Worlds Apart
I mentioned it
in the last post, the new Trail Of Dead album lies in my trembling hands. In the last weeks there have been some conflicting opinions about this album, some are shouting it's the Trails downfall, others call it another high. Nothing so appetizing to start the year with a controversial album. On their site and in interviews the band stated that they took a long time to make the best album they could and some gibberish about 'pop culture', 'commercial succes' and 'Paris Hilton'. Actually they didn't exactly mention Paris Hilton, i'm just trying to boost my viewing figures. Those words, out of the mouth of a alternative band, brings back memories of the Smashing Pumpkins. And we all now how that ended. In my opinion... very very messy.Well, the end result has been released, for the world to find out. Pretentious is one word that suited the Trail, and there's been no change in their tactics in that departement. The only difference between Worlds Apart and their previous records is that the pretence was always in balance with the heavy themes, dragging rhythms, accelerating from 0 to 100 in three seconds. This contrast has pretty much disappeared on their new record. What's left are annoyingly stale songs about the descent of our civilisation i guess, that on first hearing don't seem to depart. So you can imagine, i was disappointed.
With every spin however, the songs annoy me more, and start to become an itch i can't reach. There's definitely more to be discovered in this record, and it dawns on me this is a pop record, it can't be defined by the standards of alternative music. Highlights of the album are Caterwaul, Let It Dive, The Best and The Lost City Of Refuge, the first being the prototype Trail song, the last the complete opposite with it's soft drum machine sounds.
They also tour, thank god. I'm going get tickets tomorrow for their show at the Melkweg, February 20th.
Music
I had a dream to start my own commerce, but I did not have got enough amount of cash to do this. Thank goodness my friend recommended to take the home loans. Thus I used the short term loan and made real my old dream.