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Rating: 6/10
Kay Hanley's lead
vocals match perfectly with this type of music. Her voice isn't
too singy-songy or too screamy. It gives the music a bit of a
contrast with the heavy guitars. The guitars themselves are more
complex than the basic 3 chord. There a few solos and catchy
little riffs every now and then but it's mainly powerful chords
behind a pretty little voice. The music doesn't really have
enough depth, but with Kay's voice, depth isn't really needed. No
major differences between the songs, but each one doesn't sound
exactly alike. "Awake", one of the more popular songs, has
a catchy chorus and great guitars behind it. A classic sing-along
song.
Most of the songs aren't really fast, but are slightly
upbeat. "Do What You Want, Yeah" is a great instrumental.
It shows you that Letters To Cleo can rock without Kay. On the
other end, "Laudanum", is a slow ballad with pretty guitar
riffs and pretty vocals. "Acid Jed" brings you right back
into the sort of heavy sound of LTC with a little organ on the
side. I am not a huge Letters To Cleo fan, but I still liked this
album. It does take a while to get used to it though. You'll
either love it, hate it, or listen to it once and throw it under
the bed. Either way, you should still try to check it out.
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Track List
- Demon Rock
- Fast Way
- Jennifer
- Awake
- Laudanum
- Acid Jed
- PIzza Cutter
- St. Peter
- Little Rosa
- Do What You Want, Yeah
- He's Got An Answer
- I Could Sleep (The Wuss Song)
Best Aspect: Vocals
Worst Aspect: Album art.
Yay: Awake, Do What You...
Nay: N/A
The hits: Awake
Similar: Veruca Salt, Weezer
Style: Pop-Rock
Special Notes: The lyrics are included in the cd booklet.
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