The Music
I rather randomly stumbled upon The Music whilst browsing play.com for things to buy - I can't remember exactly why I bought an album of theirs but remember the album spiel mentioning Led Zeppelin and electronic rock, so I thought I'd give them a chance. Very unlike me.
Their debut album is one of the best I've ever heard, and sits along side a very select list of albums I just need in my life.
It's powerful from start to finish, balancing solid guitar riffs with electronics that occasionally border on techno. It's impressive to hear done so well, it helps a great deal that the bass and drums have their own distinct parts which aren't just background noise and are kept high enough in the mix to be interesting all by themselves. I find it just as entertaining to focus on the drums and bass as I do the guitar, vocals and electronics. Which makes it all the more satisfying when you really listen to them together.
There are plenty of high points in the album, take the long road and walk it is layered to perfection, the main guitar riff in the truth is no words just kicks arse, so does the way the bass follows it throughout the song (particularly pre-chorus), and the getaway has me bouncing off the walls it's so energetic.
It's seriously well crafted, and not since I realised how old the members of Led Zeppelin were when they recorded Dazed and Confused have I been so jealous of youth and talent.
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