Search - Sparta :: Porcelain

Pushes the envelope. you can't take this type of music much

David Smith | 10/30/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

""wiretap scars" was a really cool cd with some great high points. with "porcelain," sparta came back with a much fresher, more positive vibe and more shiny production. the lyrics are about changing your life around and all that jazz. as far as catchy alt-rock emotional distorted tunes like sparta are so good at, you're not going to find any other band doing it better. the whole album is enjoyable. you can tell the band and the singer were willing to take risks here in trying something new. it works best for the first 5 songs, where each song is better than the last, which is a pretty amazing effect. things get slower toward the end songs, but they're still good. i don't skip any songs and that's a good thing. if you don't like this cd... sorry, go listen to the mars volta or whatever. but if you like this type of music, you won't be disappointed. my only criticism is the singer perhaps does the screaming thing too much, and the lyrics are perhaps cliche sometimes. other than that, it's GREAT. not many rock bands TRULY "rock" these days, except for cursive. it's hard to think of any others. rock is now deader than dirt. we're a long way from the 90's days of the smashing pumpkins and nirvana. every band is adopting some fad to get famous with the kids. so don't miss out if someone brings the goods to the table. and check them out live, they're good. and PLEASE STOP with the ATDI comparisons, sparta is their own band, they have nothing to do with ATDI. "relationship of command" was a great album, but that was years ago and a different band, different singer, different writers."