CD Review
Vladamir, Demo #2

FAVORITE QUOTES:
"When people look at you, they don't see what I do."
"Run a-way, Run a-way, run away from yourself."     -song #2, "Runaway"

"I'll be there for you, no matter what we go through." -song #4, "Road To Recovery"

GENRE: alternative with punk influences

This demo features the four songs from the first demo that I loved so much, including "Runaway" and "Road To Recovery," plus five completely new ones, with a few extra styles (including a rap in one song and a soliliquoy in another) added in to their pop-alternative, love-sick music... kind of like punk love songs. The fast beats make it sound punk, but the gentleness in singer John's voice make it alternative- no doubt about it. Almost all of the songs are about a girl- it's these high school-age kids' way of expressing how they feel about a certain someone (and all the crap that certain someone puts them through). He unabashadly reveals his true feelings- what he couldn't say to her before, he sings to her now in song. Take song #5, "Caroline," - I wonder if that song got him out of trouble? Anyway, I love their sound, except that it echoes throughout every song. I'm not trying to come down on the band- but since they're so good at doing what they're currently doing (after all, they are playing Deep Ellum clubs they're probably not old enough to be in! As a matter of fact, you can see them at the clubs Dallasmusic.com is booking- Tomcats Deep Ellum and Division 1 in Arlington), I just wonder how well they would do if they tried something else? Something... different.

John-vocals/lead guitar
J-box- bass
Hollywood-drums

-Grady Smith, Ftworthmusic.com Editor

http://www.vladamir.cjb.net/