http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/06/22/the-album-of-the-day-is-taproot-blue-sky-research/ IS FOR LOVERS Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/06/22/the-album-of-the-day-is-taproot-blue-sky-research/#comment-4033 jasonfromikillya Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:24:35 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=1378#comment-4033 Howard is, without a doubt, one of the best singers in Metal today. In fact, he is one of only 3 people Mellisa Cross has ever seen and had NO comments on his performance. Unfortunately, he isn't a very inventive writer. If they could combine KSE's first singers inventiveness with Howards voice, it would be unreal. Check out how he manipulates the best on "alive or just breathing". Too bad he's doing pseudo stoner now.... not that stoner is bad but...... Howard is, without a doubt, one of the best singers in Metal today. In fact, he is one of only 3 people Mellisa Cross has ever seen and had NO comments on his performance. Unfortunately, he isn’t a very inventive writer. If they could combine KSE’s first singers inventiveness with Howards voice, it would be unreal. Check out how he manipulates the best on “alive or just breathing”. Too bad he’s doing pseudo stoner now…. not that stoner is bad but……

]]> http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/06/22/the-album-of-the-day-is-taproot-blue-sky-research/#comment-3969 Sammy Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:56:41 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=1378#comment-3969 Jason, holy f**k, I told a friend the very same thing! The *band* has a very distinctive sound, but the melodies are basically interchangeable on the clean parts. And the songs are structured almost exactly the same ~ great intro riff, screamed verse, clean chorus. And the guys can solo, but for some reason choose not to. In this era, solos are allowed again, so I'm not sure why they choose not to. However, Howard is amazing in how casually he can, while singing live, go from one to the other. He looks like a professional motivational speaker. Jason, holy f**k, I told a friend the very same thing! The *band* has a very distinctive sound, but the melodies are basically interchangeable on the clean parts. And the songs are structured almost exactly the same ~ great intro riff, screamed verse, clean chorus. And the guys can solo, but for some reason choose not to. In this era, solos are allowed again, so I’m not sure why they choose not to. However, Howard is amazing in how casually he can, while singing live, go from one to the other. He looks like a professional motivational speaker.

]]> http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/06/22/the-album-of-the-day-is-taproot-blue-sky-research/#comment-3967 TTQuick Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:37:17 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=1378#comment-3967 Taproot's 1st release was great and very metal oriented. After that, Atlantic Records had other ideas for the band. They took them in another direction. It didnt work in my opinion. Taproot’s 1st release was great and very metal oriented. After that, Atlantic Records had other ideas for the band. They took them in another direction. It didnt work in my opinion.

]]> http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/06/22/the-album-of-the-day-is-taproot-blue-sky-research/#comment-3964 jasonfromikillya Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:53:02 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=1378#comment-3964 sammy - KSE's issue is that Howard (while being an INCREDIBLE singer) always writes the same melody. the band is actually very inventive. sammy – KSE’s issue is that Howard (while being an INCREDIBLE singer) always writes the same melody. the band is actually very inventive.

]]> http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/06/22/the-album-of-the-day-is-taproot-blue-sky-research/#comment-3962 Tony Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:14:30 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=1378#comment-3962 Hate to agree, but they're not bad. I wasn't much of a fan, but had the chance to meet them last weekend and they were about as down to earth as it gets. They weren't bad live either. That being said, unless they change up their sound - they'll forever be cemented in 2002. Hate to agree, but they’re not bad. I wasn’t much of a fan, but had the chance to meet them last weekend and they were about as down to earth as it gets. They weren’t bad live either. That being said, unless they change up their sound – they’ll forever be cemented in 2002.

]]> http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/06/22/the-album-of-the-day-is-taproot-blue-sky-research/#comment-3959 Sammy Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:31:59 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=1378#comment-3959 I like modern hard rock, but Taproot's overuse of three-part vocal harmonies is annoying about three songs into an album. No less annoying than KsE's overuse of their rarely-swayed-from formula for songwriting. I like modern hard rock, but Taproot’s overuse of three-part vocal harmonies is annoying about three songs into an album. No less annoying than KsE’s overuse of their rarely-swayed-from formula for songwriting.

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