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Recover
“This May Be the Year I Disappear”
Universal/Fueled By Ramen 2004
CD Review By Keith Joseph, Rockstarpix.TV
Recover’s “This May Be the Year I Disappear” is their first album in about 3 years. Their previous album “Rodeo and Picasso” was a very good album with a lot of hardcore influence. Recover’s newest album seems not to stray away but have a more rock ‘n’ roll feel to it.
The album begins with a quick paced “Night for the Creeps”. This song has a good-rock feel to it and also has a nice solo about a minute through the song. The second track “Simple” is a very good song and begins with a slow drum beat played by Santiago Vela III and leads into a light guitar riff and quiet vocals. The song has reminisces of Thrice’s “Trust” and this is only about a half minute through the song. The song speeds up soon after and Dan Keyes vocals really become intensified. The background vocals are a very cool part of the song, sounds as if the singer has a slight echo in his voice. “Slower” is a song that is exactly what the song title states, it is slower. The song is fueled by Ross Tweedy, bassist, and guitarist Robert Mann. This song is filled with tempo changes, the verses are a more calm setting as if the chorus is hit by a natural disaster and keeps the listener intrigued. The song also has a metallic-type guitar solo about two and a half minutes into the song.
“Fuck Me For Free” begins with Keyes vocals and is the catchiest song on the album. This is the song that will keep the listener singing it in their head and maybe even out loud for the whole day and really making your mother want to fill your mouth with soap. This song is a very awesome rock song; it shows influences of grunge and pop-rock and blends a great mixture of the two sub-genres. “La” is the next track on the album. The song is a grungy song and is very fast paced. The vocal are very aggressive throughout the song and shows a lot of emotion. The highlight of the song is the guitar solo almost two minutes into the song. “I Used To Dream I’m Older Now” is the seventh track on the album. Not much different than the rest of the record, begins slow and speeds up in time. The dual guitar playing is the highlight of the track. “Light up the Night” has a very different sound than the rest of the album. It is a bright spot in an album that seems to have the same structures through out. This song sounds as if Sound Garden went into studio with Recover’s equipment and ripped out a very well-written song. Even the chorus sounds as if Chris Cornell is doing the vocals. “Once In A While” is the tenth track and the music ends about 45 seconds in. It is an acoustic track that probably should have been left as the records b-side. “Big Choruses” is the twelfth and last song on the album. It is a good way to end the album, a great rock song, the lyrics are a little bit lame but the song it self has a very good vibe.
Recover have done a very good job on their second full-length record. It shows a lot of maturity from their previous work. The album is a very good release for Universal Records who have seemed to pick up on a few good bands to add to their label over the past year.
The album shows a lot of grunge influence in the vein of Sound Garden and Nirvana without sounding completely different from their previous work. This record would have been a gem if released 10-15 years ago when hard rock and grunge was at its peek with talented musicians on the radio rather than what we hear today. The album would be for fans of bands such as A Small Victory, Thrice, and Letter Kills.
Rating - B (8)
Significant Tracks- “Fuck Me For Free”, “Light Up the Night”, “Big Choruses”, “La”
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