InMe sold an outrageous 50,000 (fifty thousand) copies of their debut album and promptly got dropped. Many had hoped it would prove to be the youngsters’ demise but instead they bagged themselves a new deal and recorded the new album with the glossiest-of-American-gloss-metal producer Josh Abraham (Limp Bizkit, Courtney Love, Velvet Revolver).
Dave McPherson’s voice has finally broken for good now though which is a small blessing. Physical maturity, however, is no guarantee of mental progress. The lyrics are an abomination (“Someone takes my feelings and throws them all away” or “I feel your heaven, never felt it before” or “What is this world that we’re living in? Why can’t we just be friends?”) and the tacked-on strings are more unnecessary than a blind man’s sunglasses. The blind man, upon hearing this record, will begin praying that his affliction preyed upon his ears not his eyes.
This music is competent like toilet water is a competent beverage and the rock they bring may never be surpassed in terms of cringe (see: horrible, horrible noodly guitar solo in ‘OtherSide’). He’s got rid of his purple hair though. Now he looks like my mate’s mum, Julie.
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Hell no! I would have topped the shit out myself. Before the dream, just to make sure.
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Why bother reviewing the album if you already hate the band??!!
I wouldn't go as far as to say the album is solid all the way through, but there are strong elements in there and the musicianship is definitely better than lots of the other pap thats around at the moment.
The album does have some strong points - (the brilliant) Safe In A Room, 7 Weeks, Faster The Chase and Parting Gift to name a few and YES it is weaker in other areas, but the band are still young!
It's definitely a progression.
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InMe: Are Shite
InMe / Silverchair / Satan's Spawn / it's all the same.
Glossy corporate nicely packaged teen angst to order.
*shivers down spine*
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Maybe Silverchair's first 2 albums could be thrown into this "genre" (although they are far superior if they are in it), but on their next two albums they showed far more invention and change than InMe ever will, stretching their fanbase- losing those kids who liked them only for "Freak" or "Slave" yet gaining, dare i say, an older audience who enjoyed "After all these years" etc.
Basically, what i'm saying is to compare InMe and all of Silverchair's work is stupid, as after teh 'Chair left the "Glossy corporate" Sony through their own choice ensueing a legal battle they took their own steps to progressing their music and being than a band that made "nicely packaged teen angst to order".
SO, you're wrong and bring on album 5 I say.
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They got dropped after BMG brought the label they were on and then went on to drop most of the bands on it anyway.
And yes some parts of the album are weak but they are far outweighed by the rest of the album which is fantastic!! And they are still in their early twenties so there is still loads more time for progression.
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I think i heard of them on a organ compilation first.
Could never understand why there's so much hate against them.
Might try to listen to the new album if i got the time...
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p.s. I think he reviewed it because he was sent it, and the job of a reviewer tends to be to write about what gets sent to you, whether you like it or not.
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I jest. Please don't hunt me down and kill me Raz.
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that is still not a funny joke
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The album's not all that bad, actually. I'll probably not listen to it much, but it's more interesting than the debut at least.
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It was at a party.
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Yes, some parts of the lyrics DO leave something to be desired. And, gawd... the little "noodly" guitar on Otherside is horrible.
But a lot of the album is fairly good. The first album was better, but the second is by no means crap.
Teenage angst? If you never experienced it... It happens... to a lot of people. Yes, there are a lot of "emo" kids who "fake" it.... But it happens for real also. If teenage angst is what you feel and understand best at the time, then that's what you should write... Better than writing a load of bull****..... Cough.... "I predict a riot"
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I have to say I disagree entirely with your review of this album.
This album has the kind of hooks and choruses that can lift you. Dave Mcphearsons voice is better than ever(as can be seen on tracks like 'Otherside' and 'Chamber'). I know it is a lot more mainstram than their previous album but I think it is still just as good. Hell maybe even better.
I dont see why this band get a lot of stick. They work hard at what they do and the three of them are talented musicians who were just at the right place at the right time when they were releasing 'Overgrown Eden'
And that noodly guitar solo?! That solo is really good and fits in well with the song. Another standout song is 'Safe in a Room'. The chorus is amazing that makes you want to sing along to it every time you hear it and personaly I would give this album at least 8 out of 10. This band has matured over the years and I think they can only get better.
Stephen Kay
fuck it
in hindsight, it's worth a 10/10
right?
???
better late than never..
Were you wearing earplugs when listening to this album? Where you actualy listening to it at all or just sat in the corner of the room wanking to the sound of your own voice??
This album is amazing, the lyrics although weak in limited places, are absolutely outstanding.. the singers voice would make most people week at the knees, and they are all extreemly talented musicians.
And as someone above said, maybe you had no choice but to write this review, but in that case, give an open minded, les childish response to the actual album itself. Does the guys hair really have anything to do with it, and in terms of your "jokes" get a life, your not funny.
this band is completely understated and falsely hated. If you dont like a band, dont waste your time slating them, listen to the music you do like. what a bunch of losers.