Search - The Sins :: The Last One Kills

Fun, well textured, and unique

S E R I K O N | CA United States | 07/20/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

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The band has actual guitar riffs. (if you liked Beautiful Creatures these riffs would be enjoyable) They are not the todays rock scene where that is usually nothing but power chord based pop songs. Its a pleasure that they provide that rock element called melody that has been avoided by many pretty boy bands of today.



They also have an electric violinist which adds a nice touch to a smooth melody to some of the ballads. (this is great in a Dave Mathew's Band way, only this is for a metal/rock band) Also in the up beat songs the violin adds as a rock/blues harmonica would.



Lyric wise you will find them to be quite fun and sung well. No shouting or beer raspy scratchy voices. I've commented on the singer's voice sounding as if he is the son of David Bowie. (do not get the impression that he is a David Bowie otherwise I would've used the word clone which then could be bad) The song progressions are nice and they do not all follow the pop mandatory of verse, chorus verse chorus with little musical moments here and there.



They have guitar solos and violin solos and moments where they are just jamming the riffs out. Much beautiful approach that is not lyric or singer based, its nice to hear the music at even ends (the singer plays guitar too so everyone is rockin'!)

Each song does not start the exact same way which is great because its rather annoying listenning to a CD hearing that each song sounds a like with little difference as if you didn't like one song, then you'd be given the same one with a little difference - you wont get that here. The songs are well placed and in a good order to each other, a very good listen. Find them on myspace for song samples of "Walk", "Love In Blood", & "Nothing". I personally enjoy "Girl In Glass", "Into the Chaos", "Nothing", "Day I Die", "Devil Behind The Door", "Walk", "The ballad of Mr.Thicket", & "Mirror".



For the hollywood pretentious compliments like "a triumph!" lets see what we cuold use:

"kick-@$$" "rock-n-roll in metal" "talented in a genre that usually has none, or forgot it, or has too little of"



I hope this does the band justice, if you do not think so, please write a review about them. the more the better. the idea is to put what the band sounds like when amazon won't let you sample it for yourself to hear. I love these guys."