Kill The Headlights
Adema has gone through a lot of changes since their first album in 2001. They are on their third vocalist after having Jonathan Davis of Korn’s half brother Marky Chavez singing on the first 2 albums and because of his style they were given the “nu-metal” title. They never wanted to be associated with that genre, so after a fallout with Chavez they went towards a more modern rock sound. Luke Caraccioli took over vocals for a short time. Citing personal reasons, Caraccioli left the band after only one album. But the past is the past. On Kill the Headlights, Bobby Reeves takes over on vocal duties. They still steer away from nu-metal and keep the modern rock sound.
Kill the Headlights is just that, a generic modern rock album. Nothing stands out and it’s pretty bland even compared to what’s played on the radio these days. You get the typical rock riffs with a much cleaner voice from Bobby Reeves than previous singers. But that’s about it. Better sounding vocals on a still mediocre rock effort. I guess if you think the Adema of the past was unlistenable due to their nu-metal sound, then give them another chance. They definitely don’t sound like they did in 2001 when they first got some radio play.
“All These Years”, “Days Go By”, and pretty much any track on this CD isn’t going to blow you away. If you want to check out their single, then “Cold and Jaded” is a pretty decent song. It’s what you would expect from a band trying so hard to be classified a certain way. They want to be mainstream and on the radio. I think they could succeed in that eventually but that’s throwing away any originality they might have. The tracks on Kill the Headlights could be thrown away as just another thing you heard on the local rock station while driving your car. You might rock out to it a little without even knowing who sings the song. But by the time the next song comes on, you’ll forget about it.
