Follow up to "Wake Me"
eveoflove | North York, Ontario Canada | 09/07/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Made in AUT in 2003, Serial# SJPCD-150, Playing Time 39:32This is album number four from this NWOHM band, and contains 11 blistering tracks. Contrarily to most albums on the Angel Air label, this one is neither live, nor a collection of alternate recordings... it is Jaguar's latest album, recorded during the summer of 2002.Featuring founding member Garry Pepperd on guitar, we also find Jamie Manton (vocals) and Nathan Cox (drums), who were also part of the band's line-up for the 2000-album "Wake Me"; Darren Furze (bass) is the latest addition to this Brit quartet.There are 2 main genres on this album: the sometimes over-the-top, somewhat out of control metal machine (a bit reminiscent of the wilder side of RAVEN) where the vocals are a bit screechy and out of breath, and the more agreeable but still punchy classic metal-type tracks.Nothing particularly outstanding in the musicianship department, the album would have benefitted from more frequent and/or longer guitar breaks. Somewhat similar to the energy displayed on "Wake Me", this album remains low-keyed on the production side... I wasn't looking for the commercial overdose from the "This Time" album, but a crisper sound would have been a welcome improvement.If you enjoyed "Power Games" or "Wake Me", you'll be in familiar sonic territory. The energy and the enthusiasm are back, and if they can sell enough copies of this album, maybe the follow-up will have more whoomph in the engineering department.A good, honest (but somewhat short) effort, deserving a place in your metal CD library..."
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1