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08/02/08, 07:23 PM
Jet Lag Gemini - Fire the Cannons
Record Label: Doghouse Records
Release Date: January 22, 2008
Hailing from the legendary music hot-spot of New Jersey, rock band Jet Lag Gemini are among hundreds of bands who travel the local touring circuit of Jersey and other East Coast states, hoping to make a name which will reach across state lines. With the release of their first full-length, Fire the Cannons, under their belt, it would seem the band is set to go, but like so many of their fellow bands, Jet Lag Gemini, composed of Misha Safanov (vocals/rhythm guitar),Vlad Gheorghiu (lead guitar/vocals), Matt Gheorghiu (bass/vocals), and Dan DiLiberto (drums), simply don't cut it as a long-lasting or very memorable band.
“Run this City” is a decent album-opener with a simple guitar riff which is punched with just enough volume and vigor to jumpstart the listener into a frenzy of anticipation for what is sure to follow. Unfortunately, the lyrics are rather boring and repetitive, garnering a barely sufficient degree of catchiness to make it memorable. Nonetheless, while this song is unable to be a stand-out track with its typical lyrical plot, it is still a worthy musical endeavor.
The following three tracks more or less follow the same formula with slight decreases in degrees of sustainability. Then, like a burst of sunshine on a cloudy day, track five comes along and woos one sweetly with its bittersweet lyrics and upstanding musical arrangement. “Stepping Stone” is the track one hopes will save an album. And how could it not be with its transcendental chorus, “I’m winter cold in maiden fall;/ a beaten road where no one goes./ And thought I’ve left my post,/ The ones who meant the most./ Wrote you a song, a stepping stone” and its great homage to 1980s ballad riffs half-way through the song? As disheartening as it may seem (or perhaps one doesn’t really care at this point), the succeeding six tracks lose flavor quickly becoming more predictable and lackluster as each track settles.
There isn’t any doubt that while at certain points, Fire the Cannons has moments, albeit brief moments, of musical composition worthy of a few finger-taps and real gusts of poetic expertise, the album as a whole is unable to have any significant lasting effect on its listeners.
80s rock, I Am the Avalanche, pop punk with a kick
myspace.com/jetlaggemini (http://www.myspace.com/jetlaggemini)
Record Label: Doghouse Records
Release Date: January 22, 2008
Hailing from the legendary music hot-spot of New Jersey, rock band Jet Lag Gemini are among hundreds of bands who travel the local touring circuit of Jersey and other East Coast states, hoping to make a name which will reach across state lines. With the release of their first full-length, Fire the Cannons, under their belt, it would seem the band is set to go, but like so many of their fellow bands, Jet Lag Gemini, composed of Misha Safanov (vocals/rhythm guitar),Vlad Gheorghiu (lead guitar/vocals), Matt Gheorghiu (bass/vocals), and Dan DiLiberto (drums), simply don't cut it as a long-lasting or very memorable band.
“Run this City” is a decent album-opener with a simple guitar riff which is punched with just enough volume and vigor to jumpstart the listener into a frenzy of anticipation for what is sure to follow. Unfortunately, the lyrics are rather boring and repetitive, garnering a barely sufficient degree of catchiness to make it memorable. Nonetheless, while this song is unable to be a stand-out track with its typical lyrical plot, it is still a worthy musical endeavor.
The following three tracks more or less follow the same formula with slight decreases in degrees of sustainability. Then, like a burst of sunshine on a cloudy day, track five comes along and woos one sweetly with its bittersweet lyrics and upstanding musical arrangement. “Stepping Stone” is the track one hopes will save an album. And how could it not be with its transcendental chorus, “I’m winter cold in maiden fall;/ a beaten road where no one goes./ And thought I’ve left my post,/ The ones who meant the most./ Wrote you a song, a stepping stone” and its great homage to 1980s ballad riffs half-way through the song? As disheartening as it may seem (or perhaps one doesn’t really care at this point), the succeeding six tracks lose flavor quickly becoming more predictable and lackluster as each track settles.
There isn’t any doubt that while at certain points, Fire the Cannons has moments, albeit brief moments, of musical composition worthy of a few finger-taps and real gusts of poetic expertise, the album as a whole is unable to have any significant lasting effect on its listeners.
80s rock, I Am the Avalanche, pop punk with a kick
myspace.com/jetlaggemini (http://www.myspace.com/jetlaggemini)