Brainscan by Voivod, the French Canadian band formed by four friends. Snake, Blacky, Piggy and Away. Piggy has been replaced now by a new guitarist, Chewy. Nothing to do with artistic differences, more to do with death. Piggy died on 26th August, 2005, leaving enough recorded material for two more albums, Katorz and Infini.
Now, before I begin my critique of the song bear in mind I'm not a muso, merely a music lover. Right. Here we go.
Like most of the songs on Dimension Hatross Brainscan is immediately catchy. Starting with an understated riff and drawled vocals it sort of rumbles along. I'd like to point out here there are more musical ideas in this one song than there are in AC/DC's entire career. Time signature changes, 'happy' guitar, upstrokes, more hooks than a fishing tackle shop, great lyrics and superb musicianship all go to make what is almost the perfect song. It's a symphony in five minutes, but with a rock band not an orchestra.
I love the way Snake uses his voice almost as a percussion instrument, fitting himself between the guitar and bass and over the drums. Said drums are at times almost tribal, sounding like Roots era Sepultura, at times staccato, and rarely in AC/DC standard 4/4 time. Away has joined the list of drummers I adore listening to. This list comprises mostly Will Calhoun, Daryl Jennifer, Dave Grohl, John Bonham and Michel Langevin.
Put simply, if you're a fan of jazzpunkthrashprogmetal you'll absolutely love them. If you don't want to be made to think about how music can blow your ears off you probably won't.
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