3rdegree - Narrow-Caster

 

Robert James Pashman is the leader of 3rdegree, and account for much of the creative aspect. He has a sense of songs that violate the verse-chorus-verse-chorus principle. In addition, he beskjeftiger with exciting rhythm patterns and aTypisk Korda, as well as humor. Only in the title narrowcast versus broadcast is much selvironi as independent artists who are almost 3rdegree heavy to join. The music band even bitter realization that "powerprogpop" based on 10 songs that clocks in at around 4-5 minutes. Fortunately, there is not much overvettes pop, and often complex melodies underpins this. Bass lines to Pashman is often melodic, but also solid and tough, but also sophisticated and exciting, and with the keyboard to George Dobbs amounts to much of the structure that 3rdegree`s music is based on. Lyrical theme of the album is a sales tilstandsrapport from society. Here harselerer band powerful, and with diverse approaches sticking them, they ask, criticizes the and, not least the ironiserer. It takes time to digest this music, and we have to good to be overvettes love it, and this despite the fact that it is reasonably original and velspilt. "Narrow-cast" is so far only not our "cup of tea", and probably not for the average listener, either. To make those who like the pop feel happy, it's often too dark, and little radio-friendly. Those who like the more original and creative is also easy on the sidelines as the music is so painful to get in. Whatever it is possible that in the end is little substance when we peeled away everything, and that there is too much of "Keisernes new clothes". Just the statement, we may need to bite us again, but we can not hang of this disc, and it is too much that is not good songs in our ears. 

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1. Apophenia (4:45)
2. It Works (5:05)
3. Narrow-Caster (3:09)
4. Live With This Forever (5:09)
5. Cautionary Tale (5:05)
6. The Proverbial Banana Peel (3:09)
7. Young Once (5:14)
8. Scenery (5:49)
9. Free For All (4:35)
10. The Last Gasp (4:57)

George Dobbs – Vokal og keyboard
Robert James Pashman – Bass , keyboard og vokal
Pat Kliesch – Gitar og vokal
Rob Durham –Trommer og perkusjon

 

Translated from the original Norwegian

December 2008

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