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Trollheart · 03-05-2013, 05:28 AM

Another Irish band just on the cusp, and yet...

Artiste: Royseven
Nationality: Irish
Album: You say, we say
Year: 2011
Label: Roadrunner
Genre: Alt-rock
Tracks:
We should be lovers
I need to know your name
You say, we say
Channel 103 on my TV
No romance
The big blue
Dance, dance, dance
Killer
You can't hide that
Every line's the last one
Walls
We march on
Chronological position: Second album
Familiarity: Zero
Interesting factoid:
Initial impression: Lots of power and punch, very upbeat and very commercial.
Best track(s): We should be lovers, No romance, The big blue, Dance dance dance, Walls, We march on
Worst track(s): Killer, I need to know your name
Comments: Another Irish band I know little or nothing about. It's somewhat interesting that they're a sextet, with singer Paul Walsh concentrating only on vocals, so there's a lead and rhythm guitarist, bass player and drummer and keyboard player. What I hear so far is a little so-so, a little generic, kind of the Script meets Snow Patrol, but without the solid individuality of either really. It's not bad music, I just don't see anything too much to get excited about just yet.

There's a slight sense of Slade about the title track, with a touch of Doctor and the Medics thrown in, and there's a ton of energy in No romance with some serious keyboard action then everything slows down for the ballad, and it's a good one. "The big blue" is a beautiful, fragile little piece that successfully breaks up all this uptempo, high energy rock. But soon we're back to it, and if I have a criticism of this album it would be that a lot of it sounds quite similar. But it's not a bad album, not at all.

I like Walls, it has real character and sounds different to most of the rest of the album, but it's a small divergence in an album that's a little short on ideas, or at least has the ideas but doesn't really seem to know what to do with them. The seeds of some great songs, certainly, just not properly cultivated, I feel. Maybe their third album will be better.
Overall impression: I feel they could have something, but have not yet realised their true potential.
Intention: Keep an eye on these guys.

03-05-2013, 05:28 AM	#141 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Another Irish band just on the cusp, and yet... Artiste: Royseven Nationality: Irish Album: You say, we say Year: 2011 Label: Roadrunner Genre: Alt-rock Tracks: We should be lovers I need to know your name You say, we say Channel 103 on my TV No romance The big blue Dance, dance, dance Killer You can't hide that Every line's the last one Walls We march on Chronological position: Second album Familiarity: Zero Interesting factoid: Initial impression: Lots of power and punch, very upbeat and very commercial. Best track(s): We should be lovers, No romance, The big blue, Dance dance dance, Walls, We march on Worst track(s): Killer, I need to know your name Comments: Another Irish band I know little or nothing about. It's somewhat interesting that they're a sextet, with singer Paul Walsh concentrating only on vocals, so there's a lead and rhythm guitarist, bass player and drummer and keyboard player. What I hear so far is a little so-so, a little generic, kind of the Script meets Snow Patrol, but without the solid individuality of either really. It's not bad music, I just don't see anything too much to get excited about just yet. There's a slight sense of Slade about the title track, with a touch of Doctor and the Medics thrown in, and there's a ton of energy in No romance with some serious keyboard action then everything slows down for the ballad, and it's a good one. "The big blue" is a beautiful, fragile little piece that successfully breaks up all this uptempo, high energy rock. But soon we're back to it, and if I have a criticism of this album it would be that a lot of it sounds quite similar. But it's not a bad album, not at all. I like Walls, it has real character and sounds different to most of the rest of the album, but it's a small divergence in an album that's a little short on ideas, or at least has the ideas but doesn't really seem to know what to do with them. The seeds of some great songs, certainly, just not properly cultivated, I feel. Maybe their third album will be better. Overall impression: I feel they could have something, but have not yet realised their true potential. Intention: Keep an eye on these guys. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018 Last edited by Trollheart; 01-13-2015 at 12:30 PM.