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ALBUM
REVIEWS
Demo
- 8
Who
cares of the quality? (Ok, so maybe it's just me that doesn't)
2 early songs from Guy. I Wanna Rock is very similar to the
songs off of Holy Danger's 'One Way' album. 'The Code Word
Is Go' sound more like a song from a Matrix album. There isn't
much high pitched screaming on this song either. Still both
songs are enjoyable. Well worth having if you're a Guy Ritter
fan.
Great tracks: I Wanna Rock
One Way - 9
Ignore the poor quality production and listen to one awesome
voice in the making. This album is just a huge showcase for
Guys falsetto voice. Highly underrated. Yes, it could have
done with alot more money to back it up, but that's just life.
If you can find it......... buy it!
Great tracks: One Way; Don't Slaughter Your Daughter; Where
Would I Be Without You; Runaway
Stop The Bleeding - 10
Simply put "this is the best christian metal album you
can get hold of". Every song on here is a thrash metal
winner. From the high pitched Ready Or Not, to the growly
Ark Of Suffering. If only all albums were of this quality.
Great tracks: The Threshing Floor; You Get What You Pray
For; Ready Of Not; The Test For Leprosy........ oh... all
10 really!!!
Psycho
Surgery - 7
Seven out of ten is probably a bit harsh on this album. The
production is better than Stop The Bleeding and also the song
writing seems more intelligent. But to me, this album was
a slight let down because Guy really doesn't have enough air
time. This album has one of the best songs ever written on
it....... Broken Chromosomes. Even if the rest of the album
was extremely poor (and it definitely isn't) it would still
be worth buying just for that song.. "men fail me, but
the Son of God savessssssssss"
Great Tracks: Broken Chromosomes
Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance - 8
By most Tourniquet fans this is reckoned to be the best. It
is truly a great piece of work. Excellent song musicianship
all round. For me, it was the same as Psycho Surgery, being
that there just isn't enough of Guy's vocals on the album.
To prove the point, on the last track 4 of the 5 Tourniquet
members sing a portion of the song (even Ted (the drummer)'s
cat got a look in!), and Guy only gets to sing a line and
a half.
Great Tracks: Exoskeletons; The Skeezix Dilema
Diet Of Worms - 8
There was a lot of expectations when this album arrived on
the scene. Both Guy and Gary, who formed Echo Hollow, were
together in Tourniquet. Diet Of Worms is a good album, with
some good tracks, but it's just not up to the standard of
any of the three Tourniquet albums. However, Guy sings all
the songs, which makes it much more enjoyable to me, so I
rate it above Psycho Surgery and on a par with Pathogenic.
Great Tracks: Diet Of Worms; Sad
The
Lost Years - 8
To hear Guy singing again and with Gary on guitars with him,
it's brilliant, after 6 years without anything being released
it came as joy to the ears! The track "Superficial Intelligence"
is a good hard rock track with Guy sounding a bit like Guns
N Roses' Axel. This is definitely the least heavy album that
Guy has sung on, but if you liked Diet Of Worms, then you'll
note lots of similarities. Awesome album.
Great Tracks: Superficial Intelligence; ADHD; 1973; Late
Movie; What If
Superficial
Intelligence - 9
Basically it's exactly the same as the Lost Years but with
three different tracks. These three tracks replace an instrumental
and two songs sung by Rafik on TLY. Of the replacement tracks
one is a quite interesting instumental, and the other two
are songs sung by Guy. Both Empty and Middle Of The Mind rock
big time! and fit into the Echo Hollow sound as you would
expect. Guys voice is as crisp and unique as ever.
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