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Tracklist
You've Got 7 Weeks
Megadrive Vs Snes
Rise Above Grace
Resention
Artistic Roll Call
Circus De Lobos
KAR120C
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Clocking in at just under thirty minutes, this MCD gives you a pretty good idea of what Beecher is all about. The band puts forth some tremendous riffs and interesting tempo changes. Having said that, Ed Godby's high-end screeching becomes irritating very quickly. He simply lacks power in his screams, causing the bands thick, gigantic riffs to become ineffective. Godby sounds more like a chicken clucking away than a ballsy 'core singer (and yes, one must have balls to sing core music). The jazzy beats put forth by Will Shaw in 'Megadrive Vs. SNES' are phenomenal, ranking with some of the most interesting beats of the year, but the clucking spoils the fun. Godby doesn't fare so well when attempting melodic vocals either, often coming in off key and sounding somewhat tone deaf in general. The instrumentation on this record is fantastic and all of these songs would be killer if there wasn't some mousy fellow screaming 'Fuck you' over top of it in that clucky, squeaky voice. It is even respectable to consider that Godby might just be trying to sound a little different, but it simply does not work. Shaw, on the other hand is an explosive, absolutely rocking drummer, so in that fact, you may find some small solace. The bottom line is that Godby needs to seriously rethink the silly vocal approach if this band ever intends on being much more than an amusing novelty. Watch for these guys to release an album for Earache Records soon, maybe Godby will get some grapes by that time.
Review by: Erin Fox
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