Aloud: Fan the Fury
Album of the year? So far, it is my book.
While I cannot lie, and will say that I rallied against Aloud in last year’s WBCN Rock N’ Roll Rumble (mostly because my favouritest local band, Baker, was also in the competition), I cannot deny their talent, skill, and rockitude.
For those who don’t know, Aloud is a four-piece Rock N’ Roll band straight outta Boston, with a little more emphasis on the “rock.” The group consists of Jen (vocals/guitar), Henry (vocals/guitar/being henry), Roy (bass/making stoic poses/silently owning the world), and the other guy (aka Ross, the Drummer. No one ever remembers the drummer. Ok, Except Phil Collins. But he was in Genesis. Or famous for being in Genesis. Either way).
Now. The album. It’s good.
No, that’s not right. It’s great.
No. Still not right. What was it I said? Oh, yeah:
On a final note, I wish to buy dinner for and then make sweet sweet love to Aloud’s new album, Fan the Fury. It’s that good. And better. (from my LJ)
But then I updated that statement to read:
I’d like to update that statement to make sure it reads I’d even be willing to wake up next to said album in the morning and make it breakfast. (from my LJ)
Overzealous Livejournal statements aside, the album is rock solid rock goodness, and thanks to some editing genius, the album maintains a wonderful, cyclical nature.
If I were to pick my favourites, and I’m wont to do, you’d have Sometimes I Feel Like a Vampire, leading off the album, like a bat outta hell (no relation to Meatloaf), the title track, Fan the Fury, the (as I hear it) politically-charged Nero, and then the much softer, but beautiful Hard Up In the 2000s.
Of course, none of those are the song, that for some godsdamned reason, I’ve woken up with stuck in the back of my head for 4 days straight. No, that honor goes to Julie, a track leaning on the weaker side for tunes on the album, but with a painfully catchy hook and wonderful harmonies by Jen & Hen (I’m assuming).
In the end: Boston Rock, I love you. If Aloud isn’t consider local rock pantheon, I don’t know what would be. They’ve got a solid sound, amazing skill, and enough staying power to keep us enthralled for years to come (if they’d like to, that is).
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Post Script: I knew the drummer’s name. It was just an opportunity for me to make a big long joke at Phil Collins’s expense. I mean, who wouldn’t want to mock the guy who gave us Sussudio?