Only Geniuses write Concept albums - 5/5
I remember when I first started to play guitar, I thought that that rock music was the best thing since sliced bread. And then I listened to Pink Floyd's album 'The Wall' and was blown away - it was a perfect album which brought me into liking artists such as King Crimson and Coheed & Cambria. But then I heard The Who's 'Tommy' and was ultimately let down, and gave up on the idea. After that I received this album by Yeovil's Hundred Days - which tells the story of, "A near future where the world is split and on the brink of self-destruction, reliving the last months of the lives and experiences of people of the world and half the population leave Earth to find a new home". Sounds interesting, but was it? Long story short - I was damn impressed.
It starts with an Sci fi inspired intro - imagine Muse, just better - before exploding into title track 'Mission Exodus' where vocalist Stuart Curtin sings "Gather your families/ we found salvation from ourselves", and giving a Brian Johnson styled performance, with bassist Simon Evans and drummer Ryan Leese just playing their hearts out - just making this track stand out. But the singles released from the album, the anthemic but chilling 'Burn in Hell" to the rock n' roll 'Suicide Joe' with a brilliant guitar solo. But this album also has a cheeky twist to it - not to make it too serious, with an amazing rendition of 'The power of love' and The Wing's "Live and let die". But now only do they look like they've been thrown in for good measure, but they actually work with the album concept, even with the jazz styled "Whatever happened to you", which is just a wondrous track, with every musician being heard and showing what they've got.
I set out to find talent.
Hundred Days found me - and I was not disappointed.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/hundreddays
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It starts with an Sci fi inspired intro - imagine Muse, just better - before exploding into title track 'Mission Exodus' where vocalist Stuart Curtin sings "Gather your families/ we found salvation from ourselves", and giving a Brian Johnson styled performance, with bassist Simon Evans and drummer Ryan Leese just playing their hearts out - just making this track stand out. But the singles released from the album, the anthemic but chilling 'Burn in Hell" to the rock n' roll 'Suicide Joe' with a brilliant guitar solo. But this album also has a cheeky twist to it - not to make it too serious, with an amazing rendition of 'The power of love' and The Wing's "Live and let die". But now only do they look like they've been thrown in for good measure, but they actually work with the album concept, even with the jazz styled "Whatever happened to you", which is just a wondrous track, with every musician being heard and showing what they've got.
I set out to find talent.
Hundred Days found me - and I was not disappointed.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/hundreddays
.