in regard to a request for some insight into the quality
of young daniel p.'s first release, you'll have to wait
for a 'quality' review. i will say that it is quite good
in many places....yet, he has made his share of "quick
hit the _skip track_ button" songs. (two tracks jump to
mind here, both suffer from 'guitar noodle nonsense')
the good parts FAR outweigh the bad parts. . .and as i
mentioned the GREAT parts remind me of what i had expected
from SAW2 (having taken Xtal to bed with some green calx)
pemberton's 'sound' is very top heavy or as i might suggest
'HIGH' end. there are moments of grand melody, but for the
most part we are dealing with very strange twisted and stoned
sounds. what i think sets him apart from the masses that fit
that description (strange/twist/stone) are his ability to
work up to a crescendo, nip off the tail, and send it spiraling.
i distinctly remember yelling "incoming!" and diving to the floor
at least once during my first listen, i cant wait to see what
happens to a croud of listeners when this finally reaches a PA.
i like this disc. . .even if he's a little rich punk.
Teep