November 23
The Nova Red Debut Reviewed: Damn these guys remind me of Jane's Addiction! The new CD by this also-renamed band (now The Nova Red) seems to originate from the Smashing Pumpkins/Jane's Addiction-type punk/grunge sound of a few years back. There are pretty and cool sounding keys, cool guitar riffing with cool effects, with both clean strumming and heavy powerful parts, fine drumming and Rahul Borkar's Billy Corgan-esqe/Jane's Addiction-type vocals sound pretty darn good professionally recorded. This album must have cost a pretty penny to make. It sounds like a lot of time was spent on the mixing and mastering. I like the songwriting and feeling conveyed in the music. The acoustic sounds are pretty sweet and the vocals speak of unhappy souls letting off team by way of rocking out big time. I liked the guitar tones very much. Very pro sounding music all around. It reminds me of Foo Fighters a little bit as well. Powerful, melodic and rockin' in that memorable fashion. The guitar/keyboard combo on Track 5 is a very pretty intro. I really liked tracks 11 and 12. The CD definitely ends on a heavier note. If you like a punk melodic sound with a bit of heaviness thrown in, the these guys are for you. I admit that I'm not a big fan of this type of music, but I no doubt recognize the talent and musicianship put forth by this project. - Eddy Metal
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