Comets on fire that I am going to talk ragazzoti are a group of Californians, just over half a decade ago, he decided to spend some time together to produce some 'sounds, slamming a bit' percussion and press the keys on a keyboard trying to hit a few chords. The result was the creation of a rock band rather mediocre. The fame came to them with Blue Catherdral, the album that made their preference for the psychedelic '70s. The critics praised their name and began to bounce from mouth to mouth, to reach fair reputation in American underground.
Do not be fooled, though (shit, we always try sti stronzi). Quell'album era una discreta puttanatona. Per darvi un'idea: mettete assieme una ragazzetto di 14 anni alle tastiere colto da pruriti prepuberali, un talentuoso chitarrista di 8 anni (ahah!!), un cantante che non canta e un batterista a cui tira il culo ripetere le registrazioni imprecise. Ecco i Comets on Fire di Blue Cathedral. Wow, che figata (pronunciato con voce piatta da automa).
Avatar, l'album da loro pubblicato nel 2006 di cui parlerò qua, non è poi tanto diverso. Il tastierista ha superato lo sconcerto causato dalle prime le polluzioni notturne, il chitarrista ora suona come un mediocre diciottenne (ce la sta facendo, io credo in lui), il cantante canta (mi commuovo) e il batterista...il batterista è equal ... yet, Avatar is a good album and now I'll explain why.
TECHNICAL
Poor Comets on Fire. They sound a bit 'to fuck, but this is also their beauty. The pieces are clearly recorded live, the execution is perpetually inaccurate, the instruments seemed beaten by the hands of an alcoholic and the sound quality is prewar. I wonder if they recorded the pieces in the basement of a cousin of the group. I'd like to contact them to find out. And 'no doubt, however, that all this dirt gives the album a retro analog output that goes well with the generally very seventies.
Rating: 5.5
CREATIVITA'
L'originalità latita in toto, la ricerca sonora allo stesso modo (inutile dire che i Grateful Dead risultano più arditi), non parliamo della struttura dei pezzi, spesso impostati su un unico giro armonico su cui si alternano le traballanti improvvisazioni dei musicisti (porelli, li sto demolendo), però (però, ebbene sì, però) il quartetto sembra baciato da una musa protettrice che istilla loro l'abilità di comporre belle canzoni. I pezzi fluiscono infatti con tale naturalezza da fare pensare che l'ispirazione che li ha plasmati sia metafisica. Insomma, ballate emotive come Lucifer's Memory e Hatched Upon the Age sono veramente riuscite e viene spontaneo chiedersi because the singer has never given air to the vocal cords prior to this work. Hey man, you're good, damn it! And your tunes sound well fitted to the grille of your crooked fellow music! What do you say? We've earned the sixth thanks to you? Sti cocks, man, I'd say so.
Rating: 6
CARISMA
And I want you here. I want you here. Charisma to spare, my dear. Charisma to spare. Listen Holy Teeth, or the beginning of Sour Smoke and you can not give me no reason. All have heard, everything sounded so cheesy, but all very visceral. The Comets on Fire are saved for a corner thanks to their unquestionable veracity. What they promise to give and what damage it is sufficient. If this album had been played by a collective of session musicians and recorded in a more professional, would not make even half. Sometimes, things MUST BE MADE TO FUCK, here. Listen to some parts of Avatar and tell me if you do not have the galvanizing effect of those classic soundtracks from movies that accompany the '70s perfectly with an old American car of a pair of glasses to drop. Thank you for being a bunch of pricks, Comets, please, do not study at home and not too many scores infighettatevi, because we still need musicians like you. And then, there begin to be on the fake cock minimalist graduated from the conservatory? Much better than the Comets, who make the low-fi ... because they could not do better, eheh!
Rating: 7.7
CONCLUSIONS
Avatar is left on the plate of my CD player for a long time, last year, and I think the reason is the height of my chest. Not surprisingly, this is an album that I can recommend to those who simply like good rock played with heart. If you want something a forward-looking or technically sophisticated, stay away, but if the husky voice of a storyteller to the taste of whiskey you still touches the soul, do not delay, you may discover a great band.
Rating: 7.2
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