Legends of Motorsport - Remnants From The Big Bang (Album)
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On Remnants From The Big Bang, Legends Of Motorsport have stuck strictly to their well established formula; play balls-out rock and stick in some banal lyrics. There is no doubt the music is fully blown, supercharged rock that deserves the top end of your volume slide, but you have to take the lyrics for what they are…filler. For example, the chorus from “Stereo Girl”: stereo girl/ she’s in charge of the stereo/stereo girl/she’s in control of the stereo (long jam session here). So it is best to blatantly ignore the lyrics and just let the heavy riffs and rockin’ keys assault your ears, you will benefit. Pay attention to the instrumental parts if you must concentrate on anything, this is where Legends shine. They are proving the rock guitar is alive and well.
As far as individual tracks go, “Corner Of Bent St. And High” has an addictive riff that reminds me of Butterfingers for some reason, and the instrumental is also awesome. The blues rock sounding “Mess It Up” also grabbed my ears, probably due to the slide. On repeated listens, you will probably fall for “Ice Cream”, but on first listen, the vocals might turn you off. Give it time, and the voice you considered “grating” turns to “weathered” or “rough”. You are also likely dig the keys in this track. Most disappointing is “Stoneage Woman”. This track is actually an absolute cracker with great rhythmic guitar, and provides a perfect change of pace, but it only clocks in at 1:54. Another few minutes and this would truly be a great song, but as is, it leaves you wanting more. On the whole, most tracks are basically interchangeable; if you were drunk, you wouldn’t even notice the tracks changing. That means that this is not an album you can dissect, but it is a good background party album, and if your shuffle played a song from these guys, you would probably enjoy it. If you want a demanding album that still has you noticing new things a year in, don’t chase this up, grab something by The Mars Volta. If you want something to assault your ears with a wall of rock and play in the background of a party, grab Remnants, it is just the thing to loosen up the crowd. Better still, wait for these guys to tour, they are notorious for putting on a wild live show.
