Billy Talent are a 4-piece Canadian, pop-punk band. The music they play is fast and energetic and this is their self-titled debut album. Bands who they are most like would include bands such as The Hives, especially material from their new album "Tyrranasaurus Hives", so if your fed up with Howlin' Pelle Almquist, this could be a good alternative. The album opens with "This is how it goes" and is one of the best tracks on the album and sets the tone for the rest of album. The intro slowly builds into the song, where it suddenly takes off. The chorus's are screamed, which works to great effect. The album continues with songs including their best known single "try honesty", and "line & sinker" (recongnisable by the angry screaming intro: "what you say is what you get!"). Personally, I find the next song "lies" an irritating whiny song, but this is followed by my favorite on the album "the ex"; another angry song about an ex-girlfriend. "River below" is one of the more heavy songs and is being released as a single; it is also one of the best. The end of the album has some weak songs; "standing in the rain" and "nothing to lose", but they are made up for by the last song "voices of violence" is one of the best. Billy Talent's best songs tend to some when they play faster songs, with more energy. Their slower songs tend to bring out the singer's annoying accent and this drags the songs down. The singer has a very good screaming voice and this is used well in combination with backing vocals from the guitarist and bassist. Overall a very good debut album, and also a very good live band.
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This is a pretty damn good review of the album. However I have to disagree - I think 'nothing to lose' is a beautiful song ... I also liked the other songs you said you didn't like ... I like all the songs!! :-D Ok sorry about that lol.
Advantages: Great songs with original sounding vocals! Disadvantages: Would possibly only appeal to people interested in the rock/punk/emo styles of music
Oct 6th, 2004
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