The
Vue has come out with a happy-go-lucky, good feeling album.
The overall vibe is peppy and free and certainly well described
by its title- Down for Whatever.
Of
course Garage rock seems to be all they hype theses days but
most bands that get that label slapped on them end up sounding
like another Strokes wanna-be. The Vue is garage rock, so
The Strokes comparisons are destine to come, but Down for
Whatever isn't just another example the game of garage rock
copycat. Down for Whatever sounds like a garage rock album
because it is garage rock, but that doesn't necessarily make
it tired and tried already. The cool think about The Vue is
that, in the scheme of garage rock things, they have built
their own unique blend- a blues rock vibe with a little bit
of Honkey Tonk, a little bit of glam, and a little bit of
punk via Iggy Pop.
Down
for Whatever's sometimes nonsense lyrics (like "you know babies
are for petting"), big drums, and infectious pop/punk/blues
stylings all work together in perfect harmony. The songs The
Rest, and Some Kids have great foot-stomping drumbeat and
display the best of The Vue's 60's Rolling Stoneish side.
Then you have the bluesy guitar in Don't Be Yourself, while
the slower Take Two Kisses is a good cool down song. Then,
Prettyshapes makes for a great Doors type ballad and confirms
one thing for sure- The Vue know what it means to play a guitar
solo and when and where to take it.
All
of Down for Whatever is great. These kids rock out!
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