Ink City - Human Rock School - review
Ink City - Human Rock School - review
Tracklist
01. Claws02. Crossroad
03. Baku
04. Purple
05. Slappy
06. B-FI
07. Awake In Exile
08. Neverending Way
09. Mad World
10. One Man In The World
A review by
Jeff July 15, 2009
"Human Rock School" is a perfect name because the first album of Ink City could perfectly represent what a rock school should be! How come? Well because the music is a good old blending of different genres, Rock being the main influences of course. From Pop to Metal, Ink City proposes something attractive, which could be compared to Anouk (even if the voices of the two singers aren't similar?) mixed with classic Hard Rock, Rock a la Red Hot Chili Peppers and even Progressive rock as the songs are deep and complex. This is not music demonstration too, the songs features choruses, verses etc but this is not so simple despite the fact that the music remains Pop and accessible. The alchemy is just good; the band plays modern Metal which should convince old like young metalheads.
Lena's voice lacks a bit of power but she is good nonetheless and I'm quite sure that she will be better with time and experience. All in all, the band features good musicians and the best part of the whole story is that their music is refreshing. Yes, the whiny reviewer that I'm who is always complaining about the lack of originality in the new releases must shut his fucking mouth today because "Human Rock School" is original! The multiple influences used by the bands are perfectly mixed and give a lovely personal music. "Human Rock School" is a good surprise for me!
If you're a bit open-minded and like Guano Apes, the Red Hot, classic Hard Rock and even Prog Metal, "Human Rock School" is a must! Everything's not perfect yet but for a first album this is extremely promising. I will keep an eye on Ink City, this band could become something I'm convinced! Don't miss this release if you're looking for entertaining catchy Metal!
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 7 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written by Jeff | July 15, 2009
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Nice review! Sounds interesting. I agree with the whole originality thing. Lately, that's all I look for in bands.
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Wow, it's the first time i've ever seen someone mention some kind of "00's" influence, i wonder what those sound like, hahah 
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