The Brutalist Bricks, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, 2010, :41
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
For quite some time I have heard good things about and from this band. So I started this one up with great expectations. Gradually, I became disappointed. It's... well, it's a standard rock album. At times, like on "Even Heroes Have To Die," I was reminded of that '90s indie jangle-rock sound like the Rembrandts and Soul Asylum. It's a very strong rock album, written and played with skill. don't get me wrong. I just expected... more, something hard-hitting. Oh, there are hard-hitting tracks ("The Stick"), but there's no overarching cohesion. Favorite tracks: "Where Was My Brain," "End of Days."
For quite some time I have heard good things about and from this band. So I started this one up with great expectations. Gradually, I became disappointed. It's... well, it's a standard rock album. At times, like on "Even Heroes Have To Die," I was reminded of that '90s indie jangle-rock sound like the Rembrandts and Soul Asylum. It's a very strong rock album, written and played with skill. don't get me wrong. I just expected... more, something hard-hitting. Oh, there are hard-hitting tracks ("The Stick"), but there's no overarching cohesion. Favorite tracks: "Where Was My Brain," "End of Days."
