Angelfish - Angelfish
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Free Music Notes for Angelfish
Free Music Review: Average Garbage at best.
Hit: 3 Stars
I bought this being a huge Garbage fan, but I have to admit, I'm a little disappointed.
This isn't some long lost treasure trove of incredible songs.
This is a tentative first step of an artist's career. The band behind Miss Manson has none of the power and character that Garbage has. The songs are fairly generic.
I enjoyed hearing her voice on a set of unfamiliar songs, but all I wanted to do after the CD was over was to go find my Garbage CD's and play THEM.
Just a little underwhelmed here.
Free Music Review: OK, But Shirley Did It Better With Garbage
Hit: 3 Stars
Competent but unchallenging hard pop in the Cheap Trick vein but not as exciting as that band at its peak. Unlike Garbage - by which this band will inevitably be compared - Angelfish uses the classic guitar/bass/drums/vocal lineup, no electronics no keyboards, just simple guitar chords, workmanlike drummimg, rumbling bass and Shirley Manson's appealing voice. Nothing earth-shattering, just a clean, tough, pleasant sound.Free Music Review: Eh...
Hit: 2 Stars
I'll admit that I was happy to discover this cd on Amazon and eager to give it a listen since I'm a Garbage/Shirley Manson fan. I also was prepared *not* to compare the overall sound of the group to Garbage, and accept it for what it was. That being said, I was surprised at how painfully mediocre this band was. It's only saving grace was Ms. Manson. There is just nothing memorable about the music while the lyrics have zero substance. Most songs sound like they are fumbling towards the end, as if the song itself just wants to be over. My two star rating is given only because it is interesting to hear Shirley's voice at this stage in her career, since this is truly a "one listen only" cd.Free Music Review: Flashes of greatness
Hit: 2 Stars
But little else. This is not a preview of the vocal craft that Shirley Manson would develop as a result of Garbageman Vig's and (the boys') excellent arrangments and production. But Angelfish does feature a few flashes of brilliance that prove Manson's power is hers and was there all along, just waiting for the right musicians.Angelfish isn't them, however.
This cd is surprisingly mediocre. Shirley's vocals are shackled by heavy handed arrangements and cliche'd time signatures. Buy it if you *have* to own every recording of Shirley Manson, otherwise borrow it from a friend.
Free Music Review: Shirley is great, but the songs don't do her justice
Hit: 2 Stars
If you like Garbage, you might like this album, but personally felt it left a lot to be desired. Shirley sounds great, but the songs all sound very similar. Unless you have a yearning for grunge-rock knock-offs, I suggest you invest your money in something else.