Zeeb
Zeeb? – Zeeb As Thermal Detonator In
Gargantuan Rock Monster
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This is straight up punk rock, but Zeeb fail to gain any momentum throughout their second album. Though they are not doing anything that hasn’t been done before, they admittedly do it well. This is despite unimaginative titles – ‘Drinkin’ Gasoline’ and ‘Chainsaw Lurve’ continue their testosterone fuelled barrage of meager lyrics that follow every stereotype of this genre.
They focus on a low-fi sound that though deliberate, is comparative to the Dead Kennedys covering Busted. Whilst the music produced is far from ‘gargantuan rock’, it is most certainly a monstrous album leaving me to question who would allow a follow up to a presumably equally dissatisfying debut.
However, there are sparse highlights that could fill a much shorter CD. ‘Sex + Supernova’ is the best of their efforts, due to it’s grinding bass, successful song formula and duel vocal choruses. It seemed that just over half way through the album, Zeeb themselves realized they were not cut out for true punk rock and instead opted in ‘Angel Grinder’ to experiment with an undeniably indie influenced introduction ala The Futureheads.
Their use of simple cliché lyrics and overused chords fuse together to make eleven tracks that quite simply are not worth listening to. Unless you enjoy the sound of three middle-aged men attempting to live out dreams they shared as teenagers.
Reviewed by Amy Russell
Tags: Beachdownwriter
What's on your mind?
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March 31st 2009 | 1
Andrew Palermo says:
This is punk the way it was meant to be done, amazing
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meee says:
brilllll iant
