With this job, I listen to anywhere from 10 to 20 albums a week,
\non average. With such a busy schedule of listening to discs, one
\nwould think that it’s rare for me to be surprised by a new album.
\nGenerally, this is true, but there are those moments when I feel
\nI’m listening to something totally unique and different, that it
\nmakes me snap to attention.<\/p>\n
The latest band to do that to me was Clawfinger, a Swedish
\noutfit who could be hard rock’s answer to Public Enemy. Whatever
\npreconceived notion you may have about this band, you may as well
\ndrop them at the drawer of the CD player, ’cause their self-titled
\nalbum takes you on a trip that even the Autobahn can’t match.<\/p>\n
The band, led by vocalist Zak Tell, is very much a hard rock
\noutfit, but the lyrics are often delivered in a format that
\nemulates, but doesn’t copy, rap music. It’s an interesting take on
\nthe scene, and is one that is remarkably fresh-sounding. Simply
\nput, Clawfinger is like nothing you’ve ever heard.<\/p>\n
From the opening moments of “Two Sides,” I found myself raising
\nmy head and asking, “What the hell was
\nthat<\/i>?!?” In this case, such a revelation is an excellent
\nthing, and Clawfinger make the most of their time in the CD
\nchanger. Songs like “Not Even You” and “Everybody Knows” are
\ncertain to blow away the listener.<\/p>\n
What is interesting is that the powerful music on
\nClawfinger<\/i> hides some occasionally strong lyrical content.
\nAgain, we need only look as far as the opening track “Two Sides”:
\n“There’s nothing a god can give to me that I can’t give to myself \/
\nI put my beliefs in the things I believe and a god can take care of
\nhimself.” If you take the time to read the lyric sheet, you might
\nbe surprised at some of the things that Tell has to say, but in a
\nway, I think that he needs to say them, whether or not the listener
\nagrees with them.<\/p>\n
\nClawfinger<\/i> is supposed to have one track which, when played
\nin your computer’s CD-ROM, allows you to mix it in whatever way you
\nchoose. I have not been able to find that song on my copy of the
\ndisc, so I can’t tell you if this is a good or bad feature.
\nWhatever the case, it is intriguing.<\/p>\n
So where does
\nClawfinger<\/i> fit into your album collection? Fact is, there’s
\nnot a clear-cut line, though the music does border on the hard rock
\nside enough times. What the listener will have to do with this disc
\nis to keep an open mind, and not try to pigeonhole Clawfinger into
\nany one category as the disc progresses. If you do, be prepared to
\nhave your mind changed within a few tracks.<\/p>\n
\nClawfinger<\/i> is an album that took its sweet time coming over
\nto this side of the world, but it is a welcome addition to American
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