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A spectesticle ablum! Arousing and energetic!

Robert Littwin | 09/09/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Upon intercourse with your ear, any song from "Dead Soul Men" is sure to please any audiophile with a taste for the pleasures of the luscious electric guitar. Mattias "IA" Eklund is without a doubt the most talented and inventive of guitarists. Making good use of his vigorous fingerwork, creative phrasing, and vibrators (among other goodies in his arsenal). This album is classy and raunchy, angry yet plesant, serious with a smooth insertion of irony, heavily lubricated with a humorous outlook on life in general. Put it in (your CD player) and see for yourself. And lest ye look down upon such an outstanding artwork as "a distillation of every bad element of soul-less 80's metal and bland modern FM rock." Then I suggest that you open your virgin mind and try picking up a musical insturment (and attempt to play it, should you dare to become even marginally cultured). That might remove your head from your rectum long enough to admire the shining brilliance of an album throbbing, on the verge of bursting, with life-giving talent."

Freak Kitchen: Extreme-like, with an extra dose of talent

Scott A. Suarez | Oxford, OH USA | 11/12/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I own three Freak Kitchen albums at the moment. This one is by far the best. It recently hit me that the music reminds me of Extreme in their good days, minus the funk, with a healthy dose of Prog thrown in. The music is upbeat and "hooky," though the lyrics often address the nastier side of life (see title song). The guitar is amazing, particularly when the band rips off on some odd 9/13 guitar bits, bit it never ever sounds at all like Dream Theater or Pain of Salvation, or Fates Warning, or Quensryche. Every song on this CD is solid. I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite, though I suppose if I had to, the tracks: Sinking Planet, Dead Soul Men, Supermodel Baby, and Silence are at the top of the list. The downside to this album is that it is imported and therefore costs a bit much. But I swear, if you are at all a fan of Extreme, or even simply a guitar-based musician with a thing for prog, you'll thank me for suggesting this to you. Buy it. You won't regret it."