 Fivecrown
"Niagara, and All the Pretty Landmines..." CD
Populuxe Records
Genres: indie rock, rock
Fivecrown
16776 Bernardo Center Drive Suite 110B
#203 San Diego, CA 92128
April 27 - May 4 2002 |
Fivecrown, a rockin' three-piece from San Diego,
specialize in their own brand of radio-friendly rock music. This album displays their
talent very well; it's hard music, but it is also catchy and enjoyable. Each song is very
melodic, and the band's attitude is appealing. Although "Niagara..." features
nothing out of the ordinary, it is still very enjoyable. "Chinese Surprise,"
one of the fourteen tracks on this album, is a good example of what to expect from this
album: melodic vocals/guitar/bass/drums rock with an eye for macho-ness. However, do not
fear, as this music never degenerates into the disturbing underworld of such musical
travesties as Slipknot and Korn.
"Pheromones and Telephones" is another standard tune on this album; it
features a singalong-able chorus that would fit perfectly as a new hit single. I,
personally, found myself humming it for days after the initial listen. Weeks after that,
the song still packed as much power as it first did - there's something to be said about
that!
Fivecrown should be on mainstream radio - they've got all the style and none of the
crap... Whoops, I forgot! Mainstream radio stations won't play music unless it's
crap! (Better watch who you say that to... -Ed)
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Matt Shimmer |
