Once Upon A Time In The West -By Hard-Fi (Once Upon A Time In The West - Hard-Fi)

Member Name: SpookyMoon

Product:	Once Upon A Time In The West - Hard-Fi
Date:	21/05/09 (3 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Some nice string harmony meddlies.Vocally quite good.Similar to Kasabian and Kaiser Chiefs.

Disadvantages: Bit samish and really all that memorable.

For an averagely talented British (Staines) indie-punk rock quintet, they aren't that bad. It goes without saying that if you dont think anything of a band in the first place then they cant dissapoint you. And this is certainly true of this album released in September 2007.

In sound they arent really original, bit like Kaiser Chiefs and Kasabian and lyrically they aren't that different either. But there music is listenable and has some really interesting bits of almost spanish sounding guitar riffs and sometimes reggae sounding beats mixed with great string meddlies. In songs like 'Tongiht' the vocals start out with a definitely charming and viceral quality but once the chorus has kicked in, the song seems to sag (although in my opinion this is the best song on the album). Another redeeming song on this album is 'Watch me fall apart'. Which I think is really good and definitely has something promising about it. These songs remind me that they are definitely better than Bloc Party for example but then songs like 'I close my eyes' just counter act that.

Although I want to like this band, I cant quite convince myself too. I sometimes have the feeling that guys in their early twenties would really love this band: guys who like Oasis and such like may fall mercy to their charms. They definitely do have some talent but just in my opinion not enough to quite lift them off the ground.

Summary: If you dont expect too much, you might just like them!