Mmmm, where do we start with this lost gem ? Well, the early '9s were a bad time for anything heavy metal. Real, hard-hittin', Satan suckin' metal was out the window, thrash had disappeared underground, and every mug that wore denim was now either cowering in a cave or selling their soul to cut-off trouser grunge. Alterno-metal had died a quick death, better to burn out than to fade away I guess. Blackfish certainly fizzled out fast, but this debut album is another of those records that can be filed along so many other cool and cute alterno-metal records.
There's nothing really alternative on offer, but the thirteen tracks have that lost feeling. It flirts with a light grunge, it appreciates glam, and it straddles bubblegum party rock and power pop. 'Fall' is a little sleazy with a Mother Love Bone edge, vocally uplifting, all quite summery, cheerful, breezy and cool. 'I Don't Care' and 'The Only One' folllow suit into obscurity, making little whimpers as like so many other cool rock bands, they crawl back under the stone they originally emerged from. Blackfish could be sons of Cheap Trick and Enuff Z Nuff, especially on the light-hearted 'As Easy As Saying Goodbye', and the lighters come out for 'If I', and the wafer-thin groves of 'Down For The Count' and 'I Wanna Know', won't quite get you bemused like some alterno rock bands, but after a few listens you'll be glad you came across this sugary, uptempo rock record.
7/10
No comments:
Post a Comment