Holding back from
reviewing this album for a few weeks I had high hopes of
this recent CKY effort growing on me with every listen.
As I still try to indulge myself with every time I play
this I still can’t manage to feel a vibe that I so
hoped would rock my ass.
What we have here is an album
that plays awkwardly like the Foo Fighters on heavy downers.Waiting
for the time where I would suddenly see what all the fuss
is about I never even muster a slight enjoyment of the album
to say the least. Many have adapted the stoner rock tag
to this effort but this isn’t even close to the excitement
generated from my every listen. Just when songs start to
catch the listeners interest CKY drag out every cut to lengths
unbearable to make it thru at every attempt. With their
mono tone style and catchy hooks I really expected much
more. There are some sweet guitar tones and they do kinda
capture a pretty cool groove at times it just seems the
songs are just a tad to long.
This isn’t all bad; CKY
can seriously throw down live as where I believe these tunes
truly shine but this latest effort as an album just seems
a little stale for my liking.
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