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King Prawn: Surrender To The Blender
Review by Scott
Vile
King
Prawn: Surrender To The Blender
Label: Spitfire
Records
Tracks: 1. Intro
2. Someone To Hate
3. No Peace
4. Day In Day Out
5. London Born
6. Be Warned
7. The Postman Song
8. Your Worst Enemy
9. American Funded Genocide
10. Amuse The Young &
Amaze The Old
11. Espiritu Du Carnaval
12. Crackhead
13. The Postman Song (Second
Post)
14. People Taking Over
15. Freedom Day
King Prawn really surprised me. Since "Surrender
To The Blender" has been released stateside by Spitfire Records, a label
that's
almost exclusively hard rock/metal, I
didn't expect the diversity this CD encompasses. It's a festive mix
of reggae, ska, punk, and rock. Some tracks rock hard, such as the Rage
Against The Machine-ish "People Taking Over" and "American Funded Genocide,"
while others are pretty mellow ("London Born"), and some are just odd ("The
Postman Song").
The best thing about this CD is it's strength
in diversity, it's really hard to get bored listening to King Prawn because
the band doesn't stick to one sound. The band is from England and vocalist
Al Rumjen sounds VERY British, which is both good and bad. He does a good
job, but at times his accent gets on my nerves, it's just too thick for
my tastes.
Still, there's tons to like about this
CD. Tracks such as "Day In Day Out" and "People Taking Over" are instantly
likeable, and several other tracks grew on me as well. If you're a fan
of Bob Marley, RATM, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Green Day, and want to
see them all thrown together in one band, pick up this disc. It might sound
strange, but it works.
Posted by Richard:
We played with them and there brilliant. I dont really like that music much either but I love these lot. Baber the bassist is a gezzer and hes not that scary if u get to know him!
Posted by Mike:
King Prawn are one of the best live bands from england, no doubt.
Posted by KOPILE:
SIMPLY GREAT
Posted by Nips:
62.252.0.4
Saw them play at a local venue...even
more impressive live, though the bass player gave me the creeps.
Posted by
Mmmmmm....: King prawn. Goes good with noodles!!!!
Posted by
Jym: This album is one of the greatest ever
made, it melts all genres and puts the best bits in. One of my top 5 albumns
ever!
Posted by
MKBONETHUG: I picked up this album will i was on vacation
in Rome, Italy. I don't like Ska music in general but this cd is pretty
damn good. I listen to it when i want a change from all the violent metal
i listen to.