THE ROCKTOLOGIST Awaken (Deluxe) review
On opener “Kiss The Ring” I was surprised by the female vocal. The music is a little heavy and quickly slides into the background, as a strutting pop like diva takes centre stage. The song ends up being a bit of a procession of the same ideas.
The next goes down an even more accessible route and it’s nice, but is that a full compliment? The album just slips into a faux metal space, pop vibes in every pore, just with a bit of guitar bite and some audible drums. The songs aren’t especially memorable either and generally come up with one idea and repeat it.
I’ve already used the word procession and this is all the album manages to be. The tracks fly past, but purely because they lack any real hooks. Perhaps the slower “Grave” has something but it’s way too little too late.
It’s clean and pure but doesn’t satisfy, playing at being a rock album when it seems to want to be pop. I’m not sure that what I think will be the target audience will be convinced either.
12/20