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.: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 :.
Zwan
Hippie Tree Huggers or Serious Rock Group?
I picked up the new zwan CD from HMV yesterday. The comparisons to the Smashing Pumpkins are inevitable, and the inevitable is unavoidable, so here’s my take:
The Smashing Pumpkins had issues, and they sang about them, see Bullet with Butterfly Wings.
Zwan is like a support group for the aftermath of the Smashing Pumpkins. The issues within the group have switched from 'Society hates me, and I want to spite it' to 'I've hurt society and want to make up for it'. Think happy thoughts, everybody has their say; everybody's point is valid, sunshine lollipops and rainbows.
There is also a lot of what I'm going to call the 'Ozzy' syndrome apparent. Simply put, the Ozzy syndrome is the past overuse of 'mind enhancing substances' which in turn affects ones ability to think for themselves.
While the music itself harkens back to the pumpkins at points, it’s not the pumpkins, nor is it intended to be.
The buy was justified however with tracks like 'Lyric', 'Honestly', and 'Baby Let's Rock'. Lyric will probably be the next single; it just has a single feel to it.
So is zwan a band to watch? I doubt it :^( While some of the tracks from 'Mary Star of the Sea' are good, nothing is excellent, nothing makes you want to say 'wow, that’s amazing'. 'Honestly' comes close, but not quite.
Peace Out
And then I snapped at the Postal Worker
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