Battery: Distance
- Bellarmine
- Gangsta's Paradise
- Transit
- Repress
- Hush
- Redeemable
- Silence
- Warm
- Access
- A Fate Like This
- Sirens
- The Other Child
- This Hideous Strength
- No Release
- Ostrich
- Access (Dot Com Remix)
- Further Up, Further In
- Distance
Battery turned in yet another stellar performance with the release of
"Distance". Without a doubt this has to be the the cleanest, most crisp,
cohesive Battery album to date. Every track flows seemlessly into the next
without any of the haphazard sequencing problems that have plagued the band in
the past. Maria performs in her role as the primary vocalist for the majority
of the album delivering with her usual range of vocal inflection from seducing
anthems to anguished filled poetry. Shawn and Evan also do their part to
maintain the strong vocal trio but with a more laid back approach than on prior
releases. The most pleasant surprise of the album was a cover version of
"Gangsta's Paradise" which literally made me swerve into the wrong lane of
traffic when I first heard it on my car stereo. I even had to stifle a chuckle
as she sang, "You and your homey's might be lines in chalk." Also included at
the end of the album are five rarities which consist of tracks previously
available only on cassette, vinyl as well as remixes and the title track for
the album. Overall an extremely powerful performance which only goes to show
that an emotionally gripping experience can result from this genre of music if
you simply have the compositional skill and vocal talents in proper balance.
Contact:
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981 Aileen St.
Oakland, CA 94608
(510) 645-1505
E-mail: cop@dnai.com
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