Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 11:46 am
"I walked with a Zombie" works with me with a few listens. I'm not crazy about the tone of the guitars but Wednesday still knows how to hit in a catchy lick. I'm curious about the new album but I'm not jumping up and down about it.
When the Murderdolls first came out I hated it and I guess it's fair to explain why. The Queens were 123 hit them rock. No fancy guitar solos, no bongo drums from hell just strait ahead ramones rock. When you were at at show you were front roll center you could see the rotten teeth on the guys and it was beautifully. Even at the Blue Cats it was straight in your face punk rock hodling back nothing.
The Murderdolls sounded as if some frat boys decided they wanted to be all spooky. For the longest time I described the sound as being ninety four point threed and try as I might to get a new metaphor it's still the one that sticks. Murderdolls just sounded like every other band on 94.3 down to the guitar tone. Wednesday still sounded ok but....
Ok here's my central arguement. I blew over the top when I heard Murderdolls cover Love at first fright. The Queens made it sound like an actual love song. It had feeling it had heart hell it had belief. It was simplistic it was raw it was one two three let's rock and roll. When the murderdolls peformed it was over the top and hokey and Wednesday does his best to snarl an evil omen. they took a gorgeous song and transformed it into a novelty song. The other songs well they were pains but nothing could match the disapointment I had.
FDQ and Murderdolls could not be the same band for the simple reason they did not sound alike. I'm not talking just change in musiceans. Lord knows how man times the Cure has changed troops. No I'm talking as a whole. FDQ was horror punk straight up. Murderdolls sounds New Rock with some horror aspects. It just doesn't have the same feel.
Disclaimer here. When I first heard the FDQ were disbanded and Wednesday was going off to a side project I was a bit miffed. At the time I didn't understand why anyone would disaband such a good thing just to be part of somebody else's side project. Naturally I've heard conflicting things that Wednesday wasn't the one that quit rather it was all the other guys that left him. At that point I just leave it in the air. Who did what to whom is of no concern to me. Back to the beginning of the paragraph though I was miffed but I was going to give the Murderdolls the benefit of a doubt. Just it case you know. Still didn't register with me.
But that's my explanation of why I like FDQ instead of The Murderdolls. In a sentance, FDQ had more soul. They didn't overcomplicate their sound and when they played a chord it was true. Murderdolls, for whatever reason, just did not do that for me.
The new solo project might be interesting. I'm willing to give a try simply because it sounds like Wednesday is going back to his roots. It's hooky, it's melodic, and it sticks to the basics. The guitar tone needs a little work but it could also grow on me I guess.
When the Murderdolls first came out I hated it and I guess it's fair to explain why. The Queens were 123 hit them rock. No fancy guitar solos, no bongo drums from hell just strait ahead ramones rock. When you were at at show you were front roll center you could see the rotten teeth on the guys and it was beautifully. Even at the Blue Cats it was straight in your face punk rock hodling back nothing.
The Murderdolls sounded as if some frat boys decided they wanted to be all spooky. For the longest time I described the sound as being ninety four point threed and try as I might to get a new metaphor it's still the one that sticks. Murderdolls just sounded like every other band on 94.3 down to the guitar tone. Wednesday still sounded ok but....
Ok here's my central arguement. I blew over the top when I heard Murderdolls cover Love at first fright. The Queens made it sound like an actual love song. It had feeling it had heart hell it had belief. It was simplistic it was raw it was one two three let's rock and roll. When the murderdolls peformed it was over the top and hokey and Wednesday does his best to snarl an evil omen. they took a gorgeous song and transformed it into a novelty song. The other songs well they were pains but nothing could match the disapointment I had.
FDQ and Murderdolls could not be the same band for the simple reason they did not sound alike. I'm not talking just change in musiceans. Lord knows how man times the Cure has changed troops. No I'm talking as a whole. FDQ was horror punk straight up. Murderdolls sounds New Rock with some horror aspects. It just doesn't have the same feel.
Disclaimer here. When I first heard the FDQ were disbanded and Wednesday was going off to a side project I was a bit miffed. At the time I didn't understand why anyone would disaband such a good thing just to be part of somebody else's side project. Naturally I've heard conflicting things that Wednesday wasn't the one that quit rather it was all the other guys that left him. At that point I just leave it in the air. Who did what to whom is of no concern to me. Back to the beginning of the paragraph though I was miffed but I was going to give the Murderdolls the benefit of a doubt. Just it case you know. Still didn't register with me.
But that's my explanation of why I like FDQ instead of The Murderdolls. In a sentance, FDQ had more soul. They didn't overcomplicate their sound and when they played a chord it was true. Murderdolls, for whatever reason, just did not do that for me.
The new solo project might be interesting. I'm willing to give a try simply because it sounds like Wednesday is going back to his roots. It's hooky, it's melodic, and it sticks to the basics. The guitar tone needs a little work but it could also grow on me I guess.