STAINED RUG THEORY
Apocalypso (CONR Music)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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Let's call this a female-fronted, goth version of Spinal Tap, with little of the humor and all of the artifice. The CD is full of minor chords and bad, meandering guitar solos, screaming vocals and lyrics that go nowhere with choruses that are repeated ad nauseam. There's an occasional bright spot here and there - bright because they're just so bad it's hilarious - such as during the bizarre spoken word bits during the track "Walking," set against what sounds like a toilet tank gurgling and a backup vocalist that sounds like she's been heavily inspired by the long-winded wails of the singers on American Idol. I hope the people who made this had fun doing it, because I had a hell of a time listening to it. Thank God for beer.

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© 2004 - Holly Day