The Black Clouds: Presenting the Better Days of Rock

The Black Clouds: Presenting the Better Days of Rock, Upon listening to The Black Clouds, I had to check the media player twice to ensure that I wasn't listening to Nirvana. That is how, good the band is. To be clear - they are not Nirvana, nor a new Nirvana, but an awesome band all on their own.

The grunge sound has been reborn with The Black Clouds, which is a welcome change in the arena of rock today. The Black Clouds' Better Days emphasizes this point across 13 songs. "No Reason," begins the set following an opening prelude. The song seems to be the album's pillar, holding it together as tightly as possible. There is quivering of underground rock that ensnares the listener from start to finish. "Breathing," is loud and had me nodding my head for its strong guitar glistens and modern sound.

"Again," hearkens to the rock n roll sound of old and the Black Clouds could not have been a better band to perform this feat. It is as if the rock heavens hand picked them to deliver and they do especially on "Again." Vocalists Dan Matthews and Rob Blake along with Gary Moses and Cory King make certain that you know who they are with this track. A return to impassioned rock that has been absent for some time.

"I'll Be Gone," is a play it loud and hard kind of track that could easily find itself on both classic rock and modern rock stations; while "Blue Blocker," causes the listener to envision themselves at a Black Clouds concert watching them boisterously and vociferously produce a scorching metallic offering. The finale on Better Days is the lively "All Or Nothing," which is a fitting closer to an album for fans of all types of rock, but especially grunge.

A band modeled after the D.I.Y. (destroy and rebuild rock 'n'roll), The Black Clouds have mastered the art of producing solid recordings in their own studio. The New Jersey band are on their way to becoming legendary with this collection of heavy handed rhythms portrayed on Better Days.

The Black Clouds: Presenting the Better Days of Rock 2013-05-28T06:35:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: My Videos Tube