So this is the 5th studio album from Italian gothic rockers Lacuna Coil & its clear they have gone right back to their roots delivering exactly what the fans wanted. This is their first concept album where the main theme is the superficial existence of everyday life thus the title “shallow life” but even when you break down all the one by one its still difficult to see the concept in there.. Regardless of that its still a great album & it’s the music that really matters not the story. Ok so its not their best album yet but it doesn’t fall flat on its face either. Scabbia takes the lyrics & spins them into highly emotional vocals but as for co-vocalist Ferro it seems like he’s playing a game of catch up. There are a lot of heavy rock influenced tracks on the album like the title track which is fast paced with great guitar backing & clear vocals. “wide awake” is one of my favourite tracks on there & is a testament to the bands gothic roots - definitely one for the fans. So as mentioned already the album is a concept album but after you hear it, it becomes clear that this album could exist far away from the concept arena. Of all the tracks on the album I’d say about half of them really appeal to me.. Its almost like the album was rushed for the release date. Comalies can be hailed as one of the bands finest albums & I’d agree with the thinking that Comalies really made them. The real problem I had with the album was it seemed to lose a lot of its more heavy influences & instead concentrate on a pop sound.. Almost like it was too radio-friendly. But its not all bad some of the tracks have a kind of Karmacode sound to them, which should make up for the pop sound. The bottom line really is you can split this album up the middle ..half the tracks really appealed to me but there is still plenty of time for the others to grow on me & when it comes to a band as good as Lacuna Coil I’m always ready to give them the benefit of the doubt. If you want to give them a try yourself the CD is in stores now.
Monday 27 April 2009
Lacuna Coil "shallow life" (album review)
So this is the 5th studio album from Italian gothic rockers Lacuna Coil & its clear they have gone right back to their roots delivering exactly what the fans wanted. This is their first concept album where the main theme is the superficial existence of everyday life thus the title “shallow life” but even when you break down all the one by one its still difficult to see the concept in there.. Regardless of that its still a great album & it’s the music that really matters not the story. Ok so its not their best album yet but it doesn’t fall flat on its face either. Scabbia takes the lyrics & spins them into highly emotional vocals but as for co-vocalist Ferro it seems like he’s playing a game of catch up. There are a lot of heavy rock influenced tracks on the album like the title track which is fast paced with great guitar backing & clear vocals. “wide awake” is one of my favourite tracks on there & is a testament to the bands gothic roots - definitely one for the fans. So as mentioned already the album is a concept album but after you hear it, it becomes clear that this album could exist far away from the concept arena. Of all the tracks on the album I’d say about half of them really appeal to me.. Its almost like the album was rushed for the release date. Comalies can be hailed as one of the bands finest albums & I’d agree with the thinking that Comalies really made them. The real problem I had with the album was it seemed to lose a lot of its more heavy influences & instead concentrate on a pop sound.. Almost like it was too radio-friendly. But its not all bad some of the tracks have a kind of Karmacode sound to them, which should make up for the pop sound. The bottom line really is you can split this album up the middle ..half the tracks really appealed to me but there is still plenty of time for the others to grow on me & when it comes to a band as good as Lacuna Coil I’m always ready to give them the benefit of the doubt. If you want to give them a try yourself the CD is in stores now.
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