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Winter 2008
By Valérie Roberts, VJ and host of Plus sur commande on MusiquePlus
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What can I say about this band? It's one of my obsessions and I love the band members as much as I love their music! I've been lucky enough to meet them a few times and attend their shows. This Toronto band's got style, both
in their outfits and their album. The line-up includes Martina, Dan, Joel and Will, who are all currently living in London. Their latest album, Galore, mixes electro and pop, with a slight rock influence–it's an effective combination. On
stage, the band is outrageously colourful, everything's overblown and you won't be able to keep your feet still. I'll guarantee this band a promising future because of their catchy tunes and their friendly members. This album won't be everybody's cup of
tea, but pop connoisseurs should enjoy it. The top-played song in my iPod: Marvellous. |
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This is The Hot Spring's first full-length album since their 2005 EP, Rock Partouze. Giselle Weber's original and expressive voice transports us to their world, a world of pure hard rock inspired by bands like the Rolling
Stones and the Flamin Groovies. Their sound has changed since their first EP, but listen closely and you'll realize The Hot Springs are here to stay. The band got its first break on the "Les Pourris de Talents" show on MusiquePlus,
but has come a long way since then. Volcano boils down to the essentials: thoughtful compositions and well-crafted arrangements. Bravo! |
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I've never been a big Seether fan, but I told myself I'd give them a chance and listen to the album. One thing's for sure, the band's sound is a lot more melodic than on their 2005 album, Karma and Effect. Seether
has changed its voice, but the change doesn't do anything for me. It's a rock album, but a made-for-radio album with recycled songs that we're hearing everywhere these days. I don't even know if Seether fans will be happy with it, since the band seems to
have lost all the creativity and darkness that was their hallmark and that brought them such a following. In short, despite the fact that Shaun Morgan sometimes sounds so much like Nirvana's Kurt Cobain that you'd think the band is back, Seether's new
album is far from being a hit. |
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