s rock pop. Im sure that was quite fashionable when I got this promo all those six months ago, but like I said, Im not sure what the point of this album is, other than a bunch of guys trying to play out everything thats already been done in the last 10 years by corporate US rock bands who arent quite poppy enough to be on the radio. I have to assume there are a thousand better demo tapes sitting in label manager offices being ignored for stuff like this.
Not that its fair to compare to previous bands, but since its being used on the press release, let me say, MINDROT this is not. Keep moving, nothing to see here these arent the droids youre looking for.
4.75/10
