Knew Hooba back from their self titled major label release.
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF
Picked most of the songs here, except the let's-party-up-and-making-out 'Inside of You' and I-had-enough-of-you-stay-off-my-face 'Good Enough' for my moody reasoning that avoids those kinda theme recently.
'The Rules' and 'Born to Lead' are almost inseparable, bringing that Hooba energy upfront right on the beginning. They marked the Hooba irony too, for the capture of soldier's indoctrination about obeying orders without self will that is 'The Rules' and placed right on the beginning and the end of 'Born...' which is a song about will power and self control. Cool boom effects, first time use for Hooba.
There's a new touch to Hooba music with alternate fills, some are obvious like the vocal harmony at the beginning of 'Moving Forward' that almost Queen-esque (to my non rabid-Queen-fan-ear) and some are spicing up seconds like those chime fills that really sounds like The All-American Rejects kinda thing.
Speaking of Rejects, they also had a new release ('Move Along') that somewhat sounds like Hooba, especially on vocal (Tyson Ritter style become a lot like Doug Robb). Suppose it's because they share the same producer (Howard Benson) who's been with Hooba since the previous 'The Reason'. Funny thing that Rejects reduce their odd fills (like that upfront chime thing) from their debut self titled release and somehow pass the idea to Hooba via Benson, whom already passed the idea of singing from Hooba to Rejects. Maybe, I'm just assuming...
Back to the album, I saw the 1st single 'If I Were You' video on MTV Fresh and can't help laughing at that moment when Doug made a stupid out-of-context expression on his face. Anyway, it's still sounds like 'The Reason' kinda thing, except that beginning effect that somehow became a controversy on MTV or whatever. Hooba style, man... "Don't even get me started on that", said Doug. LOL
I didn't know they've chosen 'Inside...' for 2nd single when I've started listening to this album. I prefer 'If Only (More than a Memory)', that one really got me with its lyrics and guitar sound.
Most of the songs carry positive perspectives, which I can't get enough of. Rocking Hooba style!
Great job, guys! Thank you, you've all made my day.
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.. and for the first time they doing guitar solo ...
Guess, it's their 'more sound' thing going.
It's that thing about 2000's rock scene seeing guitar solos as something forbidden because there's a-way-too-boring-90's-guy-showing-off-his-overrated-licks. It's sad how people tend for extremes and reject all of something overrated rather than to take less dose and get the goodness of it. A bit of stand out melody ain't going to hurt. What's also sad is that those 2000's guitarist sure can do solos but somehow got caught up in the-no-solo-just-more-effect-scene-of-2000's. Music is an industry after all...
Btw, gue belum denger seluruh materi nya. Baru If I were you. Gue sendiri baru punya yang album s/t (2001) n udah pernah denger The Reason. Kenapa basis nya cabut sih ? O ya tauk kenapa gue masih sengit masalah solo itu. Di otak gue masih mikir, Rock kok gak ada solo..yeah bener sih Industry Driven. Tapi Crawling in the Dark itu intro nya gue anggap solo deh (Padahal Incubus yang Make Yourself itu juga gak ada solo nya he he).
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