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Bullet Train To Vegas
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We Put Scissors Where Our Mouths Are
Nitro Records
Release: 6/07/2005
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Rated:
Review by:
Jefferson Davis
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Bullet Train To Vegas' We Put Scissors Where Our
Mouths Are is hectic, anxious, and strangely hard to
grasp at first. Bullet Train To Vegas sounds a lot like The Mars
Volta arm of At the Drive-In but without the direction. Greg
Horton's vocals exist somewhere between a scream and a
holler; always right up in your face and always rapidly
rhythmatic. Bullet Train To Vegas has erected an unremitting
onslaught of driving and jumpy tunes that don't stop to ask
directions and don't pull over to take a piss. This album is
frequently hurried and obstinately forceful and as a result
everything ends up feeling a little tense and lost.
Feeding God to the Lions would have been a
better album name and stands out as one of the better tracks
on the album. It's aggressive like the rest of the record but
with a more hardcore feel to it. Part of what I think makes this
album difficult to digest is the format; the songs are all very
short and sound similar in both tone and style - you almost
can't tell when one song begins and the other ends. It's kinda
frustrating because there are a lot of extraordinary moments,
but what Bullet Train To Vegas lacks most is the consistency of
musical greatness.
I think I'll keep a trained eye out for Bullet Train To Vegas in
the future because they're definitely on the right track and
need only a bit of fine tuning before they really find
themselves. But for now they are only flirting with the idea of
doing something rare and interesting.
You should buy this album if, and only if, you wish
Frances the Mute had been more like
Deloused in the Comatorium. |
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