Brainbloodvolume
- 艺人
- Ned's Atomic Dustbin
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Furtive / Work
- 发行时间
- 1995年02月14日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Ned Raggett
The final Ned's Atomic Dustbin studio album found the band decisively stepping beyond their straight-up thrash/pop roots to embrace a variety of styles and approaches -- sometimes successfully, sometimes not. But as an overall listen, Brainbloodvolume trumps Are You Normal? as an exciting, involving release brimming with energy and a willingness to experiment while retaining the yearning heart that informed so many of the group's early classics. It's a pity the album was absolutely lost upon release -- in a severe irony, it was released in the U.S. well before it surfaced in the U.K., and even then couldn't compete against the tidal wave of Brit-pop driving all before it. The absolutely massive guitar blast and partially sampled metallic percussion that drives opening track &All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together,& with John Penney's always-reliable vocals riding the chaos with increasing desperation, serves notice that the quintet isn't into doing anything half-assed. Other instances of the band's ear for newer approaches can readily be heard in &Floote& (which, besides including the titular instrument, adds an attractive sitar filigree for a trippily fierce crunch) and the epic but not overbearing collapse of &Your Only Joke& and &I Want It Over.& Some moves are obvious -- the sped-up &Funky Drummer& loop at the heart of the tender &Premonition& can't help but being clichéd through over-use, though the combination of acoustic guitar and a quietly hyperactive keyboard techno riff makes up for it. Guitarist Rat really steps to the fore at many points, with he and on occasion Alex Griffin indulging in crisper, sometimes-abstract performances that suggest early-'80s post-punk à la New Order and the Cure. The combination of heavily processed wash and gentler chime on &...To Be Right& really stands out, as does John Penney's fine vocal turn, suiting the song wonderfully.
最新简评（共1条）
- @zer：风格大变，双BASS哪去了