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Super mario goes hardcore... sort of

SLIMMORTAL | Salisbury, NC USA | 03/10/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"haha, silliness. but refreshing. some of the hardcore elements are too familiar but they break the mold with their obvious love affair with low-tech synth. this will be every hardcore geek's favorite band, until the imitators follow. then it will be up to HORSE to ditch the hardcore for metal or perhaps industrial? we'll see. his vocals are terrible, but in a good way. no excess cheese like you would get from a band like trivium. maybe for fans of BTBAM, Giles, Poison the Well, MELVINS, Cornelius, Thrice, Fantomas, Dillinger Escape Plan, Aphex Twin, deftones, Tricky, Thursday... i dunno. they're kinda weird"

The Most Complimenting Review For HORSE

DUDE MAN | Milwaukee | 07/19/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD has 5 stars for quite a few reasons. First of all, this is the most enjoyable cd that i've ever listened to. I myself being a musician can realate to everything Horse The Band does in their music, and it enlightens me. This album is incredible from start to finish. The lyrics are astounding, intelligent word use, and after much listening, you actually understand the meaning of the song. The use of synthesizers just 100% improves there performance, and every instrument in the band is used so uniquely, its astounding. I could ramble all day, or you could buy it, and discover true geniosity for yourself."

More or Less

Norm Loman | 06/05/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Out of the 13 tracks, 10 are quite amazing, but three seemed forgettable. The album kept shifting between really ingeneous sections and lame predictable riffs. As a whole, the Album doesn't seem as memorable or new as their earlier work, but there are definatley some songs on the CD that stand out, such as "Taken by Vultures", "Birdo", and "Soaring Quails".



If you are already a fan of Horse the Band, give this album a try. It is on this album that the band really emphasizes their metal influences, and polishes their songwriting a bit. Otherwise, if you are new to the band, try getting R. Borlax or something else. "The Mechanical Hand" just doesn't have the consistency nor the comprehensivness that is displayed on that album, and thus, does not serve as a good introduction to their work."