Search - Nuno Bettencourt, Mourning Widows :: Furnished Souls for Rent

Score another one for Nuno

metalmyrion | Schofield BKS, HI USA | 06/29/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Nuno never ceases to amaze me. Furnished souls for rent takes off where Mourning Widows left. Good hard rock with a good mesure of funk, it doesnt get any better than this. If you enjoyed the first Widows CD make sure to pick this one up. "No Rerets" is one of the highlits of the CD, great song. Also "The Swing" just refuses to get out of my head. Nuno's vocals have also steped up a noth since their last album. If you liked Mourning Widows then you HAVE to buy Furnished souls period."

Nuno's best work since Extreme!

Barry | USA | 06/30/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you have heard "Schizophonic" and "Mourning Widows", you have heard Nuno sing, play the drums, the bass, and duh the guitar. You probably know that he is very good at doing all of these things. Though, I think, he is even better when he plays with a real band. That's what he does on "Furnished Souls For Rent", which as a matter of fact is his eighth LP release. His new drummer Jeff Consi shines on "Furnished Souls For Rent". He is a very talented drummer, with the range of a Lars Ulrich of Mettallica, or a Tico Torres of Bon Jovi. This guy can bang them skins. The bassist of Mourning Widows plays some amazing notes, that are just downright bad. The whole album is hip, dark, and just downright groovy. Some of the highlights on this album are, "667" which is in vein with the likes of Kid Rock. "UpsideDownSide" is so awesome that it will make you start dancing. The song goes from being an average rock track, to this total energy explosion which Nuno has no problem pulling off. "Space" is great and sounds alot like the Goo Goo Dolls. "Monkey Paw" reminds me of Extreme, it's funky and melodic. "Warpaint" is an action packed track, wich boasts an excellent killer groove. The song "F@#kYou" is about greed and the power of money and how it f@#ks with your mind. "No Regrets" is about how foolish people are when they consider suicide. "The Swing" takes top honors for the best track on this record, eventhough they are all groovy. I highly reccomend this CD to fans of all kinds of music. This is classic Nuno material. 10/10. Though, it's five here at Amazon.com. Hear the Nuno if you haven't already."

All Hail Nuno

kenny williams | Tacoma, Washington USA | 10/20/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Nuno does it again. Outstanding songs, great melodies and unbelievable guitar playing, Nuno and Mourning Widows put out another incredible album. It doesn't quite top his previous relaese (the self titled Mourning Widows), the songs are a little less experimental, but the guitar playing and sound quality are even better. Stand out tracks are "Furnished Souls For Rent", "Upsidedownside", "Monkey Paw" and "Space". I would consiedr Nuno one of the best artists of our time. The only thing that could make me stop listening to the previous CD is this one. I can't say enough good things about this record. Everyone should own it."