Paint the Moon

Paint the Moon Artist: Sullen
Label: Thick Records
Category: Music


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


UPC: 702044008829
EAN: 0702044008829
ASIN: B000096FSV


Release Date: 2003-05-27

Paint the Moon


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Tracks:

  1. War Forges On
  2. Strawberry Blonde
  3. All Fall Down
  4. Girls Are Gross
  5. Watch That Girl
  6. Lilita
  7. Gene Pool
  8. Mothra
  9. No Sleep
  10. Working Man
  11. Boys Are Worse
  12. Young Devilry

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Punk-grunge rock makes a comeback.......2003-07-31

Can you imagine an album that sounds like a mix of Hole's Live Through This and Nirvana's Bleach? Probably not, huh. I first heard Sullen when they opened for Local H months ago. Despite numerous technical problems and a few drunken hecklers, Sullen managed to impress me enough to buy Paint The Moon. Although songs like "All Fall Down" and "War Forges On" are excellent grunge-punk tracks, the overall feel of this album becomes rather repetitive and the music stays pretty much the same. For example, songs like "Lilita" and "Working Man" are zilch compared to the aforementioned two. The duo of Justin Slazinik and Shanna Kiel (she sung on Local H's "5th Ave. Crazy") on vocals proves to be a notable male/female frontline that seems to carry the entire album. And it really stands out on "All Fall Down" especially. But remember... Sullen is not The White Stripes. The lyrics in most of their songs are in the vein of either teenage angst or adulthood; it sometimes seems as if the members are struggling to mature, both as humans and musicians respectively. That can be condoled since they are all working very hard to emerge in a genre that is, seemingly, dead: the punk-grunge rock genre.

Paint The Moon definitely shows promise. And seeing as they decided to remaster and re-release it with two new tracks ("Watch That Girl", "No Sleep"), they are obviously headed in the right direction. With a new label--Thick Records--and the support of their friends in Local H (Scott Lucas has said Sullen was his favorite band), Sullen looks to reinstate the lost art of making true punk-grunge music. But they need your support as well. Take a listen to the 30 second samples above and decide for yourself. This album is not perfect, but it's certainly worth checking out.

5 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. Another Side of Bob Dylan ~ Bob Dylan
  2. The Rest of Your Life ~ Kevin Johnson & the Linemen
  3. Boarding House Rules ~ Tom Heyman
  4. You Gotta Go There to Come Back ~ Stereophonics
  5. A Tribute to the Eagles ~ Various Artists
  6. Bump ~ Bump
  7. The Movie Songs ~ Elvis Presley
  8. Smooth Sax Tribute to Tina Turner ~ Various Artists
  9. Totally Cool ~ Various Artists
  10. Our Fathers Who ~ Lydia Lunch

Music Album

Music Album

Music

Sem Limite ~ Bebeto

Giblet Gravy ~ George Benson

Music of the Kennedy White House ~ Various Artists, Pablo Casals, Paul Winter Sextet, Count Basie, L

Inside Hi-Fi ~ Lee Konitz

Groove Family Cyco ~ Infectious Grooves

Jarana's Four Aces: Vocal Duels from the Streets of Lima ~ Various Artists

Gypsy Music from Balkans ~ Various Artists

Goodbye Blues

The Land of 1000 Smiles ~ Various Artists

Serie Os Gigantes ~ Danny Savoya