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SONS OF THE PIONEERS
SONG REVIEWED: "Livin' Evil"
CURRENTLY MAKING THE ROUNDS ON THE TATTOO THE EARTH TOUR, DETROIT'S OWN THE WORKHORSE MOVEMENT HAS FINALLY RELEASED THEIR BIG-LABEL DEBUT DISC. OF THE FEW BRIGHT SPOTS ON THIS DISC, "LIVIN' EVIL" REALLY SHINES (DEAR LORD, HOW CLICHÉ DID THAT SOUND???)... IN ALL HONESTY, THESE GUYS ARE PULLING FROM A LOT OF INFLUENCES (METAL, HARDCORE, RAP, FUNK, AND SKA ARE JUST A FEW), SO IT WAS REALLY HARD TO PEG ONE SONG TO REVIEW.
THE SONG JUMPS RIGHT INTO THE MAIN RIFF WITHOUT WASTING ANY TIME; THE GUITAR TONE IS VERY KORN IN NATURE, BUT THE RIFF IS DARE I SAY ANTHRAX-ESQUE? EITHER WAY, YOU GET THE POINT... THIS TUNE IS GOING TO BE AS SOFT AND CUDDLY AS A SMACK UPSIDE THE HEAD.
THE LYRICS KICK IN WITH A RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - INSPIRED RANT, BUT SHIFTS INTO A VERY FUNKY PRE-CHORUS AND CHORUS...WHICH, BY THE WAY IS PART OF WHAT MADE ME CHOOSE THIS SONG TO REVIEW ABOVE ALL OTHERS. IT'S SO FUNKY IN FACT, THAT SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE WOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT THESE BOYS INJECTED INTO THIS TUNE.
LYRICALLY, UNLESS I'M GROSSLY MISREADING THE WORDS, THIS IS YOUR BASIC "DAMN THE MAN" TUNE, WHICH TALKS ABOUT MONEY AND POWER CORRUPTING ONE'S FREEDOM OF SPEECH...MAN, I HOPE I'M RIGHT ON THAT ONE.
"SONS OF THE PIONEERS" IS ACTUALLY THEIR THIRD DISC, BUT THE FIRST ON A MAJOR (METAL) LABEL... THE WORKHORSE MOVEMENT COULD REALLY GROW INTO A BIG VENUE-HEADLINING ACT, BUT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP THEIR SOUND A LITTLE MORE. THEY SEEM TO HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA IN PULLING FROM SEVERAL INFLUENCES, BUT THEY NEED TO WORK ON CREATING MORE OF THEIR OWN SOUND RATHER THAN A MELTING POT OF A HUNDRED OTHER ONES.
IF YOU CAN FIND THIS ONE USED OR IN A BARGAIN BIN, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY PICK IT UP AND GIVE IT A LISTEN...OR THREE... IF YOU DO SEE THIS ON SALE IN A STORE FOR $18 OR $20, MAKE SURE YOU WRITE TO THE BAND'S MANAGEMENT, SO THEY CAN SEND A SMALL ARMY TO THAT STORE TO BEAT THE OWNER DOWN WITH A SPADE SHOVEL.
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