FREAK-1-C
Swimming with the Big Fish (www.freak-1-c.com)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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FREAK-1-C is a West London 6-piece that draws equally on the traditions of grunge, prog, funk, and straight out rock'n'roll. Powered along by the Creed-esque vocals of front man Ian Husbands, this album gives a glimpse of what one would suspect to be a band that plays way long into the night, long after the last people leave the bar. The songs have that kind of sound to them, as though this is a band that ends up wearing out the audience, and even gets energized by wearing the audience out. The slow grooves of songs like "Why?" meander on calmly as though lulling the listener to sleep with soothing vocals and melancholy minor chords, while other songs, like "Take What You Mean," show off Tim "Caesar" O'Sullivan's Yes-esque skills as a prog rock guitar noodler.


[This CD can be purchased at CD Wow! ]

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