DaveZeroZero
10/04/08, 01:48 PM
The Black Noise Party Boys - Party All The Time EP
Record Label: Hold Fast Records
Release Date: February 26, 2008
What you'll probably notice before even thinking about listening to this is that, not only do all of the song titles feature the word “party”, but the band and album also feature the word in their names. Any other word and it might seem like a terrible gimmick, but hey, who doesn't love a party?
The opening track, “Pity Party”, features guest vocals from Maylene and the Sons of Disaster's Dallas Taylor and begins in a kindred fashion to songs by other comparable bands, with perhaps a hint of classic rock in with the altogether much heavier mix. While the track lacks great technicality, it does not miss it, remaining forceful & engaging nonetheless. The screaming on the EP may not compare to those of people such as Josh Scogin, but it's more than passable and definitely exceeds the quack of Bring Me the Horizon's Oli Sykes. Sure, the structure isn't anything revolutionary and, of course, includes that seemingly obligatory beatdown, but it does not hang the song upon it. What this achieves for the track is to make it coherent & cogent, lending it the air of a worthy opening number.
”Let's get it started, the party's about to begin.”
The party starts in earnest with “Spend the Night Party”, a fast-paced and energetic affair filled with a boyish and party-like exuberance. I don't know why it is, but this song really exudes an immature, masculine feel. Maturity is soooo next year, anyway.
”We've got ourselves a showdown, a regular rock'n'roll brodown, and we're gonna burn this city down to the ground!”
The nourishment arrives in time for track number three, “Pizza Party”, a hedonistic track if ever I've heard one, and one which fully embodies the mood of a party in full swing. The unbridled energy and lack of time for rest or pause – until, that is, they break it right down at the 2 minute mark.
They dive right in (excuse the pun) to “Pool Party”, a song which subtly & effectively blends the surfer rock of yore and the metal of today in order to produce a song which doesn't sound like it'd be out of place playing in the background of a wild pool-side party. Whatever they're doing, they're doing it well.
“Guitarty” follows on from this, though it's pretty much a solo to provide a break from the rest of the EP and is succeeded by the aptly named “Going Away Party”, a song which is every bit as good as (if not better than) those preceding it. The song has more flourishes of the guitar, but not to the point where the song hangs on technicality, sticking to the formula that has done them so well so far. It also adds in some guest vocals from Andy Atkins from A Plea for Purging. Their pop-metal style makes it all the more accessible, even if my friend did say that she thought that “the singer may need some Strepsils.”
While the clear theme of the album may fool some into believing that this is a gimmicky record, it is not. For, you see, The Black Noise Party Boys cleverly blend other genres in with their own simplistic take on metal in order to form the infectious tracks heard here. Sure, it's a record for guys by guys and isn't exactly what you'd call “serious music”, but since when was being serious a prerequisite for putting out good & genuinely enjoyable music? It wasn't, it isn't, and, hopefully, things will remain thus.
01. Pity Party
02. Spend the Night Party
03. Pizza Party
04. Pool Party
05. Guitarty
06. Going Away Party
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster; August Burns Red; As Cities Burn
myspace.com/blacknoisepartyboys (http://www.myspace.com/blacknoisepartyboys)
Record Label: Hold Fast Records
Release Date: February 26, 2008
What you'll probably notice before even thinking about listening to this is that, not only do all of the song titles feature the word “party”, but the band and album also feature the word in their names. Any other word and it might seem like a terrible gimmick, but hey, who doesn't love a party?
The opening track, “Pity Party”, features guest vocals from Maylene and the Sons of Disaster's Dallas Taylor and begins in a kindred fashion to songs by other comparable bands, with perhaps a hint of classic rock in with the altogether much heavier mix. While the track lacks great technicality, it does not miss it, remaining forceful & engaging nonetheless. The screaming on the EP may not compare to those of people such as Josh Scogin, but it's more than passable and definitely exceeds the quack of Bring Me the Horizon's Oli Sykes. Sure, the structure isn't anything revolutionary and, of course, includes that seemingly obligatory beatdown, but it does not hang the song upon it. What this achieves for the track is to make it coherent & cogent, lending it the air of a worthy opening number.
”Let's get it started, the party's about to begin.”
The party starts in earnest with “Spend the Night Party”, a fast-paced and energetic affair filled with a boyish and party-like exuberance. I don't know why it is, but this song really exudes an immature, masculine feel. Maturity is soooo next year, anyway.
”We've got ourselves a showdown, a regular rock'n'roll brodown, and we're gonna burn this city down to the ground!”
The nourishment arrives in time for track number three, “Pizza Party”, a hedonistic track if ever I've heard one, and one which fully embodies the mood of a party in full swing. The unbridled energy and lack of time for rest or pause – until, that is, they break it right down at the 2 minute mark.
They dive right in (excuse the pun) to “Pool Party”, a song which subtly & effectively blends the surfer rock of yore and the metal of today in order to produce a song which doesn't sound like it'd be out of place playing in the background of a wild pool-side party. Whatever they're doing, they're doing it well.
“Guitarty” follows on from this, though it's pretty much a solo to provide a break from the rest of the EP and is succeeded by the aptly named “Going Away Party”, a song which is every bit as good as (if not better than) those preceding it. The song has more flourishes of the guitar, but not to the point where the song hangs on technicality, sticking to the formula that has done them so well so far. It also adds in some guest vocals from Andy Atkins from A Plea for Purging. Their pop-metal style makes it all the more accessible, even if my friend did say that she thought that “the singer may need some Strepsils.”
While the clear theme of the album may fool some into believing that this is a gimmicky record, it is not. For, you see, The Black Noise Party Boys cleverly blend other genres in with their own simplistic take on metal in order to form the infectious tracks heard here. Sure, it's a record for guys by guys and isn't exactly what you'd call “serious music”, but since when was being serious a prerequisite for putting out good & genuinely enjoyable music? It wasn't, it isn't, and, hopefully, things will remain thus.
01. Pity Party
02. Spend the Night Party
03. Pizza Party
04. Pool Party
05. Guitarty
06. Going Away Party
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster; August Burns Red; As Cities Burn
myspace.com/blacknoisepartyboys (http://www.myspace.com/blacknoisepartyboys)