Thursday, March 19, 2009

100-Word Reviews: Orchids and Ammunition

now playing: Depeche Mode - Stripped


Most of us know San Francisco's Drist from Guitar Hero; "Decontrol" and "Arterial Black" were featured as bonus songs. Both songs come from Orchids and Ammunition, which is sadly a middle-of-the-road album. Most of the strong tracks come in the first half. The rest of the album, helped by 13 minutes of guitar feedback at the end, spoils the experience for me. I do like their cover of Depeche Mode's "Stripped" (possibly better than the original), and the prominence of guitar solos is a plus. I hope Science of Misuse, due out in the next couple months, impresses me more.

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