Post by Dread Pirate Bonney on Aug 16, 2008 17:36:42 GMT -5
The Real McKenzies finished their new CD - [glow=red,2,300]Off The Leash [/glow]was released Aug 5th in the US.
Here are few reviews...
By KWP-
Running back through all the old albums that I have by The Real McKenzies, I have to say I was expecting something with more punch. Especially after the excellent album 10,000 Shots. On Off The Leash, the classic McKenzies power is there, and so is the song writing (some of my favorites are Chip and Kings of Fife). However, in all fairness to The Real McKenzies, this album is a bit of let down within their library. I’m starting to wonder is The McKenzies aren’t falling into a predictable pattern of excellent to mediocre to excellent again. First there was Loch’d and Loaded, which is my favorite out of all of them, into Oot and Aboot, and all the slow songs that brought with it, then came the awesomeness of 10,000 Shots, and we are back to ehhh with Off The Leash.
The beginning of Off the Leash starts out quick and pulls no punches. Three ultra quick, ultra bag piped, and ultra awesome, into a forth slower song along the vein of the title song of 10,000 Shots. Still excellent. Two more quick songs, and the highlight of them is Old Becomes New. McKenzie’s singing about how everybody is just repeating trends gone past is quite amusing, concidering The McKenzies are famous for taking traditional songs and giving them a punk edge and flair. The songs tend to get more experimental (for The McKenzies) from here on. Maple Trees seems more at home on a country album than a Celtic Punk with the entire chord twanging occurring. Mangy Hound, while also highly amusing, does seem to be the odd song out of the album. McKenzie recurring a what seems to be a childhood memory forces me to wonder if he’s been thinking about hanging up his sporran and retiring from the music industry. The same words can go for Guy on Stage as well. Fortunatly, these odd songs out are interspersed with instant McKenzie classics that will not disappoint on any front, and all the tunes are catchy in thier own rights.
If were forced to rate this on a global scale of album, it still ranks high on list, defiantly top 15 list. However, rated just in the McKenzie library, this isn’t one of their better albums. But I’ve still got my legit copy on pre-order, and will no doubt have it very close to my computer at all times.
Recommended, but be sure to pick up either Loch'd and Loaded or 10,000 Shot along with it.
and
www.thepunksite.com/reviews.php?pag...mck_offtheleash
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Here are few reviews...
By KWP-
Running back through all the old albums that I have by The Real McKenzies, I have to say I was expecting something with more punch. Especially after the excellent album 10,000 Shots. On Off The Leash, the classic McKenzies power is there, and so is the song writing (some of my favorites are Chip and Kings of Fife). However, in all fairness to The Real McKenzies, this album is a bit of let down within their library. I’m starting to wonder is The McKenzies aren’t falling into a predictable pattern of excellent to mediocre to excellent again. First there was Loch’d and Loaded, which is my favorite out of all of them, into Oot and Aboot, and all the slow songs that brought with it, then came the awesomeness of 10,000 Shots, and we are back to ehhh with Off The Leash.
The beginning of Off the Leash starts out quick and pulls no punches. Three ultra quick, ultra bag piped, and ultra awesome, into a forth slower song along the vein of the title song of 10,000 Shots. Still excellent. Two more quick songs, and the highlight of them is Old Becomes New. McKenzie’s singing about how everybody is just repeating trends gone past is quite amusing, concidering The McKenzies are famous for taking traditional songs and giving them a punk edge and flair. The songs tend to get more experimental (for The McKenzies) from here on. Maple Trees seems more at home on a country album than a Celtic Punk with the entire chord twanging occurring. Mangy Hound, while also highly amusing, does seem to be the odd song out of the album. McKenzie recurring a what seems to be a childhood memory forces me to wonder if he’s been thinking about hanging up his sporran and retiring from the music industry. The same words can go for Guy on Stage as well. Fortunatly, these odd songs out are interspersed with instant McKenzie classics that will not disappoint on any front, and all the tunes are catchy in thier own rights.
If were forced to rate this on a global scale of album, it still ranks high on list, defiantly top 15 list. However, rated just in the McKenzie library, this isn’t one of their better albums. But I’ve still got my legit copy on pre-order, and will no doubt have it very close to my computer at all times.
Recommended, but be sure to pick up either Loch'd and Loaded or 10,000 Shot along with it.
and
www.thepunksite.com/reviews.php?pag...mck_offtheleash
Get yours TODAY!!!