I’ve never really been a particularly big fan of CKY, however have in the past have found some of their tracks to be vaguely enjoyable. I didn’t really know what to expect from this album as some of what I have heard of this band has been really dull so was unsure as to whether the band would shine through or slowly fade into obscurity with this new full length. Sadly, the band seems to fade away with an album devoid of any particularly memorable tracks.
If you take stoner rock, combine it with Metallica laden guitar riffs then you will get somewhere close to the sound of CKY. I don’t consider myself to be a massive fan of Metallica, however I will give them the credit of being a hell of a lot better than CKY are on this album. They take the riffs, but they just don’t pull it off in the way that Metallica do – their music here lacks energy and just drones along, never really getting close to being at all exciting to listen to. Having listened to this album a few times all the way through, I can honestly say that no tracks have stood out to me. Sitting through the entirety of this album was a chore – the band really is boring and I fail to see how anyone could possibly get enjoyment out of listening to it.
The band are signed to Island, however I somehow doubt that they would even be signed to a remotely major label if their drummer wasn’t the brother of TVs mad man Bam Margera. Sure, the band has never got massive but it’s not because they haven’t had the opportunity – it’s because their music is awful. I advise you to steer well clear of this album – they may have famous links but it doesn’t change the fact that their music is dire.
Label: Mercury Records
Release Date: July 4th 2005
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
