Monarchs of a Fallen Society

Monarchs of a Fallen Society Artist: Agents of the Sun
Label: Dcide Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 605337001524
EAN: 0605337001524
ASIN: B000B9EYHK


Release Date: 2005-10-11

Monarchs of a Fallen Society


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Tracks:

  1. Wounds
  2. Portrait of a Serial Killer
  3. Dreams
  4. So Long
  5. Therapy
  6. Camouflage
  7. Not Enough
  8. Murder on the Yellow Brick Road
  9. Genesis
  10. Time Line of a Butterfly
  11. It Always Rains After the 4th of July
  12. Sweet Ending

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Good modern rock record that lays the foundation for a better one.......2005-10-18

The Good
Crunchy riffs and melodic vocals dominate "Wounds", and unlike real ones, it's never dry and crusty. Ray Dobson unleashes all of his anger as the track winds down (although it could have been any of the three members that are labeled vocalists). Thick bass lines and chugga-chugga riffs lead the charge on "Dreams". The layered bridge verses recall a little bit of Alice in Chains. The chorus is a little choppy melody wise, but it's saved by a cool guitar lick. "So Long" uses subtle instrumentation to help emphasize Dobson's lyrics and vocal stylings.

"Camouflage" takes a simple little guitar riff and uses it as the cornerstone for the whole composition. The addition of faint non-drum percussion helps round out the sound. The chorus is delivered with lots of passion and emotion. "Time Line for a Butterfly" brings the energy level to mellow, but kicks it back up during the songs apex. "Sweet Ending" summons the fuzzy sounds of a mid-temp Lenny Kravitz song. It's perfect for rock radio, and I was really digging the addition of piano.

The Bad
Not so much a bad thing, but even though there are a lot of dark themes within the songs, they could stand to bring the energy up a little bit here and there.

The Verdict

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  4. Off-Road ~ David Grubbs , and Mats Gustafsson
  5. Wailers Wailers Everywhere/Out of Our Tree ~ The Wailers
  6. Can't Hold Back ~ Pure Prairie League
  7. Shanti Project Collection, Vol. 2 ~ Various Artists
  8. Blue Love ~ Teeter Gray
  9. Exit Now ~ National Skyline
  10. Feeling Fine: Singles ~ Kalima

Music Album

Music Album

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Tomorrow: Barretto Live ~ Ray Barretto

Song of the Sun ~ Jim Beard

Concerto Piccolo ~ The Vienna Art Orchestra

I Hear Music ~ Stephane Grappelli

Sketches of Roses ~ Elise Einsarsdottir

Love From Diana Ross ~ Diana Ross

Yorunidakarete: a Night in ~ Toshinobu Kubota

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Maghreb, Vol. 1 ~ Orchestre Andalou d'Israel

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