Take the music of Jimi Hendrix, remove his gritty voice and replace it with a sweet-as-honey, sometimes falsetto voice, then throw in a little, little hint of Bachman Turner Overdrive and some '90's alternative and you have the ingredients to Soulfood 76's sound. And even though it has tastes of all of this, their sound is still their own. The music is fun and energetic, making it practically impossible to just sit and listen. When I listened to it, I was in a constant state of "grooving."
The album is, in a word, interesting. If you are not experimental in your musical tastes, this may not be the album for you. But if you try it, it will, at the very least, give you a better feel for what is out there. Who knows-you might even like it. If you like all kinds of music (as I do), you should appreciate the album. The mix is clean and clear and it is very well-produced, leaving little room for criticism.
The song that caught my eye was the first one, "Vortex." From the snare roll at the beginning, all through the song, it was a catchy riff that dug into my mind and implanted itself there. The only "drawback" (if you could even call it a drawback) to the album as a whole, was the sometimes "generic" sound-every song had the same feel to it. But that is common in all music today, no matter what it is...
I was lucky enough to see part of the show at Cornerstone. Although I had not heard the whole album before seeing the live show, I thought it was entertaining all the same. I hope to see them again sometime in the future-maybe next year...
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