Fantastic thanks 😊
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
My Vitriol have been around quite a while, although only have one "proper" album under their belts. Their debut, "Finelines", is one of the best debuts I have heard in a long time. It still sounds fresh and exciting, even after a couple of years of play. There are 6 or 7 tracks, that are simply outstanding. "Losing Touch" is probably my favourite, closely followed by "Always Your Way" and "Falling off the Floor". Many say this unique sounding rock band are so similar in every song, and although this is true to a degree, there is a sufficient level of variation in my opinion. It would be stupid for them to steer away from the sound they are so good at. ...
I am not an unbiased reviewer... I owned and lost this album years ago. Thus it gained a place within my own personal mythology as "that awesome album you'll never hear again because everyone else hated them". Bearing this in mind, the review begins. The sound was a surprise, my music tastes have changed dramatically since I was a teenager. That said, it was beautiful. Its the sort of thing you just whack on, at first as background music, then you drift off a little. An hour or so later you realise that you stopped everything to listen, and that you really should be getting some work done. The drums are tight, the vocals good, the guitar lines haunting, and a beautifully controlled white noise element which makes the whole sound so comforting. Maybe it is a little sameish, but this results with an album with good music and a tight identity, with no songs seemingly thrown in for no reason but to break it up a little. Makes the whole thing coherent. Speaking of the CD itself, the features are rather good, with the videos for always my way and pieces included, and some interesting graphic-type bits for those songs without videos. Lyrics also included within the cd features, which is always a nice touch. Album artwork is good without being exceptional... effort has been spent but not excessively so. Overall, enjoyable and would happily recommend it to anyone except, perhaps, a speed metal obsessive. Good for:- A lazy night in with the boy/girlfriend, mid afternoon chilling out, a bit of soul recovery after a hard day. Bad for:- A loud house party, cruising down the high street showing off you pimped up ride in the hope of picking up girls, moshing to.Read full review
When a band have been together for a couple of months the general rule seems to be, there not that great yet, My Vitriol didn’t just break that rule they shattered it. This band play Music, its not about catchy riffs or songs with la la la’s in that we can all sing along to, in each song there is so much going on that you listen to it again and again and every time there is something new. This album has to be listened to as a whole and you notice you will get lost within it because of the sounds coming from Som’s guitar give you a feel your almost floating & dream like musical trance. However this is not to be considered in a hippy way, this is a rock lovers album, not pop, its rock at its best music…
Fantastic album, full of great songs. Haven't heard it for a while so decided to buy it and thoroughly enjoyed every track. Well worth buying
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