GregTaylor

First impressions of this review was to question the purpose of it.

Why would anybody take their time to review a band in a (incorrectly labelled) genre that the reviewer doesn't even like? ("Now I'll be the first to admit I don't really have any time or patience for the Emo movement, or lack of movement") And then go on to liken the music to bands whom he hasn't listened to (if he did, he would discover little similarity except perhaps that the play guitar, and breathe)!?

After giving the cd a listen, I decided to scan google and find out what other people thought about it. The first result was this page and to be honest, if I'd read the review before listening to the CD I would never have wanted to listen to the band...ever, particularly because I really am not a fan of the direction both MCR and Jimmy Eat world are persuing, or whiny vocals, but after giving the CD one more listen and liking it even more than the first 2 experiences, I realy felt compelled to write about how ridiculous and to be honest, bollocks almost everything the review above talks about.

Just read again the comment, "Instead this is; whisper it, very emotional rock - yes people Emo". Now I have never really grasped what the genre of 'emo' really is. I mainly think that it's a derrogatory term used by an outsider to identify a collective movement or style that he or she particularly dislikes and/or doesnt understand. I enjoy music for what it is and if it is negative for music to have emotional content, then tell me this; what music would a fan of music like, if it evokes nothing - i.e no happyness, sadness, love, hate or any other emotion. Music is (in my opinion) better at doing this than anything else on this planet. Plus, this guy has Bon Iver listed as one of his favourite bands, what the fuck!? If there wasn't music to depress your speakers, then I don't know what could provoke a razor blade to the woofer... (btw, I fucking love Bon Iver).

Just listen to the CD, make up your own mind and you never know, Shiema could just be the easy access, relatively small gig band that you have been waiting for to take up a Saturday night rocking out with your mates in the new year... I for one will be checking them out.

Greg Taylor