Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy Artist: The Apex Theory
Label: Dreamworks
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 600445029224
EAN: 0600445029224
ASIN: B00005MK9T


Release Date: 2002-04-02

Topsy-Turvy


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Tracks:

  1. Add Mission
  2. Mucus Shifters
  3. Come Forth
  4. Shhh... (Hope Diggy)
  5. Drown Ink
  6. Bullshed
  7. That's All!
  8. Bravo
  9. Apossibly
  10. Right Foot
  11. Aisle Always
  12. In Books

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Amazon.com

You wait all your life for an Armenian-American nu-metal band from Los Angeles with an incomprehensible name and along come a thousand at once. The Apex Theory not only share System of a Down's hometown and ethnic background, the quartet also seems to have mastered the art of setting potent sociopolitical messages to freeform wailing guitars and angry tribal rhythms. The noisy exotica of "Shhh... (Hope Diggy)" is truly something to savor, while the aural assault of "Mucus Shifters" goes some distance in matching System's manic intensity. But it's the cluster of tracks at the end mixed by Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Curve) that truly sets the Apex Theory apart. Part foreign fantasy, part unadulterated white noise, they are the sound of a band forging a path uniquely their own. <I>--Aidin Vaziri</I>

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great album.......2004-06-10

Sometimes this band can't figure out what to do during the verse but the music overall is quite unique and rocking. Tracks 2-3 should get you hooked but listen to the last half the album, it's also very good. Everyone says the drums are quite top-notch, and it is true. The band was quite underrated and the reader is encouraged to buy this as well as their EP, and their new material available on their website--the band is becoming amazing.

5 out of 5 stars This album is the tops.......2003-11-11

Like System of a Down, The Apex Theory is comprised of four musicians of Armenian descent. That's about where the similarities to SOAD end, however. Smart, unique, and energetic, you'll not find another band like The Apex Theory and once you've heard them, you'll know them anywhere.

A mish-mash of techniques are cultivated under a distinctly Eastern-European umbrella. Drum Sammy Watson spits out one drum 'n' bass groove after another, pushing the tempo, but not changing it. Layered over that are Byzantine melodies and syncopated rhythms of guitarist Art Karamian, who has learned the age old lesson of top notch-musicianship: a player is defined by what he doesn't play just as much as what he does play. Jon Bon Jovi once said that a song isn't really a song unless you can sit down and play it on an acoustic guitar. A few listens to Topsy-Turvy and you get the impression that these songs would be right at home strummed on a balalaika.

The first single from the album was "Shhh... (Hope Diggy)". And while, I dig the song, I would've chosen another place to start. The single spits alliterative lyrics in a whirling dervish delivery of soap box approximations. By the time you attune your antennae to the technique, the message is missed. On CD it's great, simply push the repeat button. On radio: no dice. My vote for lead single would be the punky, yet smart "Bravo". It's equal parts loud, political, and catchy, just like good punk should be.

With asymmetrical riffage and dazzling vocability, these Armenians are some wild and crazy guys. And while they may not sound like System of a Down, a tour with them might be just the break The Apex Theory needs.

5 out of 5 stars highly underated.......2003-09-23

This cd has very intricate and powerful drums. Highly underated, I recommend this cd to anybody who is a tool, deftones, or system of a down fan. I went and saw these guys with lost prophets. To my dismay, apex theory went on first. What a disgrace. The musical genius of this band does not exist in the same universe as the lost prophets. Apex theory has not recieved the recognition that they deserve. The ensemble of each person in the band creates a musical journey I haven't encountered since deftone's adrenaline. Pllease, metal/heavy music fans check out this cd.

5 out of 5 stars Actual music and the problem with today's musicians.......2003-07-29

There are a lot of bands out there that include people who call themselves musicians but are really people that just picked up a guitar. Then there are those that understand it, that know the difference, and don't play the same [stuff] over and over again. Now, no offense to the bands out there, but a majority of you don't understand music, and therefore shouldn't be making it. I grabbed this cd off the shelf because I felt like buying a cd one day. I listened to it once, and put it away for a while. Then, while going through my cd's, I picked it up again and started listening to it. I loved every second of it. I'd never heard of them, no one ever talked about them, and I wondered why bands like Blink 182 got so much hype for their music that never changes, when there was bands like this out there to where every song has it's own unique aspects. The first song is a definate attention getter. If the lyrics don't get you, then the notes will. Then you go into the next song, mucus shifters, and you are blown away by the skill that these guys show throughout this song. Then every song after that is unlike the first, and just as good if not better. Apossibly is in my favorite songs of all times list. And "That's ALL!" is a perfect example of musicianship at it's best in todays music industry. This CD has it all, no matter what genre you listen to. Whether it's for a party, or you're listening to it as you go to sleep, it's gripping, it's musical, and the musicians in it "especially the drummer" are extrememly gifted. I would suggest this CD to anyone who likes good music, and understands the really meaning of musicianship. My hats off to Apex Theory.

4 out of 5 stars

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