Without knowing anything about this band, I assumed by their ridiculous name that this was going to be some kind of cod-techno from Austria. I wish it was. Sgt. Wolfbanger are a powerpop outfit that gurgle the kind of for-heavens-sake-grow-a-pair music that is seven levels of pathetic below emo.
‘When I Break a Promise it Shatters’ opens the album, it is a perfectly respectable MOR mid-afternoon radio song. Though I wonder what audience they are aiming for; quite possibly they are targeting a very lucrative market, one that includes the out of touch Radio 2 listener and the casual supermarket browsing music fan. When your lead singer makes statements such as "We're playing loads of gigs still and we've just signed a PR deal with a company who do all the publicity for a lot of very good artists like Newton Faulkner," it implies they are searching for the inoffensive radio hit that will lead them to the nearest gravy train.
Everything is neatly packaged, quoting vocalist Dan Parry again "We're going to try and get a showcase together for some of these labels in London. The album has interested them but they've got to see us live as a product and see how we interact with each other." It will be interesting to see just how well Sgt. Wolfbanger will be able to interact whilst performing a set of ten mid-tempo numbers.
Sure ‘View from Volcanoes’ sounds pretty enough but everything is too detached. The choruses echo, but can’t inspire devotion, the riffs spiral effortlessly but leave no real impression, like superficial artex patterns. Sgt. Wolfbanger sound like a joyless, flimsier version of Kids in Glass Houses, whilst they maintain a similar pop sensibility, they play too safe. Think Inside The Box gives you all the satisfaction of receiving a bouquet of roses only to open the wrapping and find they are plastic.
how about you learn what the fuck you're tlaking aobut, actually listen to it, realise how many fans they have. then come back. thanks.
instead of acting like some old man who has no clue what he's on about,
actually listen to the music, listen to the lyrics, and because a real music critique.
i respect opinions are sure, you might not like them, and whatever, i know that they have plenty of fans behind them and don't particuarly need some douche who finds it entertaining to slate bands that they don't know fuck all about.
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i totally agree with nic
at the end of the day album music is never as good as a live band, as a fan of these guys i gotta say they are amazing and have great talent.
what you may or may not know is there a quality unsigned band as a i respect your opinions there still wrong :)
Sgt Wolfbanger For the win
and radio 2 listeners my arse!!!!
View from the Volcanoes <3
love the banger boys xxx
agreed nic.
how about you actually listen to the lyrics and the talent these guys have instead of slating them based on their name and stuff they've said in interviews.
that's not reviewing the album.
if i'm honest, this could be the worst review i've ever read. it's completely gone past the point of reviewing an album and it's turned into 'how much can i slate these people in one go', which frankly is unfair and unprofessional.
i completely disagree, i think sgt wolfbanger have done an amazing job on this album, considering they're still unsigned! they've grown so much and have serious talent which will take them a long long way.
i suggest you dont even begin to judge them as a live act, considering you've never even seen them. that band has great stage presence and a great fanbase who support them 24/7. can i just add we are NOT 'out of touch radio 2 listeners' either.
that'll be all, you should re-listen and re-think!
i agree ^
he can have his opinion, if he doesn't like it, he doesn't like it!
but, there's a difference between having a negative opinion, and slating a band.
