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By GREG MAKI
It’s hard to remember an album opener that smacked
me in the face with as much authority as AM Conspiracy’s
“Revolution,” from their self-titled debut. Despite
being aware of the band since its formation in 2005, I had
not heard anything by them before receiving an advance copy
of this disc, which is the first release from Burnhill Union
Records. But I was familiar with frontman Jason “Gong”
Jones from his Drowning Pool days (he was the singer on their
2004 album Desensitized), so I had expectations whether
I wanted them or not.
Then along comes “Revolution,” the musical equivalent
of being on the receiving end of a sucker punch from Mike
Tyson. Fueled by anger and aggression, the song blasts through
your speakers with an undeniable urgency, announcing a major
new player in the hard rock/metal world.
Nothing else on the album demands your attention in quite
the same way, but you aren’t likely to be bored either.
After the bombastic opening, the band settles into a mostly
mid-tempo groove that, at its best, is comparable to Sevendust.
And since Sevendust is one of my favorite bands, I mean that
as a compliment. There is variety from song to song, such
that it’s easy to hit play, then realize nearly an hour
later that you’ve listened to the whole album. That
might not mean much to music fans weaned on iTunes and iPods,
but it’s something I still value.
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