Jeremy Aaron
01/13/09, 07:36 PM
Bang Camaro - Bang Camaro II
Record Label: Black Sword Records
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Who?
Bang Camaro are a Boston-based rock band who have remained relatively unnoticed despite the fact that "Pleasure (Pleasure)," a track from their self-titled debut, earned a place in the Rock Band video game. "Night Lies," from this, their second album, appears on Rock Band 2.
How is it?
It's entertaining, if nothing else. It sounds pretty much like you'd expect a band named Bang Camaro to sound. Their affinity for classic arena-rock is unquestionable, as almost every track is a bombastic guitar-rock anthem, which is why it's not surprising that their music was selected for the Rock Band series. Guitarists Bryn Bennett and Alex Necochea can really shred, and they're not afraid to show it. There are solos in just about every song: think Travis Stever on Coheed and Cambria's later records performing considerably less nerdy songs (read: much more appealing to beer-pong champs than to bespectacled comic book readers).
They unfortunately felt the need to make their aping of classic stadium-rock complete with the obligatory ballad. "The Hit," Bang Camaro's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," is a little bit of a bummer, killing the album's momentum. After all, a record like this is really all about fun, isn't it? The perfect setting for this album involves neon lights, pool tables, a dartboard and an unhealthy amount of Jack Daniel's. Take Bang Camaro II for what it is: a potentially fun soundtrack to a beer-soaked Saturday night and, perhaps, a guilty pleasure.
"Blood Red Rock"; "Night Lies"; "Can't Stop the Night"
AC/DC's The Razor's Edge
Kiss' Dressed to Kill
Van Halen's 1984
Def Leppard's Hysteria
Coheed and Cambria's Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume I: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
myspace.com/bangcamaro (http://www.myspace.com/bangcamaro)
Record Label: Black Sword Records
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Who?
Bang Camaro are a Boston-based rock band who have remained relatively unnoticed despite the fact that "Pleasure (Pleasure)," a track from their self-titled debut, earned a place in the Rock Band video game. "Night Lies," from this, their second album, appears on Rock Band 2.
How is it?
It's entertaining, if nothing else. It sounds pretty much like you'd expect a band named Bang Camaro to sound. Their affinity for classic arena-rock is unquestionable, as almost every track is a bombastic guitar-rock anthem, which is why it's not surprising that their music was selected for the Rock Band series. Guitarists Bryn Bennett and Alex Necochea can really shred, and they're not afraid to show it. There are solos in just about every song: think Travis Stever on Coheed and Cambria's later records performing considerably less nerdy songs (read: much more appealing to beer-pong champs than to bespectacled comic book readers).
They unfortunately felt the need to make their aping of classic stadium-rock complete with the obligatory ballad. "The Hit," Bang Camaro's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," is a little bit of a bummer, killing the album's momentum. After all, a record like this is really all about fun, isn't it? The perfect setting for this album involves neon lights, pool tables, a dartboard and an unhealthy amount of Jack Daniel's. Take Bang Camaro II for what it is: a potentially fun soundtrack to a beer-soaked Saturday night and, perhaps, a guilty pleasure.
"Blood Red Rock"; "Night Lies"; "Can't Stop the Night"
AC/DC's The Razor's Edge
Kiss' Dressed to Kill
Van Halen's 1984
Def Leppard's Hysteria
Coheed and Cambria's Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume I: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
myspace.com/bangcamaro (http://www.myspace.com/bangcamaro)