Deep - Balzac

Description: Genre: Indie Rock & Punk / Artist: Balzac / Audio CD released at Diwph

Newest Review: ... adds a nice dynamic element, but most impressive of all is how the Misfits influence has now been relegated to secondary ... more

... position behind a desire to compete with modern punk bands. There's a greater energy here than was present on the debut, especially in faster songs like 'The Human Blood,' and the slightly slower songs such as 'Black Sunday III' are no longer spoiled by whining vocals (not until the next album, anyway). Although the band isn't blessed with many creative ideas of its own beyond the skeleton costumes and other gimmicks that don't translate to audio form, there are some nice touches here, particularly in the beginning of wha...more

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Deep - Balzac: Teenagers From Mars, and We Don't Care (264 words)
by - written on 27/02/08 (Very useful, 24 readings)
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I was thankful to hear Balzac evolving from terrible Misfits copycats to fairly average, if uninspired horror punk band with their second full-length release, but fortunately they would improve in the end. The cleaner production sound brings out the guitars more fully than before, and the new alternation between two vocalists adds a nice dynamic element, but most impressive of all is how the Misfits influence has now been relegated to secondary position behind a desire to compete with modern punk bands. There's a greater energy here than was present on the debut, especially in faster songs like 'The Human Blood,' and the slightly slower songs such as 'Black ... Read the complete review