This is a 4 track CD EP of Punk Rock from the band, One Man Stand and consists of four tracks: ‘Black Hole,’ ‘Done My Time,’ ‘Gangster,’ and ‘Perceptions.’ This band have some good aspects in their music and as a result produce this CD of Punk Rock.
All four of these tunes are really pretty average, but with no stragglers among the bunch and pulled off with a certain degree of Punk attitude. The music is fast paced and full of energy – when it kicks off you seem to be hooked. The drumming is fast paced, the vocals are amazing but the guitar playing is a bit samey at times – not done badly though and it certainly doesn’t spoil the record. On ‘Done My Time’ though, for the most part it is just rather bland. I have no complaints about the guitar playing on most of the rest of the CD though as there are some top quality riffs that really stand out. The drumming here is extremely strong throughout and it really gets you nodding your head away and tapping your feet to the fast paced drum beats that Jan kicks out.
Of all of these tracks, ‘Perceptions’ is probably my favourite track as everything about it is done really well. It is a top quality tune with its fast drumming, great guitar licks, awesome vocals and totally amazing lyrics.
Ok, the basis of this CD is pretty solid and although there are a few minor hiccoughs, they can be fixed and come the next release this band should be producing something pretty special. The songs are pretty good individually, but the EP as a whole is pretty hard to listen to in one go as there is not really enough variety to keep the listeners attention. The vocals and drumming is strong but the guitar playing needs some serious working on as although at times it can come through really well, there are other times when it lacks change and does not do the band justice.
So, in conclusion the band do have talent there, that is as clear as day – it just needs tweaking a bit in order for them to fulfil their full potential.
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
