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THE DEAD THINGS
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The first song starts out with a very cliché clip from some old horror movie…don’t ask me what, and then slams into some surprisingly badass guitar wails. I’m reminded of Dangerous Toys, which is certainly not the worst thing in the world, and while there’s nothing groundbreaking here, I’m actually not horrified. In fact, I’m finding myself really liking it. That is, until the ridiculously bubblegum power ballad “Cemetery Mary” but what’s a hair metal album without one? The Deadthings wear their influences on their sleeves, but they seem to be OK with hitting absolutely every sleaze glam cliché on the books. While the image is a bit hard to take at times, the tunes are mostly solid and well produced. Unfortunately the drums are a bit flat, but otherwise the sound is solid with the vocals sitting perfectly in the mix. The Deadthings are ultimately satisfying, and while absolutely unoriginal, will probably get dumped into my ipod for future rocking. ________________________________________________________ |
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-Scarrie Sinsation |
Just
looking at the Deadthings CD, I pretty much already know what I’m
in for. The hot pink typeface, the dead goth girl in a coffin, and most
of all the title “Who Killed Holly Would”, scream sleaze
glam ala Sunset Strip 1992. Open it up, and you get classic hair metal
shots of the band complete with a full fuchsia Lip Service suit, skull and
crossbones police hat, cowboy hat and trenchcoat, aviator shades and
bandana, and of course, the token drummer in corpse paint. Reading
through the liner notes confirms my suspicions as the band thanks such
classic Strip bands as Ana Black and the Zeros. Hammering
home my already preconceived notions is the questionable cover of
Poison’s “Look What the Cat Dragged In”. Well enough of
judging a band by it’s cover….