Thrown to The Wolves - Four Star Mary > Reviews > Four Star Mary, Five Star Album

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Sublime
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Good
Value for Money

Advantages:	Everything  -  one of the best rock albums in recent years
Disadvantages:	Availability may be a problem

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Four Star Mary must be one of the biggest unsigned bands on the planet, with a huge following from fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and your average rock music enthusiast like myself. The follow up to their self-titled EP release is the full album "Thrown to the Wolves" - a relatively short 10 track masterpiece that just oozes class. The album kicks off with "Dialate" setting the rocky tone for the rest of the disc. "Thrown to the Wolves" is a slower, melodic follow-up that leads in beautifully to the most widely recognised track the band have produced, "Pain" which has also featured on the Buffy soundtrack. This upbeat mood is constant throughout the album, with the teasing riff on "Dark Sky" one of the main highlights. "Thrown to the Wolves" signs off with the slow ballad-esq "Run" which completes one of THE must have albums of recent times.

The only drawback this album has is that due to the band only being signed on an indie label in this country (and in fact the USA as well), availability may be a problem. HMV generally stock copies and will be happy to order it for you on import, or alternately at any gig or the official website (www.fourstarmary.com) you can buy the CD, which in my opinion is one of the best rock albums I've heard in years - everyone I know listened to it once and were hooked, so you definately will NOT be disappointed!!!