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Boys Night Out returns with an expanded form of the sound it debuted on the 2002 EP Broken Bones and Bloody Kisses. Make Yourself Sick (Ferret) initially paints the Canadian combo as a pop-punk band, with an upbeat pace and catchy tunes about soft-focus stuff like youthful love and heartbreak. However, the band also shares metalcore's love of jarring aesthetic shifts, not to mention screamo vocals. The result is a song like "I Got Punched in the Nose for Sticking My Face in Other People's Business" (only the first of many cheeky song titles), which begins as an exuberant Get Up Kids-style anthem full of giddy lead guitar and boyish lead vocals, but is periodically visited by the tortured, shrieking spirits of screamo. "First Time It Shouldn't Taste Like Blood", "Decent Human Beings", and "I Was the Devil for One Afternoon" all follow suit, tempering their rousing emo and slick punk revivalism with tooth-shattering yowls and severe sonic shifts. Tracks like "Anatomy of a Journey" and "Hold on Tightly, Let's Go Lightly are even more ambitious, incorporating elements as disparate as drum programming, pious church organ, digital vocal tuning, and solemn choirs alongside the usual banshee screams and sweeping melody. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
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Love Remains The Same Gavin Rossdale |
| Looking back at the Ninetees, Bush established itself as one of the biggest British acts in the States, part of a booming post-grunge alternative scene. In the UK, though, they were being ignored by public and critics alike, dismissed as corporate rock in a time when artists were still concerned about no selling out. Years have gone, band split up and Bush's frontman, Gavin Rossdale became Gwen Stefani's hubby, which kept his media profile alive. The release of "Wanderlust" kick-started a solo career; scoring with "Love remains the same," the first hit of this new era. A ballad that shows a sweeter, more mature Rossdale, while pleasing a grown-up fan base that has left its rocking days behind. ©2008 Shazam Entertainment Limited. All rights reserved. | |
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