When music is good, there are usually some obvious characteristics that make it good. When music is bad, it’s even easier to figure out why. But when music is stuck at a crossroads between the two, it’s sometimes very difficult to figure out why. Meet The Wedding. Vocals are just as good if not better than most in the pop-punk/rock genre, and studio polishing puts the recording quality just where anyone would want it to be. While there’s nothing mind blowing from an instrumental standpoint, it’s still solid. And the lyrical content is not as cheesy as what some comparable bands release (although still not for the lactose intolerant). Yet, beyond all this, The Wedding is still just mediocre. Allow me to present a theory why. More than any other genre, the success of a pop-punk song rides on its ability to be infectious, which is best created with end and/or internal rhyme. Some part of it must leech onto the listener’s brain; subject matter is less important than this ability. The Wedding often sounds more like pre-written prose fit (sometimes awkwardly) to the music instead of poetry and music that were written for each other. As a result, it just doesn’t flow properly, and thus becomes forgettable. Essentially, The Wedding has all the tools for success but has failed to build something that will push them past middle ground.
Ratings – Doug Van Pelt 3/5, James Wetz 2/5
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