Sunday 20 September 2009

Review - And Then There Were None - Who Speaks For Planet Earth

And Then There Were None - Who Speaks For Planet Earth

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2 out of 10

Sometimes, looking for a positive in something is the easiest thing possible. But sometimes it’s like searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack - when the haystack’s really a stack of razor sharp nails.

And Then There Were None peddles a strange mix of Euro-dance and pop-rock. Though the rock claim is slightly exaggerated as I haven’t found a clear example of a guitar in this entire album. They may be there hiding behind the sub-par Scooter like beats that infect this.

I give the band kudos for trying something newish - but the fact they’ve not managed to put a single original part in this album really doesn’t help at all. Though a thumbs up for the Richard Marx cover - best track on the album (though clean vocals would have helped it - auto tune and vocoders aren’t always needed).

Back to the drawing board lads?

Listen: www.myspace.com/andthentherewerenone

Tracklist:
1. Murmurs of....
2. John Orr The Arsonist
3. The Hospital
4. Reinventing Robert Cohn
5. Action is The Anecdote
6. The Atmosphere
7. Cloak and Dagger
8. Right Here Waiting
9. Bed Of Nails
10. Thank The Watchmaker
11. The Alamo
12. Insozzz

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