Indorphine - Glowsticks for Clubbing Baby Seals
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Dog Fashion DiscoNuclear Rabbit
Mod Flanders Conspiracy
System of a Down
Mudvayne
Tracklist
1. Uncle Winky's Hump Dance2. Inside
3. Song for Bill
4. Motor Driven Puppy Stabber
5. So Many Days
6. Port 'o' Culture (Punk Rock Song)
7. Krucafried Chicken
8. Radio Whore
9. One Point Five
10. Blue Eskimo
11. Spaghetti
12. Kingdoms Fall
13. I Want to be in the Tabloids
14. Face
15. Mississippi Queen
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As the album name would lead you to believe, Indorphine's Glowsticks for Clubbing Baby Seals is not an album that needs to be taken 100% seriously. The band's membership seems to feel the same way, taking their music to absurd heights, both lyrically and musically, shredding their way from one avenue of aggressive music to another, be it synthesizing System of a Down with a more testosterone-driven Shinedown or melding Mudvayne with Mod Flanders Conspiracy.
Indorphine may play an outdated musical model, one built upon nu-metal and radio rock, but they've also been blessed with more than their share of musical talent, allowing them to play at a frantic pace, throwing down blistering riffs and barrel-chested roars, making Glowsticks for Clubbing Baby Seals one of the most energetic nu-metal discs since LD 50, an album that practically glows with vitality, even if it's all in the name of fun and games, shits and giggles, even if it still feels dated.
While the band may never morph into anything noteworthy in and of itself, several performances throughout the album are worthy of more than a smidgeon of attention. Drummer Everett clearly has the brightest future, showing a wide range of musical knowledge, a deftness behind the kit not often seen, and the ability to shift gears that many drummers lack. The rest of the band is not nearly as gifted as far as the musical shifts, even though they try to be. Instead, it comes off much like a Jason Popson project, only without Jason Popson being involved. Indorphine gets bonus points for trying to be different, but at this point, just doesn't have the ability or just hasn't delved far enough outside their respective genre to come up with anything that could create separation from their peers.
Instead, the band can take solace in being one of the better "wacky" bands to come about of late. If you've ever loved Mod Flanders Conspiracy's off-the-wall lunacy, absurd vocal acrobatics, and general attitude, you should definitely seek out Indorphine, as they could easily be the second coming. And if the creators of Guitar Hero are looking for a song no one's heard, but that sounds like it could have come from the cock-rockin' 80s, they'd be hard-pressed to find a better tribute than "Mississippi Queen," although its run time does leave a bit to be desired.
--Ben Rice
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(Good review though btw - I have noticed a definite uprise in the "wacky" bands trend... didn't know if maybe it was just me noticing them more or if they really were increasing in number)
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well, rick, anyone who heard them loved them. this stuff's fairly similar, although, as stated, comma, there's a bit more of a mudvayne side to them and they sometimes make more radio-friendly music, too.
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