Hurt - Vol. II
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Artist: HurtEdition: Music CD
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2007-09-25
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- Summers Lost
- Ten Ton Brick
- Aftermath
- Abuse Of Sid
- Alone With the Sea
- Talking To God
- Loded
- Better
- Assurance
- On the Radio
- Et Al
- Thank You For Listening
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Free Music Review: Volume II > Volume I
Hit: 5 Stars
J. Loren and crew have definitely come out of their shell with the release of their sophomore record "Volume II." What exactly makes it better than Volume I? Well, how about much tighter sound, better controlled atmosphere, and maturity?
The sound of Vol 2 is just plain good, in a hit-or-miss kind of way. I believe people are mislead by "Ten Ton Brick" and assume that the rest of the album is going to sound exactly like it, which it does not. Most of the songs are not as hard instrumentally as TTB but are definitely as good. You just have to have an open mind to music. Actually listen to the music while you listen to the singer. The lyrics are dark, yes, the music perhaps darker. This is not your dad's 80's metal.
There are a couple songs worth noting that may appeal to the fans of Brick though, including "Summers Lost," and "Talking To God" for instance. Summers Lost starts slowly and mysteriously if you will, but eventually escalates into a blaze of vocal glory and uplifting (or perhaps depressing?) guitar work. Talking To God is, as I note later, a pseudo-sequel to a Volume I song. I find this song to be one of the better ones on Volume II. Loren's lyrics leave much to be interpreted here..."how can you talk to God when you won't talk to me?" The initial drum beat towards the beginning of the song compliment it well before it launches into what feels like an insulted tone.
Overall the experience is one worth listening through at least once, so long as you don't dive headlong into it expecting consistent double bass drums or screaming guitars. The matured sound of Hurt is apparent here, and it will be interesting to see if they can maintain their maturity and perhaps even nail that 5-star record on the next run through the studio.
*Side Note* For anyone considering purchasing Volume II who have not listened to Volume I, I highly recommend you listen to Volume I first, despite how much of an improvement V2 is. Volume II contains no less than 4 tracks that have to do with the continuation of the "story" from Volume I, and even very obvious sounds/references to Volume I (listen to the intro to "Talking To God" from Volume II and you'll recognize the notes from a Volume I song).
Vol. II Poster
Hard rockers J. Loren and Evan Johns met after Johns producer father, Andy, Heard Loren on a demo tape and was intrigued by the singer's voice. Upon hearing that Loren was looking for a drummer, Andy Johns arranged for the two young musicians to get in touch, and they quickly found that they played well together.Pop Music CDs
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