Word: drumwork
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...easily say that it was the least enjoyable. The performance itself had its highs and lows. The setlist consisted of a solid mix of old and new tunes, and the crowd sang along with just about everything. "Great Escape"was full of the usual energy, and Bryan's fleet drumwork was more innovative than usual. The gimmick of a hyperactive, high-speed, truncated version of a song had failed miserably in my first show, in 1998, and it was a dud here on "Perfect." "All the Way Up to Heaven," with its Casio rhythm track and pre-recorded whistles...
Perhaps the best song on Recipe is"Kerosene." The song opens with a short burst ofopen throttle guitar noise which quickly gives wayto Bobby Schayer's relentlessly aggressive drumwork. From there, Graffin's raspy singing and Mr.Brett's sloppy guitar take over. The melody of"Kerosene" is understated but irrepressible anddoesn't reach its critical mass until the chorus,when it becomes downright anthemic in its sweepand drama. The lyrics of "kerosene" are adisarmingly blunt look at the world ofhomelessness, where men and women die fromexposure, where "shelter is the privilege of thesane and competent," and where burning kerosenekeeps people...
...self-important about the clunky tempo changes of "Lizzy" that it's hard to give Houdini the benefit of the doubt, let alone the benefit of a second listen. And while Houdini does have one redeeming virtue--namely, "Honey Bucket," a song built around a tight riff and insistent drumwork--the album has little to offer except tired and huddled masses of guitar cliches...
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