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‘live Monsters’locked into boredom
By Jason George
lor the Emerald
I was once in a sterile room. No
windows, just padding, like being
inside a hollow marshmallow.
Actually, it was quite peaceful —
but that is a different story.
1 recalled such an experience af
ter listening to the Big Head Todd
and the Monsters’ recent release
“Live Monsters.” The first live for
ay from this Colorado trio attempts
to prove how much soul BHTM
has in concert. The verdict: Like
their five studio productions,
“Live Monsters" is a padded room:
safe, but not very interesting.
The problem with “Live Mon
sters” is that there are no mis
takes. It is a wart-free offering of
tried and true pop-rock. Todd
Mohr’s guitar work is predictable
and overly pristine. Brian Nevin
plays the drums like a studio mu
sician robot, and Rob Squires’
bass playing is akin to any high
school dreamer with an amp.
For example, Squires' bass solo
in “The Leaving Song” is boring
to the point that it is humorous
and somewhat reminiscent of The
Cranberries’ “Zombie” in melody
and lack of originality. The back
ing vocals come from your typical
‘Live Monsters’
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
TYPE: pop-rock
RATING:
overripe soul singer, Hazel Miller.
The one song on “Live Mon
sters” that comes off well is “Tan
gerine,” the classic gem from Led
Zeppelin. With the help of steel
guitarist John Macy, BHTM spins
it with a country twang and
makes it sound remarkably fresh.
Ironically, this cover song is the
only glimmer of originality on
“Live Monsters.”
But pop ballads such as “Bitter
sweet” and "Broken Hearted Sav
ior” are disappointing: songs that
could have been great. Mohr’s
lyrics and chord changes on “Bit
tersweet” demonstrate his writing
talent, but his inability to pull it
off in a performance is frustrating.
The band’s record company,
Giant, calls “Sister Sweetly”
“straight up R&B,” but I would
liken this track more to aggressive
Muzak. It reminds me of the fight
song played by my junior high
pep band, except the pep band
was a bunch of 14-year-old guys
who had picked up their instru
ments the summer before.
On the same note, a brazen cov
er of John Lee Hooker’s “Boom
Boom" is starched and pressed
white-boy blues. In fact, I believe I
heard the exact same version by a
casino bar band in Tunica, Miss.
These guys would make a great
frat party band. But I guess after
selling two million albums, they
might view it as a regressive ca
reer move. Seriously, most of the
songs were recorded at the leg
endary Austin Music Hall in
Austin, Texas, but the songs on
“Live Monsters” are more suited
for greek socials or bar openings.
BHTM is just an average band
and “Live Monsters” is another
mediocre album. I would only
recommend this CD to two groups
of people: 1) someone into bands
such as the Gin Blossoms, Toad
the Wet Sprocket, et al; 2) a finan
cially strapped fraternity that
wants live entertainment but
lacks the appropriate funds.
The padded walls confine
BHTM to the room of banal rock.
Perhaps, someday, they can find
the key, but “Live Monsters” is no
such freedom ticket.
Paperboys
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per year.”
But the Paperboys still make
every performance count.
“They’re really hard-working
kids, and they love what they do,”
McKennitt said. “These guys real
ly make an effort every time they
step on stage to give the best show
... as if it were their last.”
Opening for the Paperboys is lo
cal band Ashleigh Flynn and the
Equestrian Bonnets. Critics de
scribe Flynn’s recently released
CD, “Selkie,” as a mix of blues,
country and folk. A Eugene resi
dent, Flynn often performs at
venues such as WOW Hall and
CafeParadiso.
The show starts 8 p.m. Tickets are
available at the EMU Ticket Office
andHouse ofRecordsat258E. 13th
Ave. Tickets are $9 for students and
$11 forgeneral public.
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Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show
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