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(Sep 4, 2004)
(Unsigned)
The Just Like Yesterday page
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Just Like Yesterday is a nicely produced, attractively packaged
CD by an unsigned band of the same name. The band consists of Jonathan Morris
on the drums, Eric Patten on guitar, and Nazareth LaMay on bass. Interestingly,
but perhaps not surprisingly, the jacket makes no mention of who the lead vocalist is. That
might be out of fear that his singing is so bad he could be criminally prosecuted
for it. Actually, it sounds like two people are singing on some of the tracks,
although it's unclear as to whether it's a single unnamed perpetrator singing
both tracks or whether it's a conspiracy of two. I tend to favor the first theory
because it defies the laws of probability that two such horrendous voices could
be found in any random selection of three human beings.
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If it sounds like I'm being a bit harsh here, it's because I'm disappointed
that these young men have put so much time and energy into this project, all for
such an unlistenable end product. Perhaps nobody has ever told them straight out
before how awful their vocals are, so I'll be the first: The jacket ought to have
a legal disclaimer that "No actual cats were boiled in a donut fryer during the
recording of this CD."
The songs consist of rapid-fire vocals that are a bit interesting at first but
quickly become repetitive. The lyrics are no more or less pointless than most
lyrics on the market. The guitarin' and bassin' are adequate. But, oh, those
vocals --- Yikes! Painful. Guys, if you really love rock, stop playing it. Or
maybe follow in the steps of Don Caballero and go instrumental only
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