The follow-up to Melissa Auf Der Maur’s self-titled debut was ready to go in 2007… no idea why it took them until now to release “Out Of Our Minds”. Maybe it had something to do with the movie and the comic that are being released at the same time as the album? Who knows… this review just deals with the music though.
With opener “The Hunt” we’re off to a not so good start. The songs seems to be building up to a climax that ultimately doesn’t come. I don’t know about you guys but I hate climaxes that don’t come. No, then I do prefer the title track, just like “Isis Speaks” and “1000 Years” a beautifully moody guitar-driven rock song that thrives under Auf Der Maur’s husky vocals. It’s not just her voice that is one of the main selling points here, the music is pretty stellar as well. This former member of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins knows how to write rock tunes that are both dark yet catchy. Kinda like what I would imagine a female version of A Perfect Circle to sound like. And I haven’t even mentioned “Father’s Grave”, Auf Der Maur’s duet with Glenn Danzig… one of the best songs on an already outstanding album!
Score: 8.5 out of 10
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.nl
http://www.xmadmx.com
No comments:
Post a Comment