Jealous Haters Since 1998!
Home | News | Reviews | Day In Rock | Photos | RockNewsWire | antiTainment Wire | Feeds
Liquid Carousel - ...in a moment of clarity Review
By Dan Upton

.
The first time I listened to this CD just happened to be a day when I was in a 90s alternative mood... Tonic, Our Lady Peace, and the like. It just happened to turn out that Liquid Carousel fit in well with this mix, with a sound reminiscent of other poppy alternative bands from that era like the Gin Blossoms and The Rembrandts. Taken on their own merits in 2005 though, how do they fare?

One benefit they'll find in their sound with regards to the current music scene is there's not really anybody sharing their sound. In an environment where so many bands are either showing pop-punk or retro leanings and hence just about everybody sounds the same, singer Sean Ryan's voice and the smooth vocal harmonies will stand out like a beacon in fog. There are a few exceptions on tracks like "The Meaning Of" and "Promises," on which he sounds similar to Default's Dallas Smith. Musically the band spends most of its time in upbeat hook-laden rockers and slower ballads, although they cover plenty of territory in song arrangements and textures. The songs flow smoothly from acoustic passages to the distorted guitars to bass riffing with wah-drenched fills. Appropriately, the most interesting song texturally is "Space Age Rock'n'Roll," with feedback and heavy effects on both the guitars and vocals in the intro, a stripped back acoustic verse, and a huge sing-along chorus that reminds me of Jefferson Starship.

This CD almost strikes me as a guilty pleasure listen, except that there's nothing really to be guilty about it. The similarities in sound to bands like the Gin Blossoms is wonderful for the nostalgia feel, but Liquid Carousel also have plenty of presence and talent to stand on their own merits. It won't appeal to the heavier crowd, but fans of hooky pop-rock won't be disappointed.


CD Info and Links

Liquid Carousel - ...in a moment of clarity

Label:Indie
Rating:

Preview and Purchase This CD Online

Visit the official homepage

More articles for this artist

tell a friend about this review

.

Fan Speak Your turn, post your comments and thoughts on this review and CD. But hey keep it clean, we wouldn't want to have to wash your mouth out with Old Spice.


They call you
What do you think ?:


...end


.
.
Day In Rock Reports
.

Travis Barker Sues Plane Company- Roots Bus Crash- Metal Guitarist Killed In Bike Crash- Bon Jovi and Roger Waters For Live Earth Concert- - more

11/20: Blink-182 Reunion?- Guns N' Roses Full CD Preview- Taylor Swift Goes Gold In A Week- Chris Cornell and Linkin Park Collaboration On CD and more

11/19: Metallica Diss Guns N' Roses- U2 Reinventing Rock N' Roll On New CD?- Scott Weiland TV And Tour- Eurythmics Sex Toys- Disney Motorhead and more

11/18: Velvet Revolver Dropped By RCA?- Another Jane's Addiction Reunion Show- Mental Health Issues Sideline Vines Tour- Weiland Gets Personal In New Interview and more

 Subscribe

.
 
Reviews
.

Uriah Heep

Bigelf - Cheat the Gallows

Beyonce - I Am... Sasha Fierce

Hauschka - Ferndorf

Springsteen's Fumble

Marduk - Infernal Eternal

Scorsese by Ebert

Semi Precious Weapons

AC/DC: For Those About To Rock... We Reward You

The New Up - Broken Machine EP

The Cure

Nachtmystium and Wolves in the Throne Room Live

Butch Walker

False Icons

Senses Fail

Two Cow Garage


.
.
Today's News
.

Travis Barker Sues Plane Company

Roots Bus Crash

Metal Guitarist Killed In Crash

Bon Jovi and Roger Waters For Live Earth Concert

New Coldplay CD Coming Early

Guns N' Roses Release Means Free Dr Pepper For All

Taco Bell Claims 50 Cent's A Poser Gansta

New Order Fans Angry- Fall Out Boy Live CD Preview- Madonna Divorce Kickoff- Court OKs Music Theft- 2 Million Preview GNR CD- Radiohead 09 and more

Thrice, The Get Up Kids, Saves The Day and Bayside Frontmen Team Up For Tour

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Set Release for New CD

Tom Morello TV

Snow Patrol Could Care Less About Success?

Evile Guitarist Fractures Jaw During Concert

3 Doors Down's Better Life Concert With Switchfoot and Big & Rich Stars

Sarah McLachlan To Receive Humanitarian Honor

Little Steven's Coolest Songs in the World Vol. 7

Gary Jules Releasing New CD Next Week

Richard Christy Wack Show For Howard Stern TV

Find Out Which Artists Are Most In Demand

More True Metal Coming From Goblin Cock

Lion's Share Plot March Release

The Music Lovers Go Masculine, Feminine For New CD

Bobby Womack Poet Trilogy To Be Reissued

Light This City Week: Final Day

More News

Subscribe to Day in Rock Report by Email

.
.
Most Popular Artists
. The top 5 most read about artists this week

AC/DC

Guns N' Roses

Led Zeppelin

The Bronx

American Idol

.
 
anti Worthy Links
.
The Screen DoorLloyd Zeffler blogGary GonzoLonn FriendTalking Metalthecopycat.biz94WYSP Philly107thebone.fmX92.5 FM Maui97.9 WCPR BiloxiantiMusic Myspace
.
 
Merch and Tix
.

Click Here to Buy T-Shirts!
Click Here to Buy T-Shirts!

Search For Posters & T-shirts!

Search for Tickets

Or Browse For Tickets

Blu-Ray Sale! Players, Discs, Boxsets and more!

 

Tell a Friend about this page - Contact Us - Privacy - antiMusic Email - Job Postings - Advertising

Copyright© 1998 - 2008 Iconoclast Entertainment Group All rights reserved. antiMusic works on a free link policy for reprinting of our original articles, click here for details. Please click here for legal restrictions and terms of use applicable to this site. Use of this site signifies your agreement to the terms of use.