“It has the start-stop beat you like but without the distortion and the guy can sing a lot better than Paige Hamilton, even if he does sing through his nose.”
Occasionally, keyboards, dulcimers, and guitars fade in and out, but the voice, and its echoing layers, make this a perfect CD for a quiet night by candlelight.
I was impressed with their first album, Svartalvheim, on Listenable, but The Canian Cronicle is truly above any standard set by Ancient, and maybe black metal.
They may be old has-beens, they may have only done it for the money, but it’s those guys playing those songs, every one a classic and not a speck of filler.
Signature bass drum rack booming, bass pumping, and John’s deep voice coming through strong and bold. He was as charismatic as ever, drawing all eyes to him.
Some established ska acts like Mephiskapheles and Ruder Than You, as well as some newer bands such as Less Than Jake (my favorite), and Mock Turtle Soup.
What MTV Buzz Bin is is a concise overview of post-Nirvana mainstream culture, stuff many of us have come to “love to hate” or hate ourselves for loving.