Choad :: It's All Over Now
(ind, 2004)
With possibly the worst band name ever, Choad hones a sound straight from early '90s alterna-rock for its debut "It's All Over Now."
Musically, Choad has a straight-forward focused sound with crisp vocals and some nicely developed guitar interplay. The overall effect is somewhere between Silverchair and the later work of the Jesus and Mary Chain with a touch of Rush.
While it's nothing new, the Choad sound is well-developed, and comes across nicely in the recording. It's simply post-Gen X rock music, and the individual talent of the musicians is certainly to the group's overall benefit.
The songs are just as horrifically titled as the band with names like "Cannibal Rat," "Kill It," and the opening "Lobsters, Cocaine & Whores."
"Lobsters..." opens the album with a choppy little guitar riff before vocalist Chris Tady comes over the top with his flannel-clad drawl of a voice. But the song really comes through because of the little country-style guitar licks that back up the verse. It's a solid track.
But nothing stands out in the album. Choad sets a pace at track one that plugs through to the end. It's one drawn-out, riff-laden album for people who didn't get enough of the Meat Puppets when they were in high school.
The sound might be refreshing to some ears, but I was ready to move on to something new well before the album told me to "Kill It" on the last track.
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