Mordred - Fool's Game
Tracklist
01. State Of Mind02. Spectacle Of Fear
03. Every Day's A Holiday
04. Spellbound
05. Sever And Splice
06. The Artist
07. Shatter
08. Reckless Abandon
09. Super Freak [Rick James cover]
10. Numb
Line-up
Scott Holderby - vocals
Danny White (II) - guitars
Jim Taffer - guitars
Gannon Hall - drums
Arthur Liboon - bass
Session musicians
Aaron Vaughn - keyboards, turntables
John Bryant - backing vocals
Paul Moraga - backing vocals
Andy Anderson - backing vocals
Sothira Proudflesh - backing vocals
Ken Elkinton - backing vocals
Guest musicians
Chuck Billy - backing vocals
Mike Coons - backing vocals
Rich Wilde - backing vocals
Scott Holderby - vocals
Danny White (II) - guitars
Jim Taffer - guitars
Gannon Hall - drums
Arthur Liboon - bass
Session musicians
Aaron Vaughn - keyboards, turntables
John Bryant - backing vocals
Paul Moraga - backing vocals
Andy Anderson - backing vocals
Sothira Proudflesh - backing vocals
Ken Elkinton - backing vocals
Guest musicians
Chuck Billy - backing vocals
Mike Coons - backing vocals
Rich Wilde - backing vocals
Additional info
Recorded & mixed: Prairie Sun, Cotati, CA.Producer & engineer: Dino Alden.
Executive producer: Karl-U. Walterbach.
Assistant engineer: Marc Reyburn.
Cover art & photography: Becker Derouet, Andreas Marschall & Mark Leialoha.
Rating:
8.2
8.2
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Rating:
8.2 |
Proto-funk thrash anyone? Yes, Mordred were certainly an oddity in the thrash scene, a band pushing boundaries in a scene nearing critical mass. On their debut album, the band make a compelling case that given the right mix of musicians, thrash could incorporate sounds and move with the times. Where Mordred are successful is where they seemingly approach a song by creating a solid thrash foundation, and then add funk elements onto it, adding a flair to an already good song rather than trying to meld both sounds equally. Where the latter is attempted (like in "Everyday Is A Holiday"), you end up with a song that is neither heavy nor catchy, coming off as a third-rate Mosley-era Faith No More knock off. In contrast, take tracks like "Spectacle Of Fear" and "Sever And Splice", songs that are made in the thrash mould before having a bassline dropped on them that gives it a funk element, as well as a drum pattern that connects the bass with the guitars. Read more ›› |
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Revisiting this album on account of the new release, Fool's Game doesn't disappoint. This is still as cool as I remembered. Vocals are clearly a weak point as they certainly don't pack enough punch for a thrash album, but the rest more than makes up for it. That rhythm section is sick. In terms of funk metal, Mordred couldn't hold a candle to Infectious Grooves, but they could write a riff or two. Still solid after all these years 
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Killer music and songwriting with a weird choice for production; the bass guitar sounds too high in volume and the drum sound isn't very gentle on the ears. A big surprise album which I don't think I have heard before, tier 1 material IMO. edit: Not as good after subsequent listens and the production started to really get at me. I wrote bass guitar, now it sounds it's the guitar sound which sounds really off. Well, still great stuff.
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