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 PRESSURE
POINT– To Be Continued…(GMM
Records)
At first, this band’s third album was something I could really get into
and truly enjoy, even though I’m typically not a fan of the skin-head
hardcore style. There was a pleasing lack of sappy love ballads which seem
to be so popular in today’s music world. Instead, the CD was filled with
underdog themes and in general songs to enjoy getting pissed off to. I
thoroughly enjoyed “C St. Pass” which had a very catchy, moving beat;
as well as the interesting bass solo in the touching ode to a lost friend,
“Drinkin’ with the Damned”. However, as the album continued, I
realized there’s a slight repetitive sound to many of their tracks, and
while one can understand the need to find a style that works and stick
with it, it made the second half somewhat dull. This brings me to the
song, “The Great Divide” to which I cannot help but give a huge thumbs
down, volume down. The beginning sounds like he’s mumbling the lyrics
through a drunken stupor which lasts far too long, and while the harmonica
is a change, it merely comes off as pathetic. The song does pick up
eventually into another skin-head mosher, but it’s too late to save this
song. Having one
stinker on an album is nothing to be ashamed of, however, and fans of the
bands Rancid and Dropkick Murphys (both of whom Pressure Point has played
with) and the like will most likely enjoy this band’s sound. The
interesting cover art is reason enough to give the CD a chance.- Molly
Singer
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