1 In Five - Hold On EP
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| 1 In Five - Hold On EP |
Brighton lads 1 in Five are very
particular about how you write their name and use their logo which is no bad
thing but I hope they've paid as much attention to their music otherwise it
will be time badly spent. The opening track on this EP, 'Something On The
Water' starts with some muddy, metal inspired guitars and the kind of vocals
you might expect to come from the back of a flat bed truck at a real ale
festival in Herefordshire. 'Black Lake' has an a cappella start that slides
effortlessly in to a groove that is somewhere between the Doors and the Eagles
with a hint of Deep Purple about it which is no bad thing. The air-raid siren
that heralds the oncoming onslaught that is 'Hold On' is pure English Metal in
the vein of Iron Maiden although the tune itself is a little laboured on the
melody front. The four track collection closes with 'Lullaby' featuring some
great organ work which revisits the band's Doors side as well as exploring some
Prog tendencies. All in all this is a fairly underwhelming EP but there are glimmers
of creativity when they take inspiration from their more experimental and
progressive side rather than the dad-metal side.
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