MP3 The Seventh Season - Fall Within
Recommended for people who''ve forgotten what they like about rock and for people who haven''t.
12 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Roots Rock, ROCK: Progressive Rock
Details:
The Beat, 2003
Another father/son rock act, this one Russian. Papa Yuri and son Konstantin Batygin have been at this rock and roll thing for some time, and now their equipment and chops are up to a commercial release. Youth - oriented ,... their stuff''s sort of New Wave, angry with a hint of fake Brit accent, which is sort of amusing given the fact that we''re talking about two Russians living in Los Angeles.
I like it. It''s fantasy-and-testosterone based, with titles ranging from "Commando" to "So Insane" to "Pirate Song" to "Magician" to "Army of Reality." The Batygins obviously love writing and playing rock, and that is an asset to any record. As for their writing and singing, it''s not bad and they''re not trying to break new ground here, so if the basic patterns are passe, that doesn''t hurt the release a bit. If a college dormitory hall had a big party, the room where this record was playing would be the inner sanctum for the most "with it" party attendees.
Recommended for people who''ve forgotten what they like about rock and for people who haven''t.