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...Chains' bass-driven sound grinds slow on Dirt, but Layne Staley (vocals, guitar) and Jerry Cantrell's backup's blend together to give the songs a more melodic flow than the typical drowned-out harmonies from the likes of Chris Cornell and Soundgarden...
Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' outrageous and outspoken bassist, would absolutely cringe if he heard the cliched funky bass line on the eighth track "Same Side." Not that he would ever pick up a copy of UKJ's latest, of course, considering his well-publicized opinion of these MTV darlings who have been for some reason so often compared to the Chili Peppers. In an interview appearing in Rolling Stone this summer, Flea dismissed UKJ as merely "copying us, copying Faith No More, copying pop-rock band...
...haunting, subdued bass line that introduces Lunapark, Luna2's excellent debut record, establishes a unique tone--relaxed but urgent, lazy but occasionally frenetic--that persists through 12 songs. The first of those, the endearing "Slide," breaks into a slightly askew half-speed aquatic-guitar trip with a catchy chorus and lyrics of subtle wit. "You can never give/ The finger to the blind," singer-guitarist Dean Wareham sings after an opening guitar solo, "Sometimes I act so stupid/ But you never seem to mind...
...band formed in 1987 and featured Yukki Gipe on vocals; Corey Loog Brennan, Kenny Chambers and Clay Tarver '88 on guitars; Bill Whelan '88 on bass and Chris Cougar on drums. Saturday night's line up was considerably different--Gipe and Tarver are the only original members left in the band...
...their third and latest album, Angel Dust, Faith No More's response is to rev up their guitar engines, crank the bass, drums and keyboards, and with a loud scream put the pedal to the metal and once again blaze their own road. Some of the songs are indeed catchy, but don't expect them to become Top 40 fodder, as neither the band's turbulent sound nor its acerbic wit has been sacrificed...