Amazon.co.uk allows you to pay for your items in your local currency. Restrictions apply. Learn More. |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Boris and Ian Astbury? An unusual collaboration, maybe so, but does it work, undoubtably. From the opening chugging riff Boris stamp their mark but its Astbury's instantly recognisable croon that takes the song to another level.
Opening song 'Teeth And Claws' is classic indie rock. The 'attack, attack, attack' chorus is memorably and will stay in your head for days. For Boris its a little restrained (as is the whole EP), and long time fans will miss their sudden forays into wall-of-noise style chaos, but this EP follows in their current path of (slightly) more commercial releases ('Smile' being a good reference point).
'We Are Witches' follows this and the intro is typical Boris, chugging split between speakers and drum heavy. Again Astbury's croon takes centre stage. The verses chord progression takes a few unusual deviations which are a nice touch but the chorus is a little bit disappointing. Okay, Boris have never really cared much for typical verse-chorus-verse song structures, but with Astbury they have someone who has a history of damn fine anthemic chorus. A nice solo from Wata ultimately saves the song.
An Astbury free cover of The Cult's 'Rain' is next and Wata's ethereal, gossimer thin vocals take his place. It's a great choice for a cover and has THAT guitar riff super-distorted and set against a wall of guitars in the background.
Final song 'Magickal Child' and they have really saved the best for last. Starting with a nice lilting guitar, keyboards and a super fuzzy melody line guitar accompanying Astbury restrained tones... It then explodes into a MASSIVE rock ballad and back to the lilting guitar again. This interplay of light and dark, quiet and loud is a classic rock dynamic and one that Boris have often taken full advantage of. Boris have, for me at least, always been about the music; the massive distorted chaos and sudden space of keys or soft guitar. Vocals have always been secondary. Here the vocals are of equal importance and it forces you to listen behind to the great music. As this final song fades out we are reminded that we are listening to Boris afterall when a weird picked guitar fades in and plays for the last 20 seconds or so.
So, an EP rather than an full length? Probably a good idea to test the waters. Having said that, I would love to hear more material and these should definitely tour. Hopefully this collaboration has legs and we'll see further fruit.
I just can't shake that 'attack, attack, attack' chorus, it's driving me mental, but in a good way obviously.
Opening song 'Teeth And Claws' is classic indie rock. The 'attack, attack, attack' chorus is memorably and will stay in your head for days. For Boris its a little restrained (as is the whole EP), and long time fans will miss their sudden forays into wall-of-noise style chaos, but this EP follows in their current path of (slightly) more commercial releases ('Smile' being a good reference point).
'We Are Witches' follows this and the intro is typical Boris, chugging split between speakers and drum heavy. Again Astbury's croon takes centre stage. The verses chord progression takes a few unusual deviations which are a nice touch but the chorus is a little bit disappointing. Okay, Boris have never really cared much for typical verse-chorus-verse song structures, but with Astbury they have someone who has a history of damn fine anthemic chorus. A nice solo from Wata ultimately saves the song.
An Astbury free cover of The Cult's 'Rain' is next and Wata's ethereal, gossimer thin vocals take his place. It's a great choice for a cover and has THAT guitar riff super-distorted and set against a wall of guitars in the background.
Final song 'Magickal Child' and they have really saved the best for last. Starting with a nice lilting guitar, keyboards and a super fuzzy melody line guitar accompanying Astbury restrained tones... It then explodes into a MASSIVE rock ballad and back to the lilting guitar again. This interplay of light and dark, quiet and loud is a classic rock dynamic and one that Boris have often taken full advantage of. Boris have, for me at least, always been about the music; the massive distorted chaos and sudden space of keys or soft guitar. Vocals have always been secondary. Here the vocals are of equal importance and it forces you to listen behind to the great music. As this final song fades out we are reminded that we are listening to Boris afterall when a weird picked guitar fades in and plays for the last 20 seconds or so.
So, an EP rather than an full length? Probably a good idea to test the waters. Having said that, I would love to hear more material and these should definitely tour. Hopefully this collaboration has legs and we'll see further fruit.
I just can't shake that 'attack, attack, attack' chorus, it's driving me mental, but in a good way obviously.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
have a brilliant group and a fantastic singer come togther to produce such a wonderful Ep (for thats what it is) it makes me wonder what it would be like for this to be expanded into a full length album
it's so damn good please please expand it by bringing both your works together (i know they wont read this but ....)
for those of who you haven't got this in your collections believe me when i say its a must ... buy it buy it BUY IT
it's so damn good please please expand it by bringing both your works together (i know they wont read this but ....)
for those of who you haven't got this in your collections believe me when i say its a must ... buy it buy it BUY IT
Format:Audio CD
Oh, man! The bass sounds on this CD hit you like a truck. Track 1 and 2 are so super heavy that Ian Astbury seems a bit overwhelmed, subdued or whatever. Track 3 has what sounds like a barely teenage girl trying to get over a veritable deluge of heavy metal. To think that 'Rain' used to be a goth-era Cult take on heroic rock... Track 4 sounds like a ballad when compared to the first three. But do not be decieved... Sometimes you need to empty your head and fill it with such heavyness. Wonder what Billy Duffy thinks about this EP...
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Listmania!
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
