Ok, this is the latest CD from the Milton Keynes crew that is Odd Man Out and on this one the band give you three more fine tunes in their loveable style that leave you gagging for more. Ok, the last band I reviewed was Graveltrap and they were absolutely blinding so when I received this CD from another of my favourite MK bands I was ecstatic! This is a much rawer CD than their last effort and really captures them in their true colours. It is a lot heavier and they are really moving away from that Jimmy Eat World pigeonhole. ‘Breakdowns & Endings,’ their last release saw them as being a harder hitting (and much more talented) version of JEW yet with this one Pete said to me it would be a lot rawer and when he said that he sure wasn’t lying!
These three tracks, ‘The Cycle,’ ‘Asylum,’ and ‘Dead Inside,’ are all extremely guitar heavy, raw masterpieces from the band showing their harder edged side. If the last CD was Pop-Rock with sprinklings of Post-Hardcore then this one is definitely the complete opposite, leaving them to focus on the heavier aspects of the music with the only melodic bit on the whole record being the start of ‘The Cycle,’ which leads you in to it all. There is heavy guitar playing, storming bass lines, frantic drumming, and amazing vocals which leave you wondering what exactly has just hit you. This CD is fiery and shows Odd Man Out on CD as you always wanted them – raw and full of energy! There is so much energy here that it is unbelievable, with the band flying through their songs as if they are going out of fashion. This is a must see because the band have really turned up the pace a few notches and are now going full throttle. The guitar riffs are so raw that you find yourself questioning whether this really is Odd Man Out – they really shock you with this one and come out with their rawest release yet with three tracks that totally blow you away and leave you drooling at the luscious guitar licks that they to offer.
So this is by far the greatest CD that Odd Man Out have ever released and is most definitely the rawest. The three tracks that are on show here are bursting at the seams with energy and are packed full of action. So if you like a band with fiery bass lines, fast and furious drumming, amazing guitar licks, and extraordinary vocals then check this Milton Keynes band out now!
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
