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A Terrible Thing

~ No Machine (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (21 Jan 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Arion Records LLP
  • ASIN: B000VZIEVQ
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 302,127 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. A Terrible Thing
2. I Get Down
3. Tell Me
4. I Choose You
5. Divine
6. Elevator
7. Sha La La Lady
8. The Races
9. Sunshine (ain't no friend of mine)
10. There Are Forces
11. Diamond Ring

Product Description

CD Description
The Darker Side of Pop.

About the Artist
No Machine is the brainchild of the Athenian born Rivers brothers. Growing up on a diet that ranges from Prince to Johnny Cash and Marillion to King Crimson, they have been playing together since they were 13, experimenting in the darker side of pop music with thought provoking imagery. Chance meetings in a Lisbon club brought new members into the fray and the classically trained Rivers brothers had found their line-up. The idea behind the name No Machine is the idea behind the band: a real live band, with straightforward, expressive, human songs. After the band approached artist Mark Wilkinson (Marillion, Iron Maiden) he was so enthusiastic about the band s sound and ethos he set about designing No Machine s first ever cover art. Given the brief of a fine line separating man and machine, it comes as the perfect visual complement to a dramatic rock band with an ear for a razor sharp pop hook. Given their broad musical schooling, the result is a new, convoluted and stimulating modern rock release. Produced by the Rivers Bros. Mixed by Mark Wallis at Good Luck Studios, London.

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4.0 out of 5 stars No Machine- A Terrible Thing Review (7/10), 12 Jan 2008
By experimusicdotcom "experiment with music" (united kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Glancing at the half-man, half-machine cover art produced by Mark Wilkinson (Marillion, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, The Darkness), one gets the immediate impression that this is a band with a big-sound on a mission to produce a contemporary take on 80's influenced hard-rock. This impression is not far wrong. London based `No Machine' is the brainchild of the Athenian born, classically trained Rivers brothers. With Al Rivers on Vocals and Emil Rivers on Piano, they bring together Fred (Guitar), Joca (Drums), Pedro (Bass) and Daniel (Organ, Synths) to create a full-bodied, varied and rather grandiose slice of contemporary classic-rock. Growing up on a diet that ranges from Prince to Johnny Cash and Marillion to King Crimson, the band plough through 11 tracks which bring in to play many facets of 70's neo-prog, 80's metal, 90's hard-rock and 00's retro rock, fusing them with an unreserved ease that comes with years of experimentation.

`No Machine' is an album that fizz's and bubble's with a confident and fully assured swagger. Tracks like the splendid opener, `A Terrible Thing' and `I Choose You' pitch relatively complex arrangements with ultra-catchy melodies to create classic rock-songs which engrain themselves into your head and make you bounce around like an Air-Guitar hero. Full of emotion, energy and playfulness, they are the kind of tracks that a deserted highway and a 4.0L where created for! `I Get Down' is a fast-paced and contemporary ode to `No Prayer To The Dying' era Iron Maiden with its beguiling and progressive melodic-stomp whilst on `Divine' the group create an angular, glam-rock orientate piece of fusion. Sounding like the more rock-focused works of Prince fused with the pomp of glam-rockers King Adora mixed in with an uncanny sixties Americana influence, it is undoubtedly a live favourite!


Elsewhere on the album, the attention is drawn towards `The Races' which showcases No Machine in all their glory, delivering a neo-prog beast that explodes forth with a propulsive and melodic swirl. It is expertly arranged and undeniably catchy, featuring an epic chorus which is dripping with visions of sonic-grandeur. The groove-laden, electro-rock riffage struts with a dark, contemplative yet optimistic sentiment and is reminiscent of Porcupine Tree's finest. Following this is, `Sunshine (ain't no friend of mine)'. A dark-pop masterpiece, underpinned by an intermittent funk-based groove and utilising dark breathy vocals, jazzy melodies and tight percussion, it sparkles with all the mysticism and shadowy-glory of a `Wicked Game' era Chris Isaak hit, although admittedly the drawn-out chorus serves to calm down the track rather than acting as a point of release.

A special mention has to be given to Al River's dynamic and energetic vocal-work throughout the album. Undoubtedly aided by Mark Wallis' (U2, Travis, The Smiths) mixing skills, Al River's pins down a near-perfect performance and the resultant sound comes across like another layer of instrumentation, oozing invitingly out of the speakers.

The rest of the album is littered with slower-paced, atmospheric and contemplative MOR rock songs which do little to distinguish the band from the plethora of soft-rock bands out there. They are well constructed, sung with emotion and delivered with high quality instrumentation but they just don't break the mold and ultimately tend to stagnate in comparison to the more energetic numbers. Don't let this put you off as there is much quality and uniqueness contained within `A Terrible Thing' to not only warrant purchasing this record, but also to elevate `No Machine' into a position near the top of the contemporary classic-rock circuit. (RM)

For fans of: Iron Maiden meets Porcupine Tree meets Fish meet Chris Issak meets Nickelback
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