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"...The Sun Will Rise Again!"

T.A. | South Florida | 07/06/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"4.5 STARS...I wanted to write a review for all those NEBULA FANS OUT THERE WHO HAVE BEEN DOWN SINCE DAY ONE. This is one of Nebula's best releases in quite some time in my opinion. Their last CD, "Atomic Ritual," seemed to delve quite a bit in the Stoner Rock sound. This isn't new for Nebula; usually, though, Eddie Glass and Ruben Romano mix it up between this sound and others, most noteably their hard-core California post-punk sound that so many other groups have tried to copy.



With the release of "Apollo," the band has gone back to their roots, so to speak. The stoner rock sound is there, but it is married to all the other sounds that made them the band they are. Much like the approach they took when compiling "To the Center," each song has a different sound and theme to it. Don't get me wrong--I loved "Atomic Ritual." It was a one of a kind release. This new one takes the production sound of Ritual and mixes it with the song writing of the previous 3 CD's. Bringing in another artist to play the bass full time, Eddie is now afforded the luxury of concentrating on the guitar riffs and the late-70's induced lyrics he puts together. This CD has it all--the stoner rock, the hard-core, yet it comes together in a very polished, yet under-produced way. Gone is the 'wall of guitars' sound they delved in back in the mid-90's. Just like their sister band Fu Manchu, they have moved away from the grunge/sludge sound of tuned-down guitars, 14 guitar tracks and massive electrosonic power chords. It seems both bands have gone more toward Foghat- or ZZTop-esque, classic rock riffs with a clean sound.



If you were a fan of "To the Center" Ritual and "Charged" you will be happy with this new release. Watch out, though--there's no heavy metal guitar sound, and there's even a song on this CD that will remind you of Santana...they touch on all the 70's rock influences they could think of when putting these songs together! In my opinion, Center is my favorite Nebula CD, because it was my first, and it is also their most versatile, but I find myself putting this one and Ritual on random-play all the time."

Not thier best but a worthy effort.

Grant H. Heil | 06/08/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is the latest Nebula album. It has more of an older Nebula feel to it, in that their songs sound like their early stuff. Atomic Ritual I think showed a great amount of growth and don't get me wrong there are some killer numbers on this album, but it seems thaT the band wanted to get back to thier roots on this one. THIS IS NOT A MONSTER MAGNET RIP OFF. NEBULA HAS THEIR OWN UNIQUE SOUND AND THE LAST REVIEWER OBVIOUSLY ISN'T THAT DEEP INTO THIS MUSIC(stoner rock) IF HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT! If you are a fan of Nebula you will enjoy this album."