Comments | statics_void: New Static X in one word

statics_void

New Static X in one word

May 27, 2005 10:09

Disappointment.

Comments 11

smogo May 27 2005, 09:36:48 UTC

Not heard it yet, but I've never really got into Shadow Zone. I love their first two albums though.

statics_void May 27 2005, 13:11:33 UTC

Don't, it will ruin everything. Actually, being very serious, you might like them as I recall you're also into a lot of poppy stuff too. I thought Wisconsin was the best album, there were a few great songs on Machine, but Deathtrip had a certain groove throughout which Shadowzone and Start a War don't seem to have. I just feel that the well is drying up and Wayne is most certainly running out of ideas.

smogo May 27 2005, 13:16:29 UTC

Yeah, they've probably used up all their goes. It happens to the best of 'em, sadly.

statics_void May 27 2005, 13:19:38 UTC

I very much feel that's the case, I remember first being disappointed when the first Resident Evil soundtrack was released, they had a song on there [Anything But This] which was actually (in my opinion) one of their best and heavier songs and I was very much looking forward to Shadow Zone, expecting this to be a pointer indicating the way forward - hell no, SZ was a very luke warm album which yielded nothing of my expectations.

As always, obviously make up your own mind about it, but it doesn't do anything for me. Actually if you go to their website, there's a video and a link for an audio player with 3 of the new songs on it.

_aseptic May 27 2005, 10:58:51 UTC

:| i havent heard it yet either, i still havent got over the trash that was the last album. better or worse that SZ?

_aseptic May 27 2005, 10:59:26 UTC

*than [gah early morning typing = finger dyslexia]

statics_void May 27 2005, 13:11:58 UTC

I'd say about the same and would avoid it accordingly.

jame0 May 27 2005, 14:37:42 UTC

Anything to do with the guitarist getting locked up do you think?

statics_void May 27 2005, 15:08:12 UTC

Not at all as the album was recorded before he was jailed and his penchant for minors was revealed to an unsuspecting music public. All the guitar lines on Start a War are recorded by Tripp, Koichi Fukada has just taken over on guitar duties. I also saw Shadow Zone as a massive disappointment, this just hammers in the finaly nails for me in regards to any future releases.

evill_lloyd May 28 2005, 15:58:56 UTC

Heard bits and pieces of it, left completly unimpressed. dont think i will be wasting any of my beer tokens buying it.

myke_minstar May 31 2005, 06:33:07 UTC

I am sad now...=(

If it aint I'm with stupid, it'll be crap anyway..;)