ANYWAY from Prague crossed my path imaginatively two years ago when a good friend of mine from Prague gave me their CD. At that time, I couldn't really connect with them. Their music felt too underdeveloped to me. Technically, the music was decent, but it was the music of a band that still doesn't quite know where it wants to go.
Consequently, I was quite skeptical about "Burden." One should always give bands a second chance, so the new album from the band, which has been around since 2005 and has already released three albums, found its way into my CD player.
First of all, it must be said that the production is significantly beefier than on the previous albums. There's more pressure behind it. A good production is at least a plus point. You can turn up your system and annoy your neighbors.
The eleven songs on the album are also very stylistically diverse this time, which doesn't make listening easy. The brutally loud guitar stands out, encompassing most of the songs almost like an umbrella. Guitars are always good, and we know that guitarists must always be loud, not just since Die Ärzte officially admitted it, but these guitars are just too heavily applied. It's like a woman who looks good but has applied her lipstick too thickly. It looks good in itself but is off-putting.
Additionally, the band oscillates between street rock, punk rock, pig rock, dark rock, and even electronically tinged (wave) punk like I WALK THE LINE.
Each song on its own is solid and pleasing. However, as a whole, "Burden" is only conditionally recommendable. Unfortunately, too much was simply attempted here.
