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CD Review - Sparks The Rescue - Eye To The Sun [Album] Sparks The Rescue - Eye To The Sun [Album]


Sparks The Rescue - Eye To The Sun [Album]

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October 23, 2008, 11:56 PM

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Offering nothing new to the music scene, Sparks The Rescues’ first album is by far the most annoying piece of teenage butt rock to hit our record stores. What makes it so annoying you may wonder? Well, like many pop songs, they get into your head. This album is bloody catchy, well produced and well written. It may follow exactly the same format as the whole back catalogue of Drive-Thru Records bands, but it works. Having no prior knowledge of STR, i had no idea what to expect when placing the cd into my player. ‘My Heart Radio’ began to play and instantly i laughed. Especially when the first lyric is ‘We were gettin fucked up’ in that American accent, glorious.



Harmonies, punky guitars and fast paced simple beats make Sparks The View an easy to listen to band. It must be so much fun to be in one of these bands, touring around America with hundreds of screaming girls. But would i sacrifice making innovative music for cheesy pop, no i wouldn’t. All you other bands looking at replicating bands like STR, please don’t and save our warn out old ears. ‘Skeleton’ stands out a tad from the other tracks with a powerful chorus of harmonies that please the ears like a cute puppy pleases the eyes. ‘Chemistry Set’ confused me a little, as the lyrics describe forgetting someone with a chemistry set? ‘God bless this chemistry set, it helps me to forget you’. At times they have tried a heavier approach to verses/bridges in the songs, and they do work.

The album is consistent, each track seems to blend with one another into annoying whiney American heartfelt OC pop. This does mean your feet never stop tapping the floor in an un-controllable spasm. At some points you even sing along, yes i admit it was singing along after the 20th listen.

Track Listings:
01. My Heart Radio
02. I Swear That She's The One
03. Autumn
04. Shipwreck
05. Hello Mexico
06. Skeleton
07. The Gravity
08. Chemistry Set
09. Saco Boys Have No Class
10. We May Be Cruel
11. Pangaez

MySpace.com - Sparks The Rescue (NEW SONGS ONLINE NOW) - Portland, Maine - Rock / Pop Punk / Powerpop - www.myspace.com/sparkstherescue




Last edited by Heron : June 22, 2009 at 06:43 PM.









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great review, I was confused with the meaning of chemistry set as well, but it's pretty catchy. I believe the last song on the album is 'Pangaea'.


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thanks yeh the album is just a bit too average to be any good.
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