16 December 2011

Fabercut - "Lies"

Could be better (5/10)
How lies can devastate and alienate, whether at home, in love, with friends, online, etc. This is the main subject of the album inspired by those who are able to lie in order to take advantage of people's trust.

A homemade album produced in 3 months (September - December 2011) with a guitar, a bass guitar and a computer.

Special thanks to Eugenio Zazzara for the original bass.

Rock heavily influenced by grunge. The band has some potential, but they have to work hard on many aspects of their music to make it attractive. First of all, the technical side is very weak. The mix is flat, of demo quality, with the voice often hidden deep in the background (Stranger in my bed, Atto Unico). It would be hard to enjoy this recording even if everything else was perfect. But it is not. Sometimes the singer is out of tune (Atto Unico). In "My hell" the singer too obviously tries to copy Alice In Chains' vocalist's style. In "Farewell" monotonous drums are really annoying. Finally the album lacks interesting melodies or energy.

Two tracks slightly stand out of the crowd: "Yourself online" - more energetic and with nice riffs and the final track "Lies" with more sophisticated arrangement creating disturbing atmosphere.

Like I said it is not a total disaster and they may get better if only they put enough hard work into their development.

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