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Domeshots
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Domeshots
Sixthman Records
Release: 10/12/2004
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Rated:
Review by:
Jason Warner
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I am still trying to figure out if this album is a joke. Let's
start with the artwork. The cover of Domeshots' self-titled
album shows a little boy standing at a podium bearing the
seal of the president of the United States of America. The
little boy is giving the thumbs up and holding his other hand
behind his back. As if this wasn't in bad enough taste, the
band took it a step further. Opening the jewel case reveals
the back view of the little boy, holding an axe behind his
back as he faces an audience of stuffed animal toys. Now, I
can imagine the band is trying to make some sort of
statement through this lame visual presentation, but what it
is is open to interpretation. Personally I'd like to think they
perceive the president of the USA as a little boy and we as
Americans and stuffed animals. The Flaming Lips have
proven that life as a stuffed animal is not bad. Unfortunately
any message that Domeshots meant to convey with their
artwork is lost because of the horrible Sesame
Street presentation.
The music on the album, unfortunately, doesn't get much
better than the cover art. The vocals have their good
moments, but overall come across sounding like a mix
between Chino Moreno from The Deftones, and Ronnie
James Dio - not a pleasant combo. Domeshots' musical style
is some combination of a watered down Pantera and every
other Hessian cum hardcore band in the world. Chugging
guitars and the stop/start of the rhythm section do nothing to
help the musical feel of the songs. As songs go, they are
really not that bad. There are even a few that border on
good writing. Standout tracks include the opener, "More,"
which is far the best track here out of 10, and is actually a
pretty catchy tune, and "Portland," the closing track. There
are some good moments in between point A and B, but they
are few and far between. The production is good, but the
style of the music makes it hard to discern the different
instruments in the mix.
Overall for fans of heavier rock, it is not a bad album, but
it's not a great one either, and with the price of gas these
days an album has to be pretty special to earn purchasing.
Still, if you like heavy rock you may love the latest from
Domeshots, although I think the album may have been
better served if it had been released as a single containing
only the first and last tracks and leaving off the rest. One
thing I have to give the band, they are playing music they
love for a living, while I am just a cubicle monkey writing
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