Broadway - Kingdoms
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ChiodosCraig Owens
Alesana
Release Date
07/07/2009
Label
Uprising RecordsTracklist
1. Intro2. Redeeming A Monster
3. Last Saturday
4. Meg Ryan Would Play You In The Movie
5. Don't Jump The Shark Before You Save The Whale
6. We Are Paramount
7. Interlude
8. Gotta Love That Southern Charm
9. You Bring The Thunder, I'll Bring The Lightening
10. Awol
11. Same Thing We Do Everyday Pinky
12. Prom Queen Has No Friends
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Busting out of the frequently buzzing central Florida music scene, Broadway is taking all the right steps to become the next band your friends will be talking about. With the release of Kingdoms they look to set themselves apart from the already crowded scene of mediocrity and establish Broadway as a household name among the elite.
With an opening “Intro” track that transitions into “Redeeming a Monster” these five guys set the tone for the album and establish their sound early. Having similarities to bands like Chiodos and Alesana, Broadway has vocals that hit that high pitch range found in the previously mentioned bands. With the style that Broadway presents it’s not at all surprising to see that Craig Owens (Chiodos, The Sound of Animals Fighting, etc.) makes a guest appearance on the record.
When your vocals stand out as naturally as Misha Camacho’s then you better have lyrics that accomplish the same task. They have some catchy lyrics, but there is certainly no question that Misha has a mouthful of words to spit. He does a good job of getting to the meat of the lyrics, but he doesn’t always get them out clearly. There are times on the record when understanding the vocals is a bit tricky. If you are into lyrics then Broadway has you covered in that department. Unfortunately you may have to read along with each song to know what those lyrics are.
Musically this band covers quite a bit of land. With their lead guitar work, these guys could easily find a place alongside your average metal band. Their drummer does his job well enough and keeps the pace for the band. While he does a good job, the drumming does seem to choreograph the songs on this album and clearly maps out where the songs are headed. The transitions on the album are smooth and, unfortunately, this is not always a good thing. The songs can seem to run together and leave you caught unaware that the track has, in fact, switched. The songs are all mixed rather well, though, allowing for each piece to be singled out or to be heard as a part of the whole.
Complete with a piano track and an “interlude” track, it is overly clear that these boys have taken more than a few nods from Chiodos. If you were looking at a family tree, you would find Broadway sitting just below Chiodos as a kid brother, or perhaps a first cousin. Although being on the same branch as a Craig Owens project isn’t such a bad thing, perhaps they might be better off making their own “Kingdoms” for all their fans to enjoy in seclusion.
--Brandon Carter
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Atascadero, CA
yea sort of middle of the road, was disappointed when they re-recorded all the old songs they had before they signed and well yea was expecting it to be a lot better to tell you the truth.
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Fishers, Indiana
This wasn't too bad. It really does just sound like A Skylit Drive and Chiodos had a kid and that kid split into however many people are in this band. That one slow song was FUCKING TERRIBLE AND CLICHE AND UGH however.
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Minnesota
Pretty flippin' bland. I can't believe we featured these guys. Talk about boring.
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