The Album Club 2017

Aloysius · 04-15-2017, 05:24 AM

The Gris Gris – The Gris Gris

I really wanted to like this album more than I did. I really admire the sense of freedom and some of the unexpected choices they made in the sounds and arrangements. Unfortunately the songs themselves I often found uninspired, especially toward the second half of the album. The vocals worked well at times, on the opener Raygun there was just the right kind of reverb to give a really spaced out psychedelic vibe. At other times I found his wobbly pitch too much - I do appreciate a vocal that hasn't had all it's humanness pitch-corrected to oblivion, but for an album with a great deal of vocals I don't feel he has the chops to pull it off.

If this were an EP of the first 4 tracks I'd give it a much higher score, but for now 6/10.

04-15-2017, 05:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Aloysius Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 353	The Gris Gris – The Gris Gris I really wanted to like this album more than I did. I really admire the sense of freedom and some of the unexpected choices they made in the sounds and arrangements. Unfortunately the songs themselves I often found uninspired, especially toward the second half of the album. The vocals worked well at times, on the opener Raygun there was just the right kind of reverb to give a really spaced out psychedelic vibe. At other times I found his wobbly pitch too much - I do appreciate a vocal that hasn't had all it's humanness pitch-corrected to oblivion, but for an album with a great deal of vocals I don't feel he has the chops to pull it off. If this were an EP of the first 4 tracks I'd give it a much higher score, but for now 6/10.