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Rufio
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The Comfort Of Home
Nitro Records
Release: 7/12/2005
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Rated:
Review by:
Meagan Rockne
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Rufio may possibly be the best band named after a character in
a Robin Williams movie. I don't know for certain the band took
their name from the ring leader of the lost boys in
Hook, but for the twenty-somethings like myself it
is the first thing that comes to mind, followed closely by the
Rufio chant. You know, RUUU-FFEEEE-OOOOOO.
The Comfort Of Home is the follow up album to
MCMLXXXV. Their first album may have garnered
them comparisons to Sum 41 and blink-182, but The
Comfort Of Home expels them from that comparison.
Like the previous bands, Rufio has evolved and matured in
their pop-punk genre. After several listens, however, I was left
scratching my head and wondering whom this band was; it
would pop up on my MP3 player, and I would find myself
singing along but having no idea who the band was.
Sound alike music aside, The Comfort Of Home is
good. Most of the songs left me amazed at how fast they were
able to play their instruments. Listening to "Never Learn" made
my wrists ache and brought back memories of my carpal
tunnel syndrome. That intricate, fast-paced guitar work is not
uncommon; the album is rife with it. It's impressive these boys
are talented and yet still in their early twenties. (I'm assuming
on the age, I don't have an exact figure, but I did see a picture
and they look pretty baby faced.)
By track 13, (there are a staggering 16 tracks) I'm a little
bored. It's not that the album is bad or that the songs all sound
the same - although by the end it starts to feel that way. It
must have been The Strokes who ruined my attention span
because I have a hard time paying attention to any album with
more than 10 songs. This is unfortunate for me because the
best song is track 14, "A View to Save."
Rufio's The Comfort Of Home may not throw them
into the same notoriety as their counterparts, but it should help
put them on the radar. |
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