Let the Undead make you feel alive. (Swan Songs - Hollywood Undead)

Member Name: seano1993

Product:	Swan Songs - Hollywood Undead
Date:	14/10/09 (23 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: A few excellent songs.

Disadvantages: A lot of filler on there too.

"Hollywood Undead" are a rap/rock band who became popular on Myspace and managing to get a record deal, making this album, "Swan Songs".

The band features 6 members, and they all contribute on the vocals. One in particular, (Charlie Scene) sounds nearly identical to Eminem although he plays guitar. The different vocals work well in the songs, as each member has a different style of rapping and this is one of the strong points of the band.

The band all wear hockey masks while performing, I think this is to get more into their character, as each member uses a different name while performing. These "characters" rap about partying, drinking and getting women in nearly all of the songs and the lyrics are very explicit, so this isn't a CD you can play with childen present. These explicit lyrics are shown on the two stadout tracks, "Undead" and "Everywhere I Go". Undead is a true rap-rock song, with heavy guitars,pounding drums and
an F.U. attidute. "Everywhere I go" is a funny song about partying featuring a cool keyboard line throughout.

Don't get me wrong, Hollywood Undead do have a more thoughtful side to their lyrics, mainly in "This Love, This Hate" and "Young". "Young" is the best song on the album, an anthem for the disenchanted youth featuring a choir of kids in the chorus.

It is a shame Hollywood Undead can't keep up this level of consistency as their is a lot of filler tracks on this album, such as the uninspired "No. 5". But for their debut album it is pretty good and I look forward to seeing more from this band in the future.

Summary: Good debut album.