Search - Communique :: Poison Arrows

Out of the ashes of AM Steel! ...

andrew | Ohio | 07/17/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Well, first off I was a big fan of this band's last work, Jagged Thoughts, and while I initially reviewed it with a little too much gusto, I stand by my feelings that they have the potential to be a great, influential band. These guys are simply wonderful musicians and have a great understanding of how to construct a song. Those who expect anything similar to American steel will be somewhat disapointed. Well, depending on your ... willingness to deal with different types of music, disappointment will range from this afformentioned category. Instead of hardcore punk / ska to rocksteady / to emo ... this record does not fit in any of those categories. It would be best compared to 80's disco rock but eludes any explicit genre. The components of the songs all line up very smoothly and from a technical standpoint these guys are very tight.I won't do a track by track analysis but 'Oujia Me' 'Evaporate and 'Perfect Weapon' are some of the best tracks. 'Black Curses' almost sounds like something one would find on Jagged Thoughts ocassionally, but more or less all of the songs on this cd are very strong to amazing.I feel that I will be listening to this record for a long time and am anxiously awaiting anymore releases from this now very well established and well respected group of musicians."

Awesome

andrew | 07/18/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"a feel-good cd for hanging out with friends or in your solitude. nice crisp basslines, tight rhythmns and smart lyrics pull it all together. a very distinctive sound that is sure to get them noticed."

A feel good cd.

Lee | western mass-land | 07/17/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Communique proves to be the leader in the new sounds of Lookout! Records. I'm a long time Lookout! fan, and was skeptical of the all the bands but it as it turns out, originality is still kicking with bands like Communique. Poison Arrows has a real fresh sound, I just got the cd recently but I know i'll be listening to it a lot."