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Free Music Review: Finally!! A Universally Acceptable Rock and Roll CD!!
Hit: 5 Stars

Okay, now before you all have heart attacks or something, I realize those are some pretty bold claims I just made, and it would take one hell of a band to fit those shoes. And no, I don't honestly expect every single man and woman in the free world to be able to fall in love with this cd and acheive some sort of state of Tantric harmony. What I am saying, though, is that no matter what your requirements for music are, what genres you adhere to, and what your particular tastes may be, it's going to be pretty hard to find at least SOMETHING you don't find enjoyable here.

In case you don't know, Tantric is the somewhat new rock band formed from the bulk of the members of Days of the New, minus the singer. You may remember them from their 97-98 hit single Touch, Peel, and... Whatever. If you can't already tell, I didn't really care for them much. That opinion might change now, but back in the days of '97 (an era I commonly refer to as: Worst Year for Music, EVER!) I really wasn't digging those guys too much. Anyways, for whatever reason, DOTN's singer decided to part ways with the band, at which point they hired Hugo Ferreira, and formed the band Tantric. And so began the beginnings of one of my new favorite bands.

From what I have heard of Days of the New, (and I have admittedly heard little) Tantric's sound is a bit different. This is also something a little bit difficult to answer, mostly because they sound like sound like a heck of a lot of the best parts of many, many different bands. I guess you could think of them as a collaboration of the sounds of Creed, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Lifehouse, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, and a whole slew of others that I could go on forever mentioning. Don't be shyed off if you don't really like one, or even a few of these bands, because Tantric also possess a sound so distinctly theirs that you don't even really notice the similarities to said bands, you're too busy enjoying what you're currently hearing.

When I first heard this cd, I had borrowed it from a friend who himself had purchased it on the strength of the single "Breakdown." If any of you, like most of us, don't sleep on top of a bed full of money with several beautiful women, and can't afford the risk, then you know as a cd buyer, that this is something commonly poo-poo'd upon. Couple this with the fact that my friend in question's taste in music is, somewhat... I guess you could say... superficial, then you can understand I wasn't exactly sure what I was in for when I popped this is the cd player. Well, by the time I had gotten through only a few tracks, I realized that my friend's musical risk had paid off in a big way; he had discovered one heck of an album.

Tantric is a really good album. I mean REALLY good. By that, I mean REALLY REALLY good. As in, surprised-there-are-still-mainstream-radio-bands-around-with-this-much-talent-good. This band, and this cd, is one of the few these days that really deserve all the attention that has been given to them, and for all of it, (and there's not really THAT much, I mean, I'm sure quite a few people won't even remember who they are until they release their second album) they deserve so much more. I hope these guys rise way above the five minutes of fame status most Top 20 rock radio bands recieve today, they're much better than that. If you can't take my word for it, you can ask my friend, the casual rock but mostly rap listener, or my other friend, the nonstop speedmetal listener, or you can ask my boss, the mostly Doors with a side of The Who listener, or you can ask my dad, the classic rock/forgotten grunge and straightforward rock listener, or... well, I'll stop there, but just know I've got truckloads of 'em.

I'm sticking to the bold claim I stated earlier and will say for the record that no matter what types of music you enjoy, you really can find something to like here, from the catchy acoustics of the single "Breakdown," to the all-out rocking power of "Frequency," to the depressing, yet beautiful melody of "Mourning," something's bound to click. I really can't tell you just how awesome this album is, it blows me away every time I hear it; it's just so extremely well-done. The band claims to have poured their hearts and souls into each song, and it really shows. Every track here is awesome, but if I had to pick specific favorites, it would be the single "Breakdown," still one of the best hits radio has had lately, the intoxicating "Live Your Life (Down)," the simply gorgeous ballad, "Mourning," "Astounded," which can't be described as anythind else but pure Tantric, and the emotionally charged "Hate Me." But picking favorites isn't fair, because I love the other seven as well.

You really don't have anything to lose by just giving this band a shot and picking up the cd, something I think anyone with a yearning for really creative and emotional music should do. What've you got to lose, fifteen bucks? Cmon, pick yourself up off your bed of money and beautiful women and go pick up the cd, you really can't go wrong. After that you can join the masses of people like me awaiting Tantric's second cd.

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