{"id":39625,"date":"2006-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/metamorphosis\/"},"modified":"2006-01-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-01-27T00:00:00","slug":"metamorphosis","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/metamorphosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Metamorphosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, the modern music scene is littered with
\ncopycat artists. The 90’s were all about finding a sound and
\nplaying it to death. N’Sync, the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears,
\nChristina Aguilera — they all defined that pop sound that swept
\nacross the land. In terms of rock, you had bands that played off
\nthe style of Nirvana or Pearl Jam.<\/p>\n

Now don’t get me wrong, this phenomenon is only
\nnatural, and has been going on for quite some time. The problem is,
\nwhen a sound gets played to death, interest begins to wane.<\/p>\n

I’ve never a big fan of Creed or Nickelback. They
\nwere just more mainstreamed Pearl Jam ripoffs, along with so many
\nother bands out there. Much to my dismay upon listening to
\nMetamorphosis<\/i>, I heard more of the same. You line up these
\nsongs from Sonic Bliss with others from the band I’ve just
\nmentioned and God knows I’d be hard pressed to tell a
\ndifference.<\/p>\n

Everything on Metamorphosis<\/i> screams
\nclich\u00c3\u00a9, from the Eddie Vedder-influenced vocals, to the
\nbanal guitar riffs that get churned out to the incredibly lame
\nlyrics. This is the first time in a long while that an album has
\nstruck me as being completely uninspired. From the opening notes of
\n“Human Race,” I knew this was going to be rough. One can sum up the
\nalbum with just that song, there’s no need to go through the rest
\nof it. Even better is the single half-assed attempt at a ballad,
\nwhich sounds so out of place given the rest of the disc. “After
\nAll” comes off as a freakin’ Journey cover.<\/p>\n

So much goes wrong on the disc it’s tough to pick
\njust a few moments. There’s the two six-minute snooze fests of
\n“Weep Of A Madman” and “Free Of The Noose,” which reaffirm that
\nfact longer songs do not equal good songs. I would be remiss if I
\ndidn’t mention that the guitar effects on “Weep Of A Madman” are
\ncool, but it’s nowhere near enough to save the song. “Free Of The
\nNoose” starts off as another wimpy ballad but degenerates into
\nstandard alternative fare.<\/p>\n

In terms of performance, I cannot really fault the
\nband. They aren’t bad musicians; they just don’t make good music.
\nThere’s a big difference. There are no ear-bleeding moments to be
\nfound, or cringe-worthy solos. It’s all carried off professionally
\nand without any feeling whatsoever. How can I say that? None of
\nthese songs moved me, or sound that drastically different from the
\nothers. I’ve read reviews say that you can hear AC\/DC in the band’s
\nsound, and to that I say AC\/DC should be offended. The closest
\nSonic Bliss gets to AC\/DC is “All Night Long,” but whereas AC\/DC
\nwould have fully embraced their cock-rock style, Sonic Bliss come
\noff as posers.<\/p>\n

Metamorphosis<\/i> may be many things, but it most
\ncertainly does not take after the band’s title. Sonic Bliss?
\nWhatever you say, boys\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

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