The purpose of the blog is to analyze and comment on the various aspects of Films, Music, and Sports. Project Mayhem is the name of an organization in the film "Fight Club." The organization is formed to rid the world of cultural norms, or what is expected and wanted of a person to fit into a community. Through this blog, I hope that the analysis of these media produce a similar effect: ridding public opinions of stereotypes or predetermined conclusions regarding these media without proper evidence. So, please, add input, correct mistakes, give your ratings/opinions, and open your mind...
Friday, February 18, 2011
Week 5 Album Review: Chevelle-Sci-Fi Crimes
The theme of these music album reviews has been to bring information to my audience about upcoming album releases and their entities. Chevelle has been my favorite musical artist for a good 5 years, having been two of their shows and owning every piece of music they have released. The alternative metal band's upcoming untitled album is tentatively scheduled for fall 2011, with it possibly being either a fully acoustic album or harder rock similar to their 2002 release, Wonder What's Next. Chevelle has had one Platinum release (Wonder) and one Gold album (This Type of Thinking) up to this point in their career.
Their most recent album, Sci-FiCrimes, debuted on August 30th, 2009, at #6 on the Billboard Top 100, their highest debut of their 5 albums, and has sold around 100,000 copies to date.
Track Listing 1."Sleep Apnea" 2. "Mexican Sun" 3. "Shameful Metaphors" 4. "Jars" 5. "Fell into Your Shoes" 6. "Letter from a Thief" 7. "Highland's Apparition" 8. "Roswell's Spell" 9. "Interlewd" 10. "A New Momentum" 11. "This Circus"
Sci-Fi is probably the album I have listened to the least of Chevelle's five, but it has some extremely good tunes nonetheless. This album continues Chevelle's signature heavy crushing guitars, melodic and soaring vocals, and consistent and smooth beats that the first four albums provided. The singles off of the album include: "Jars", "Letter from a Thief", and "Shameful Metaphors". The same three songs were all released as music videos as well, and can be found below.
Jars
Letter from a Thief
Shameful Metaphors
Chevelle is: (left to right) Sam Loeffler (drums), Pete Loeffler (vocals, guitars), and Dean Bernardini (bass, live backing vocals).
Though this upcoming album is a few months away, the announcement of the title and singles as well as the pre-order information will soon be upon us. You cannot be a true fan of good rock unless you purchase this album in some form.
-Jarid Holliday
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