CANDLEBOX
"CANDLEBOX"
Maverick\Warner Bros. Records
1993
Desde siempre me han interesado esas bandas de segunda fila en la escena de Seattle de los años 90s, y sobretodo Candlebox en particular, decir que fue descriminada no seria decir la verdad, pero tampoco fue respaldada mediaticamente como las otras 4 grandes de la misma ciudad.
Candlebox fue una banda que se formó en la primera escena de la música de Seattle, era una especie de rock duro combinado con letras llenas de angustia. Por lo tanto, quedaron marcados como una banda grunge como casi todo lo demás de Seattle en ese momento. El hecho es que eran una banda de rock clásico bastante típico con todas sus bases firmemente plantadas en el blues. Esto significaba que estaban más fácilmente aceptados por el público mayoritario por lo que les condujo a la venta de más de cuatro millones de copias de su álbum homónimo de debut, dando crédito a la culpa de la escena grunge.Esta es una evaluación algo injusta de la banda, aunque, es verdad que se subieron al carro del grunge como todos los demás, pero nunca realmente sonaron como una banda de grunge (Aunque siempre me pregunto que es el sonido realmente grunge? Pearl Jam eran grunge? Nirvana eran grunge? y porque no se parecen? La unica banda que por sonido debio ser grunge es Mudhoney o en tal caso Green River, todo lo demas es rock mezclado con hard o punk con una clara base como todo de Blues).
Dentro del sucio sonido se encuentra una banda de hard rock que suena hambrienta y que probablemente no hubiera tenido repercusión si hubieran quedado fuera de la franja de mediados de los años 90. "Blossom", "Mother's Dream" y "Cover Me" son probablemente las canciones, obviamente más "sucias" del álbum, pero las otras canciones del álbum también utilizan ese conjunto de fuerte dinámismo y suavidad, y en la mayoría de los casos los riffs empujan las canciones y estan más cerca del territorio de Skid Row que al de de Nirvana. Los riffs de guitarra son limpios como en "Change", ya fue el primer single del álbum, al escucharlo no hay que realizar un gran esfuerzo para ver el buen trabajo, además no ocultan las claras influencias de Candlebox al rock mas clásico y al Blues. "Rain" encajaría perfectamente en la lista de canciones mas cercanas a unos Blind Melon melódicos. La banda suena muy inspirada cuando se balancea con el sonido marca de la casa de Seattle en "Don't You" y "Arrow", cuentan con algunos momentos bastante grunges, y verdaderamente son atemporal a día de hoy, riffs hard rock salpicado de algunos clásicos solos de guitarra. La canción principal del álbum, "Far Behind", logró extraer todos estos elementos de los 90s, una balada de rock dura ideal para momentos de lluvia y dias grises como suele abundar la ciudad de Washington. El trabajo de la guitarra en el álbum es algo variado, pero sólido e inspirado y casi nunca se vuelve aburrido. Scott Mercado en la batería también es sólido y poderoso cuando lo tiene que ser. Esto nos lleva al vocalista Kevin Martin. Al igual que el resto de la banda, rara vez trae algo nuevo al álbum, pero es muy bueno en lo que hace. Él tiene una voz de ideal para expresar las emociones de las letras angustiosas . Gran variedad y potencia con una buena cantidad de nudos en la garganta y sin sonar como si estuviera gritando hasta quedarse ronco, incluso cuando lo hace da rienda suelta a su grito hasta su propio limite. Sin embargo, su forma de cantar le a contribuido al anonimato de la música, con una minima repercusión, uno de los mas grandes cantantes mas infravalorados de nuestro tiempo. Lo único descutible es que parece tener solo dos modos; relajado durante las partes más tranquilas y arrasante en exceso cantar durante las partes más fuertes. Mientras que esto podría funcionar un par de veces en el transcurso de un álbum, se agota y se vuelve algo monotono cuando sucede en casi todas las canciones. También, su histrionismo serpenteante está unido a melodías memorables con mucha frecuencia e incluso cuando lo son en las canciones menos interesantes consigue una forma de hacerlas realmente pegadizas. A pesar de estos pequeños inconvenientes, Candlebox es todavía un álbum muy bueno, con un sonido muy noventero que brilla cuando la banda se las arregla para conseguir la fórmula. El grupo podría considerarse grunge pero su sonido es incluso mas atractivo para los aficionados al hard rock que los fanáticos del grunge, especialmente para los que tienen una debilidad por el Blues de los años 70s y el rock de los 80s.
I
have always been interested in those bands second row in the Seattle
scene of the 90s, and most notably Candlebox, say it was descriminada
not be telling the truth, but it was supported through the media as the
other 4 major in the same city .
Candlebox was a band that was formed in the first scene of the music of Seattle, it was kind of hard rock combined with lyrics full of angst. So, were marked as a grunge band like almost everything else in Seattle at the time. The fact is that they were a classic rock band fairly typical with all their bases firmly planted in the blues. This meant they were more readily accepted by mainstream audiences for them led to the sale of more than four million copies of their self-titled debut, giving credit to the fault of the scene grunge.Esta is somewhat unfair assessment of the band, although it is true that jumped on the bandwagon of grunge as everyone else, but never really sounded like a grunge band (Although I always wonder who is really grunge sound? were grunge Pearl Jam? Nirvana was grunge?, and because you look like? The only band that Debio be grunge sound is Mudhoney or in this case Green River, everything else is mixed with hard rock or punk with a clear base and all of Blues).
Inside the dirty sound is hard rock band that sounds hungry and probably would not have had an impact if they had been left out of the strip in the mid 90s. "Blossom", "Mother's Dream" and "Cover Me" are probably the songs, obviously more "dirty" album, but the other songs on the album also used this set of dynamic and soft, and in most cases the songs and riffs are pushed closer to the territory of Skid Row than to Nirvana. The guitar riffs are clean and in "Change", and was the first single from the album, listen not to make an effort to see the good work, and do not hide the influences of Candlebox to more classic rock and Blues . "Rain" would fit perfectly in the track listing closest melodic about Blind Melon. The band sounds very inspired when balanced with the trademark sound of Seattle on "Do not You" and "Arrow", they have some pretty grunge moments, and truly are timeless to this day, hard rock riffs dotted some classic guitar solos. The title track of the album, "Far Behind", managed to extract all these elements of the 90s, hard rock ballad for moments of rain and gray days as is normally abundant Washington. The guitar work on the album is somewhat mixed, but solid and inspired and almost never gets boring. Scott Mercado on drums is also solid and powerful when it needs to be. This brings us to vocalist Kevin Martin. Like the rest of the band, rarely brings something new to the album, but is very good at what he does. He has a great voice to express the emotions of the lyrics distressing. Great range and power with a lot of knots in my throat, and without sounding like I was shouting himself hoarse, even when it does unleashes his cry to his own limit. However, his singing he has contributed to the anonymity of music, with minimal impact, one of the greatest singers of our time more undervalued. The only moot is that it seems to have only two modes; relaxed during the quieter parts and excessive arrasante sing during the strongest parts. While this might work a couple of times in the course of an album, is depleted and becomes somewhat monotonous when it happens in almost every song. Also, his histrionics winding is connected to memorable melodies very often and even when they are less interesting songs get a way to make them really catchy. Despite these minor drawbacks, Candlebox is still a very good album, with a sound very noventero that glows when the band manages to get the formula. The group could be considered grunge but their sound is even more attractive for fans of hard rock that grunge fans, especially for those with a soft spot for the Blues of the 70s and 80s rock.
Candlebox was a band that was formed in the first scene of the music of Seattle, it was kind of hard rock combined with lyrics full of angst. So, were marked as a grunge band like almost everything else in Seattle at the time. The fact is that they were a classic rock band fairly typical with all their bases firmly planted in the blues. This meant they were more readily accepted by mainstream audiences for them led to the sale of more than four million copies of their self-titled debut, giving credit to the fault of the scene grunge.Esta is somewhat unfair assessment of the band, although it is true that jumped on the bandwagon of grunge as everyone else, but never really sounded like a grunge band (Although I always wonder who is really grunge sound? were grunge Pearl Jam? Nirvana was grunge?, and because you look like? The only band that Debio be grunge sound is Mudhoney or in this case Green River, everything else is mixed with hard rock or punk with a clear base and all of Blues).
Inside the dirty sound is hard rock band that sounds hungry and probably would not have had an impact if they had been left out of the strip in the mid 90s. "Blossom", "Mother's Dream" and "Cover Me" are probably the songs, obviously more "dirty" album, but the other songs on the album also used this set of dynamic and soft, and in most cases the songs and riffs are pushed closer to the territory of Skid Row than to Nirvana. The guitar riffs are clean and in "Change", and was the first single from the album, listen not to make an effort to see the good work, and do not hide the influences of Candlebox to more classic rock and Blues . "Rain" would fit perfectly in the track listing closest melodic about Blind Melon. The band sounds very inspired when balanced with the trademark sound of Seattle on "Do not You" and "Arrow", they have some pretty grunge moments, and truly are timeless to this day, hard rock riffs dotted some classic guitar solos. The title track of the album, "Far Behind", managed to extract all these elements of the 90s, hard rock ballad for moments of rain and gray days as is normally abundant Washington. The guitar work on the album is somewhat mixed, but solid and inspired and almost never gets boring. Scott Mercado on drums is also solid and powerful when it needs to be. This brings us to vocalist Kevin Martin. Like the rest of the band, rarely brings something new to the album, but is very good at what he does. He has a great voice to express the emotions of the lyrics distressing. Great range and power with a lot of knots in my throat, and without sounding like I was shouting himself hoarse, even when it does unleashes his cry to his own limit. However, his singing he has contributed to the anonymity of music, with minimal impact, one of the greatest singers of our time more undervalued. The only moot is that it seems to have only two modes; relaxed during the quieter parts and excessive arrasante sing during the strongest parts. While this might work a couple of times in the course of an album, is depleted and becomes somewhat monotonous when it happens in almost every song. Also, his histrionics winding is connected to memorable melodies very often and even when they are less interesting songs get a way to make them really catchy. Despite these minor drawbacks, Candlebox is still a very good album, with a sound very noventero that glows when the band manages to get the formula. The group could be considered grunge but their sound is even more attractive for fans of hard rock that grunge fans, especially for those with a soft spot for the Blues of the 70s and 80s rock.
Puntuación *8/10
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