William_the_Bloody

Date with Night ep 2003

One more ep, but as the best song is also on their first full album I'll skip over this one. ** 1/2stars

Fever to Tell 2003

I seem to be at odds with many of the professional music reviewers on this album. Not to sound arrogant, but this may be because I use to work in the music industry to an extent, so I know my music theory, whereas I find that a lot of folks in the media, are simply music appreciators on the lookout for something risque.

Thus the reviews on this album usually go something like this, "Fever to Tell is their best album because it captures the raw primal energy of the band, while their latter stuff is overproduced."

So let me get this right, 27 years after the Sex Pistols, and over a decade of gangster rap & death metal, we were somehow supposed to get excited about the raw primal rebellion of an indie rock band?!? Can someone please explain to me how the Yeah Yeah Yeah's or any alternative rock band in the 21st century constitutes a threat to modern society?

The truth is that there is one absolute killer song on this album, and it is because it appears that the record company threw a lot of money into its production. There are some other notable songs, but overall the album is plagued by repetitive chord change overs, and annoying cracks and squeals by a singer who almost appears to be struggling to remain on key.

**1/2 stars

Rich