One
Hand Free
Self-titled CD
Halt
Music
Genres: rock, hard rock, retro
band
website
Jan 24 - 30 2005 |
One thing is very obvious on One Hand Free' self-titled debut
album - it isn't, in the least, an original record. Everything
that OHF does on this release has been done before, but it's
still good stuff for fans of jam band styled hard rock (think Deep Purple
mixed with The Grateful Dead.) The band has a reasonably
typical set-up, though the inclusion of keyboards definitely works in
their favour. "Now You Know" and "Devil's
Tongue" are particularly strong compositions, heavy in intense
atmospheres and melodic songwriting. There is little variation
between the band's songs - which is a bit of a problem - but they do
have some less energetic tracks on this album, like the folky
"Days" and the laidback, groovy "If I See
You." Since I'm not really a fan of this type of music, I
doubt I'll listen to this album much in the future - however, for
those interested in the genre, I can't see why this wouldn't do the
trick. While a bit more variety and originality would have been
nice, One Hand Free's debut nevertheless makes for a solid
retro rock experience.
76%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
10 tracks, distributed by GarageBand.com, released 2004] |