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: : Crossing
Over : :
P:O:B, aka Pedestrians of
Blue, is a Norwegian band that started up in 2002, and "Crossing Over"
is their debut full length album. The band has released several demos
and one EP previously, and from citations quoted on their homepage, this
album has been eagerly awaited by quite a few people.
Musically the band name bands like Queensryche, Dream Theater, Black
Sabbath and Toto as their main influences. Personally I would say that
their music isn't very similar to either of these artists though. The
band has progressive tendencies in their music; most often represented
by the band have slight style-changes in most songs and a few songs with
more distinct style changes.
The band have their musical basis in a musical style being somewhere
inbetween old fashioned hard rock and what is known as true metal these
days, they are fond of strong melodies and catchy choruses giving their
music a slight touch of hair metal at times, and use samples and loops
to add some modern touches to their songs as well.
All in all the musical style sounds rather unique; at least in my
opinion.
The songs on this album
are quite good as well. The band has a talent for making good melodies,
melodic and catchy choruses; and show great skill in using synths,
samples and loops to flesh out and add subtle nuances to the soundscape.
There are no unforgettable killer tunes on this release though, but all
the songs here are good, strong songs; resulting in a solid release and
a very promising debut album.
Rating: 8 (out of 10)
Reviewer: Olav Björnsen
: : Visit the Artist’s
Website :
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http://www.myspace.com/pedestriansofblue
: : Discography : :
Crossing Over (2007)
The Second Monologue EP (2005) |
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