Merge Left “Divided Nation”

Album Reviews | Nov 24th, 2006

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Record Label: S/R
Genre: Punk
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The lyrics are political (hence the band’s name), but the music is too generic and youthful/amateurish to be taken seriously. The problem isn’t just the too-high n’ snotty vocals, but the bland songwriting that seems to follow the same ol’ high school punk band blueprint.

There are a couple of songs that have hints of interesting punk guitar, but the riffing fills in the spaces rather than take the lead. Everything else is sticks to the 4/4 plan and never deviates. Very unimaginative, very bland.

Bottom Line: Straight-up punk that offers nothing new.
Notable Tracks: Lazy
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