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Batteries
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Do Yourself In Records
Title:
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Band:
Batteries
Title:
Batteries
Reviewed By:
Tommy Gunnarsson
Date Published:
22/07/2015
Label:
Do Yourself In Records
Format:
CD
Release Year:
2015
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Legendary Glaswegian trio Bis have just released ‘I Love Bis’, a new CD, compiling together their early singles and EPs, and coincidently Steven Clark (aka Sci-Fi Steve) from Bis is now releasing his first solo album, under the moniker of Batteries.
Now you may ask ”how different is Batteries from Bis then?” Well, not a lot. The record label wants to compare Batteries to Devo and Queens of the Stone Age, and I sort of agree. But I think Devo were absolutely brilliant at their best, and I also think QOTSA have their (rare) moments. When combined like this, though... I'm not so sure. Most of the songs here sound a lot like Bis songs , although slightly heavier. I wasn’t, however, very impressed by this self-titled album, as, even though there are some strong melodies here and there, they are completely drowned out by all the noise and shouty vocals. I more or less gave up half-way through. Suddenly I realised though that this may have something to do with age. Maybe I'm just too old for this stuff now? If so, you might enjoy this record a lot more than I did if you are under 37. I hope so. For Batteries' sake.
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01) Batteries
02) Flashbacks
03) Human Requirements
04) Suicide Everything
05) Rumour Vs. Lie
06) Wah! Kinder
07) Stuck In the Arteries
08) Cannibals
09) Straight To Video
10) London
11) Anorexia Poster Girls
12) Destroy My Machines
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