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Bristol Boys Chapter
XIII release their debut
album Dream Salvation
and, my, what an
eclectic mix it is! With
influences ranging from
The Beatles to Cypress
Hill it’s virtually
impossible to pigeon
hole the boys. In there
own words they play
‘progressive, eclectic
rock’ and that’s a good
enough summing up for
me!
With an American sound,
the boys sound a lot
like Faith No More
while, in places, lead
singer Gareth sounds not
dissimilar to Anthony
Keidis in his early days
(on ‘Don’t break me
down’ it could be the
Chillies front man
himself!)
The Pearl jam influence
is also pretty clear on
tracks like “Hit me”
where Gareth wanders
into Eddie Vedder
territory.
For me the best song is
the opener ‘Lucky Days’,
a mish mash of synths
and electronic drums and
a sign of the diverse
delights to come.
The lasts song ‘Cold
Black Tea’ is not great
but c’mon everyone’s
allowed to make
mistakes!
Perhaps comparisons to
some of the greatest
rock bands to grace the
earth will hinder the
boy’s success but then
if you’re going to be
influenced by someone
you may as well learn
from the best eh?
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