Rock Reviews
Rock Reviews
OUR LADY PEACE |
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Okay then if it's not a fish you can catch what is happiness, one you would throw back? I just don't understand it. Hey these guys are the epitome of modern rock and they got it down to a science here on their third offering-see above. Nothing too fancy in an experimental sense, give or take a loop here or sequence there, light-hearted power pop that for them continues to grow stronger as they've ascended to this their third offering. The Canadian foursome has a knack for melody and a spacious groove that quickly grip you like a hook in mouth. slippery yet not hard to pin down, passion and scaly. First song and single, "One Man Army", should be poised for impact at hit radio with its trippy aspect and it's right here that you'll realize there still exists those artists that will get inside your head by digging in the dirt of their own past. "Happiness and the Fish" and "Potato Girl" show there's much more going on inside their heads than is initially found on the surface. Our Lady Peace is genuine, playfully serious and deep in interpreting the fragile human psyche that causes us all to reflect and wonder about ourselves and our place in the world. So put your inhibitions aside and dip into your musical tackle box, snatch out your favorite lure, cast the line and prepare for one of the biggest catches of the year! Released by Columbia. Review by Vinnie Apicella. |
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"Spiritual Machines" Our Lady Peace |
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With a title derived on the suggestion of machines eventually exceeding human intelligence and displacing a human race bent on doing the job themselves it seems, Our Lady Peace did not take the conventional route to arriving here. Having written the entire record before slapping the title, it all just seemed to fit into place-judging by the material, it certainly does, but don't get the idea that we're not dealing from a wholly humanistic ideal here, we are, this is not a robotic offering by any means. But the "concept" goes well together as the songs, featuring brief interludes of mechanized narration delivered by one Ray Kurzweil, who's "The Age of Spiritual Machines…" book lay at the stump of their current ideology, echoes forth before a dazzling array of fuzz-toned Rock guitars blaze their trail across a lush landscape of melody and blue sky textures. The Canadian rockers were last heard seemingly years ago for their "Happiness is Not a Fish You Can Catch" release and while they'll never be confused as Pop-stricken teenage romanticists, theirs is a modern maturity put to song where musical growth is a foregone conclusion. Having made great strides on their home turf, securing favorite Canadian video and group awards, the band could be found touring the world incessantly bringing their passion to more fans than ever before in their decade long existence. "Spiritual Machines"
will undoubtedly be another hit on the modern Rock and Alternative charts-"Right
Behind You," "Life," "Made To Heal," "If
You Believe," (among my faves for sleeper "hit" prediction
overall)-as Our Lady Peace Released y Columbia Records Review by Vinnie Apicella [va85@columbia.edu] P.O. Box 20252
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