Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons

So with reviews of “Who Killed The Zutons” that mentioned the terms “Dad Music” & “Scooby Doo” music, I wasn’t quite sure what I was in for.. Overall, I had a pretty decent experience with this album… Not the greatest album that I’ve ever heard, but was fairly original, as well as diverse musically – with several songs that I enjoyed more than others… From a musicianship perspective, everyone was fairly solid, and the vocals while not a strength of the album, worked just fine… As opposed to starting out weak and getting stronger – or visa-versa, the better songs IMO were scattered across the album… Even the tracks that weren’t as strong – still had elements and/or sections that provided at least some redeemable quality (i.e. “Nightmare Part II” had a pretty unique beat/rhythm, and the instrumental section was solid…), and all songs were extremely listenable… Best songs IMO in order of goodness, were – “Pressure Point” – Especially enjoyed the instrumental work between 1:45-2:15’ish… “Havana Gang Brawl” “Zuton Fever” “Not A Lot To Do” Again – this band clearly has limitations from a talent perspective, and the quality of the audio recording could have been a bit better – but they did a great job of maximizing their collective abilities… Between 2 and a 3 IMO (i.e. probably a 2.50), but this is better than several of the 2’s that I’ve listened to recently, plus a bit of a bump for the effort here – so a generous 3 from me…

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