Adema - Kill the Headlights
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Free Music Review: Whaddaya mean, "kill" the headlights???
Hit: 4 Stars
You ever listen to an album and then afterwards you say, "It's good, but it's really no different from any other [genre's name here] album out there"? When it comes to rock, most people would probably say that about emo bands (ask Cartel). But that also seems to be the case with "standard" rock bands too; take Adema, for example. Although their debut album went gold, they haven't had any real hits thus far and they've gone through a number of lead singers. But that doesn't mean they don't make quality material, like their latest album, Kill the Headlights.
Bobby Rivers is the lead singer this time around, and he helps deliver the band through winners like "Waiting for Daylight", "All These Years" and "Black Clouds". Another highlight is the necessary tribute-to-your-hometown, "Los Angeles" -- okay, okay; so they're actually from Bakersfield, but it's close enough. The instrumental prelude is also a highlight, but it should really be called an interlude because preludes are usually at the beginning of the album (or if not that, they precede a song of the same name).
The only song I can do without is "What Doesn't Kill Us" because the chorus really doesn't make any sense ("What doesn't kill us makes us die"?) In the end, Kill the Headlights proves that you should keep the headlights ON because it's worth the purchase.
Anthony Rupert
Free Music Review: each time they change vocalists, it will diminish exactly who Adema is
Hit: 3 Stars
One has to wonder how many singers Adema will go through before packing it up. On the positive side of things, the group gets more and more melodic with each new vocalist. That's not to say that the group doesn't still drive home some heavy riffs and beats on Kill the Headlights. They also continue to write some of their best songs lyrically. However, the group comes from a time when they were lumped together with other alternative/nu-metal artists.
As time goes on, despite breaking away from that sound, people will still remember them for that. And each time they change vocalists, it will diminish exactly who Adema is and sounds like. It may be better for the group to start back up as something new and fresh and try to sell these songs that way, then trying to ride a name that's slowly starting to represent nothing solid and constant.
Free Music Review: Very impressed! I haven't listened to Adema since their first album. This one is much better.
Hit: 5 Stars
Buy it. If you like adema at all you should get this. I was impressed.Free Music Review: LOSERS - last song is a REMAKE!
Hit: 2 Stars
I can't seem to find mention of credit anywhere...
The last song is a remake of Warrior Soul's "The Losers", 1990 - LAST DECADE, DEAD CENTURY.
Last Decade Dead Century
Free Music Review: Trapped in nu-metal Purgatory.
Hit: 3 Stars
To sum up this review for those who can't be bothered to read the whole pointless thing, I will refer to a song that appears on this album by the name of "Brand New Thing." When you pick up Adema's fourth album, are you really getting a brand new thing?
Not really.
Adema's story is a strange one. Making their debut in 2001 with the moderately successful self-titled album, Adema turned heads quickly with their easy to digest nu-metal style and a familiar sounding singer in Jonathan Davis' (Korn) half brother, Marky Chavez. Their sound was like a happy balance between Linkin Park and Korn, but never bothered going any further. In 2003, they followed it up with "Unstable," which proved not only to be a flop, but also the last album to feature Chavez and guitarist Mike Ransom. Down to only three members, Adema recruited the relatively unknown Luke Caraccioli and in 2005, came back with "Planets," and album that marked a departure from the previous sound. More streamlined hard-rock than nu-metal, and a singer who could actually sing! Needless to say, it wasn't really Adema, it didn't really sell, and Luke ditched the band before the year's end. So what are they still doing here?
Not much, really. Although they are more complete and sound more consistent than they have in years, "Kill The Headlights," their fourth album with their third singer, fails to break new ground for the group, just when they desperately need it. Or maybe, they thought, they needed to regain some credibility. Perhaps that's why we get a frontman in Bobby Reeves, who sounds a bit like Chavez and Caraciolli, and a band going through the motions and partying like it's 2001. In all honesty, if you're a fan of the genre, it's a tough album not to like. A bit hollow, yes, but listenable by all means. Reeves has a rather solid voice, and some really bad vocals to boot. The perfect frontman for this band, you could say! Afterall, their music was never much more than sophmoric. So, perhaps, "Kill The Headlights" is as good as it gets. You'll enjoy the first single, "Cold & Jaded," as it is the finest melodic nu-metal we have been given in years, and the other eleven tracks all fall in the same category (a.k.a. sound the same). If you liked Adema before and would like to relive their very brief glory days, this is definitely the album for you. If you are expecting them to grow as a band and change the game, you couldn't be further from home here.