Good - This is a good, solid rock album, heavy on the hooks and the syncopation. It could have benefitted from just a bit of studio changing-up, maybe a subtle effect here and there, and Bill s voice is a bit thin, but these guys do rock! My particular faves are Never The Same, I Know How You Are, and Treasured Island (which has to my ears a frantic Shudder To Think vibe to it). You can tell the guys are trying to stretch their sound to the limits in their minds of what trios can do. Not a reach out and grab you collection, but solid tunage nontheless.
Arcwelder: A Voice in the Dark - Once again, Arcwelder delivers the goods with the album, Everest. It is the musical equivalent of a ray of sunshine shining through a gray fall day. The bumping, thrashing madness, combined with soaring vocals gives the listener a sense of the artists sincerity, while providing an interesting, complex soundscape. I highly recommend this album.
A super band! Scott Macdonald is the King! A terrific CD! - This is really a great CD. I love it, and you will, too. Do Something Right, A Ghostly Bishop, All In Good Time, and Will You Stay all particularly stick in my mind. Besides Husker Du, I thought I sensed some Stone Roses influence on a few songs. I don t know, maybe it s my imagination.
Crunchy goodness - If yr a fan of 80 s style Midwestern skronk (ie Naked Raygun, Arsenal, Bloodsport, etal) you re doing yourself a tremendous disservice not owning the entire Arcwelder catalog. Everest is a great place to start. Angular and crunchy as hell, kind of like if Bob Mould was in Mission of Burma. Every song a gem.
Still kicks the stuffing out of the current scene - Arcwelder sticks with their basic formula ( and a GOOD formula that is! )on their current release but manage to stretch themselves on tunes like Will You Stay? and I Gave This Up For You Why do idiots like Blink 182 rule the airwaves when classic albums like ENTROPY and EVEREST shine? This disc was well worth the 3 year wait. Buy it!