Mungrel Junction - It is what it is, 'til it ain't - demo cd | ||
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Album Cover: ![[Image]](../../Images/mj.jpg)
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Label: n/a Producer: n/a Year: 2001 Total Playing Time: 23:53 m:s Review date: 20/11/2001 |
| Web site: www.peoplesound.com/artist/mungreljunction Email: | ||
| Rating: 70 % | ||
| Verdict: Unusually, it is the more contemporary opening track that grabbed my imagination | ||
| Mungrel Junction are in effect a single person - Richard Frost - who writes, performs and records everything. This demo consists of songs 1&3 written in 2001 and 2&4 in 1999. The music genre is melodic hard rock. Sorrow has a slow menacing start and builds gradually. This is a slow rocker that reminds me of Voice Of Reason era Harem Scarem. It has got the gloomy lyrics and the music isn't a million miles away either. It took about 3 years for me to 'get' the HS album, but it has laid the framework and I reckon that this is the best track on the demo. A slow brooding rocker with a sense of melody that comes across as a mixture of VOR era HS meets Sabbath. "Money Money II" is a good time uptempo rocker which is catchy enough but is more standard hard rock fare. "Running From Reality" continues in the same fashion. On "I Agree, I Disagree" the catchiness factor is increased and this is a good stadium rocking anthem. The whole affair is a little rough about the edges and the programmed drums intrude slightly on "Money Money II". Still the demo serves it purpose and brings the capabilities of the band to our attention. The 3 more traditional tracks are OK in my book, but not what would make me want to go out and buy an album by Mungrel junction. However, in a break with tradition, it is the more forward looking opening track that grabbed my imagination and it is tracks like this I'd like to see the band develop further. | ||
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