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Bliss are :
Michael Trapp - All Instruments
Matt Wells -All Vocals
The tracks are :
1. Karmic Wheel
2. Wrecked
3. Sick
4. Once Upon A Time
5. Too Shy
6. Nevermind
7. Hope
8. Little Bitches
9. Colorblind
10. Darkest Hour
11. Something Broken
12. Rusted
13. Silent Scream
14. Insides Out
15. Blissed Out
16. Rejoice
As of March 1999, Bliss have officially changed their name
to Bliss (This).
Bliss (This) was formed in early 1997 for one reason and one
reason only - to record the ultimate rock CD.
Multi-instrumentalist/composer Michael Trapp and vocalist extraordannaire
Matt Wells have been kicking around the music scene for years.
For eight months this past year they holed up in the studio working
on their creation, "Chasin' The Mad Rabbit." Influences as
diverse as Sabbath, Nin, Zep, The Beatles, Yes, CSN, Beethoven, Cheap
Trick and Nirvana were brought together to create an original blend
of diverse music. Heavy guitar driven power pop tunes sit comfortably
next to synth driven ballads and over the top screamers.
Mike explains, "What has been seriously lacking in the music of
the 90's is the range and diversity of albums by bands such as The
Beatles and Zeppelin. I can't and won't write the same song 14 times
and have that be a CD. There is an amazing range of emotion on this
disc." Fans of serious vocal and guitar chops will not be disappointed,
but in the end - the song is everything.
Here we have a rock album that has plenty of variety and different
styles. The songs are well constructed with a slight progressive element
within some of the tracks. the thing that impressed me most is Matt's
vocals. Matt has the ability to change his vovcals delivery
to cope with the different style's of track's with ease.
All the instruments are played by Michael and I can tell you,
that he does an outstanding job. Some of the guitar work is simply
breathtaking.
To be honest, on listening to this album quite a few times now, I
can tell you, there isn't a bad track on it. But I would like to say
that there are a few tracks that for me stand above the rest and the
titles are 'Wrecked', 'Too Shy', 'Little Bitches', 'Something Broken',
'Blissed Out' and 'Rejoice'.
Overall, 'Chasing The Mad Rabbit', is a very competent debut
album from Bliss and I am looking forward to hearing more of
them in the not to distant future.
Released by J-Bird Records.
Website : http://www.j-birdrecords.com
For more information on Bliss
(This), feel free to e-mail us at
blissthis@aol.com
or drop us a line at 2000 Linwood Avenue #21N, Ft. Lee, NJ 07024.
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