Spotlight - Thirteen Over Eight
When I first heard Thirteen Over Eight, I was quickly drawn to
the variety on their self titled release. It's kind of a
disappointment that there's only six songs on here and,
since it clocks in at a little under half an hour, it's
somewhat of a short album. But...and you don't see this
too often...you get more from this band with six songs
than some bands give you with a full length release. There's
a lot going on within each song. It's got heaviness, it's got
some radio friendly sound, it's got some not so radio
friendly sound, it's got some clean singing, some screaming,
a little alternative, some hardcore. I mean, hell, what do
you call this style of music? Well, the world original comes
to mind first of all. I say that because, usually, the
stuff that comes across my desk...even the stuff that
I'm totally blown away with...had a certain sound that,
for the most part, you can nail down. You can say that this
band does this and that band does that...you can't say that here
because to give their musical style a single label would not
do them justice. In their bio, I saw them described as an
"emotional rock outfit" and an "in your face, aggressive,
melodic rock 'n' roll machine." Okay, I can agree with that.
But, there's much more to be found here. Honestly, I think
the best review here is to listen to the album yourself
and form your own opinion. You're either gonna like it
or you're not and I'm willing to bet that you're gonna
swing to the "like it" side of the fence.
On the Web:
http://www.drprecords.com
http://www.thirteenovereight.com