Year: 2022
Time: 53:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 122,4 MB
Art: Front
(3:59) 1. Human
(4:41) 2. Whole Lotta Love
(3:35) 3. Life on Mars?
(3:44) 4. Teardrop
(2:21) 5. Goodbye Blue Sky
(5:03) 6. Wish You Were Here
(4:00) 7. Unfinished Sympathy
(3:04) 8. Bad Guy
(3:42) 9. Feeling Good
(5:54) 10. Black Hole Sun
(4:44) 11. Land of Confusion
(5:34) 12. Moon over Bourbon Street
(2:39) 13. Blackbird
Back To Basic by the Dutch vocal band Rock4 presents a wide array of reinterpretations of mostly rock tracks, sprinkled in with an occasional non-rock selection to show off the group's impressive vocal skillset. While there's no shortage of talent in terms of the group's vocal capability, I find myself latching on to the more hard-hitting tracks, along with a few other standouts.
Rock4 has a knack for rock music. There's no getting around it, and it's easy to believe from listening to Luc Devens's showstopping range, Phillip Schröter's killer percussion, and the skills of Miklós Németh and Lucas Blommers's backing contributions. The four combine to deliver a rocking good time with both flair and style.
Some of my favorite moments on Back To Basic come when Rock4 throws caution to the wind and hits the ground running, like on Whole Lotta Love. The track has edge, due in large part to the animated and quick percussion which gives the song so much life and really takes over in the track's breakdown section. As for Luc Devens's lead, it just captivates from start to finish, knowing exactly when to offer subtlety and when to just go for it. It's all hard rock at its finest.
More of their flair, albeit in a different way, also comes through on Goodbye Blue Sky. While not hard-hitting, the vocals are more methodical in their delivery of rhythmic parts that are simply pure and graceful. The progressive rock track offers a unique balance of light and dark tones, felt beautifully in the chord execution. And the band's versatility continues with their selection of Teardrop, a somewhat trance-inducing track that pushes the creative envelope, demonstrating how well Rock4 can fill so much space with only four voices.
As Back To Basic progresses, there are a few head-scratching moments that leave me wondering about some of the group's creative decisions. For starters, while some vocal groups have been known to include instruments on their tracks, having two tracks with piano accompaniment is a bit more than my liking. Wish You Were Here and Black Hole Sun both showcase adept piano playing, but at the sacrifice of overshadowing the featured vocals. I'm not sure either track adds much to the overall tone of the album.
The inclusion of Bad Guy initially felt intriguing as it's a pulsing song with many creative avenues to explore. Ultimately, the arrangement seems thin and leaves me desiring more. Other tracks such as Life On Mars? and Human also struggle at times to maintain creative momentum or an additional gear to take the song to the next level.
There is very little vocally that is out of place on Back To Basic. I feel that greater focus on those hard-hitting and energizing rock selections, the album's strengths, is what's needed to take this project from good to stellar.By Brian Alexander https://www.rarb.org/reviews/albums/1863-back-to-basic/
Rock4 has a knack for rock music. There's no getting around it, and it's easy to believe from listening to Luc Devens's showstopping range, Phillip Schröter's killer percussion, and the skills of Miklós Németh and Lucas Blommers's backing contributions. The four combine to deliver a rocking good time with both flair and style.
Some of my favorite moments on Back To Basic come when Rock4 throws caution to the wind and hits the ground running, like on Whole Lotta Love. The track has edge, due in large part to the animated and quick percussion which gives the song so much life and really takes over in the track's breakdown section. As for Luc Devens's lead, it just captivates from start to finish, knowing exactly when to offer subtlety and when to just go for it. It's all hard rock at its finest.
More of their flair, albeit in a different way, also comes through on Goodbye Blue Sky. While not hard-hitting, the vocals are more methodical in their delivery of rhythmic parts that are simply pure and graceful. The progressive rock track offers a unique balance of light and dark tones, felt beautifully in the chord execution. And the band's versatility continues with their selection of Teardrop, a somewhat trance-inducing track that pushes the creative envelope, demonstrating how well Rock4 can fill so much space with only four voices.
As Back To Basic progresses, there are a few head-scratching moments that leave me wondering about some of the group's creative decisions. For starters, while some vocal groups have been known to include instruments on their tracks, having two tracks with piano accompaniment is a bit more than my liking. Wish You Were Here and Black Hole Sun both showcase adept piano playing, but at the sacrifice of overshadowing the featured vocals. I'm not sure either track adds much to the overall tone of the album.
The inclusion of Bad Guy initially felt intriguing as it's a pulsing song with many creative avenues to explore. Ultimately, the arrangement seems thin and leaves me desiring more. Other tracks such as Life On Mars? and Human also struggle at times to maintain creative momentum or an additional gear to take the song to the next level.
There is very little vocally that is out of place on Back To Basic. I feel that greater focus on those hard-hitting and energizing rock selections, the album's strengths, is what's needed to take this project from good to stellar.By Brian Alexander https://www.rarb.org/reviews/albums/1863-back-to-basic/
Back to Basic
Pinbrother, why do I have to replace the album? Is something wrong with it? I've checked all the links and they are working fine.
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