Search - Authority Zero :: Passage in Time (+1 Bonus Track)

This CD Rocks!

Craig A. Marquez | Beverly Hills | 03/03/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What an incredible band! I will be going to se them this month. I must tell you, if you do not have this cd in your collection, get it and play it often and very LOUD! it is great!"

From humble beginnings

Nick Colosi | Chesterland, OH, USA | 06/20/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"So this CD basically sounds like what it is. It's a great band before they were truly great. Here they are good, and I can't really credit them for being more than good. It's not as good as the classic Andiamo or the newer 12:34, which for me get playtime almost every week in my CD collection of more than 150 CDs, but it's still a good effort and a must-have for fans of this band.



The problem with this CD, that is, what keeps it from the pure greatness of the other releases, is that it's all over the place. Not like Andiamo, where the transitions from song to song find us experiencing different sound, but on this CD, a lot of SONGS are all over the place. Not that I don't love punk, reggae, and surf music, but if you're going to shove all that down my throat at least give me some time to get ready for it. A perfect example is the song "Superb*tch" which starts off with a speedy ska-punk sound, then breaks down into a reggae bit, and then picks up and finishes on straight out in your face punk. Now, they did this again on their other CDs, on songs like "100 years of war," but here it's less coherant and more random. The other issue, and this is an issue with every Authority Zero CD, is that when they were mixing it they made the bass too quiet on most songs. Jeremey Wood was a phenominal bassist with this band and his lines are very intricate, yet we can barely hear them.



All that aside, this CD seriously kicks it some time. It's got a good blend of fast beat mosh songs and then the more chill/relax tunes that you could sit back on the beach or in your home and just jam to, the most notable being "One More Minute," which is 6+ minutes of reggae bliss, even if it failed to launch these guys into the mainstream (But that's good right, I mean nothing good ever happens to bands once they launch into the mainstream, right?)



Overall, this is a CD that is good for parties and when you're down and need to listen something to cheer up. Personally, I love running and working out to it, it gets me pumped. I would say, however, to get the other two Authority Zero CDs first before this, and remember when you finally do get this, that it's a little out there, and it takes a few listens to truly enjoy as a great piece.



Okay I lied, I did end up using great instead of good, oh well.



Highlight tracks: "A Passage in Time" "Everyday" and "Mesa Town""