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Carver City [Special Edition]

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Album Review

CKY are smarter than they're given credit for being. So is Bam Margera, but the band's (at this point tenuous) connection to him keeps some quarters from hearing the actual music, preferring to think of the band as knuckle-dragging skate-metal. Well, Carver City is about as far from that as it's possible to be. Moog synths get as much space in the mix as loud guitars, and drummer Jess Margera frequently plays rhythms that owe more to early-'80s new wave-inflected arena prog (think Rush's Signals, or Asia) than hardcore or stoner rock. Granted, there are some seriously heavy riffs here, on tracks like "Woe Is Me" and "...And She Never Returned," and hooks aplenty — "Rats in the Infirmary" will stick in a listener's head for days. "A#1 Roller Rager" has a riff Fu Manchu would kill for, with a hypnotically bizarre synth sound and a chorus that makes it sound like an alternate-universe soundtrack to Fast Times at Ridgemont High. But a track like "Plagued by Images," which sounds like a cross between some of Brant Bjork's weirder solo experiments and Gary Numan, plus bludgeoning guitar riffs, simply has no place in a tiresome contemporary rock landscape that still hasn't gotten over grunge. These guys aren't heavy enough to be considered metal, and they're too weird to get much radio play, without being noisy or random enough to appeal to Mars Volta or Animal Collective fans. By being smart and unique, they're putting themselves in a tough spot, commercially. Good for them. [This Special Edition includes four bonus tracks.]

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Its Been 4 Years Almost 5

The last time anyone heard from CKY, it seemed that the band was done with. Despite huge grassroots successes with Volume 1, IDR and An Answer Can Be Found, the rock and roll lifestyle finally caught up with the band, and a much needed hiatus ensued. While virtually 2007 and much of 2008 passed without so much as a sentence from the band, many fans hoped they were working together to patch things up and move on. Not ones to simply quit, CKY settled their differences, met their demons head on and came out of it stronger than ever. 2005's An Answer Can Be Found was met with mixed reception, there were questions in the air about if the band's heart was still in it. Though it was a great rock album, many felt it lacked the substance and polish of their previous efforts. With their fourth album Carver City, CKY has really outdone themselves in every area. This album is a very progressive effort from their raw rock sound on Volume 1 and thick in your face guitars of IDR. Deron Miller has really matured with his craft, as has Chad Ginsburg who doubles as producer and guitarist. Like a pheonix reborn, the album feels fresh and new from the songs to the attitude. Layers of guitars and vocals complete with sonic soundscapes from synths and keyboards run full assault on the ears for the length of the album. The album opener 'Hellions on Parade' cuts right to the chase (no pun intended) and explodes out of the starting gate, reminiscent of fan favorite 'Escape from Hellview'. From there we're led into the seedy town of Carver City, where tales of missing girls, dead bodies, ghost crews and thoughts of self hate preside over the inhabitants. This seaside resort town is supposed to be a dream, but instead serves as a nightmare for anyone inside. 'And She Never Returned', 'Rats in the Infirmary', 'Imaginary Threats' and 'The Boardwalk Body' showcase CKY's hard rock edge and their talent for addictive hooks and melody. 'Plagued by Images', 'Woe is Me', 'A#1 Roller Rager' and 'Fishermans Wharf 1 & 2' are classic CKY. These progressive riffs with eerie overtones that harken all the way back to Volume 1's 'Lost in a Contraption', 'Rio Bravo' and 'To All of You'. Longtime fans will appreciate this offering. It's without a doubt their best effort to date, check it out.

We've been saved

From all the crappy music out there. Easily there best album, in fact its the best album ever made. It reminds me of IDR. And I get as pumped to listen to CC as much as i was to listen IDR. Buy this album you wont regret it. And not just cky fans everyone should or at least anyone who likes Gnarly music. You can't put this album's AWSOMENESS into words. Every person who reads this should also get a physical copy. It helps the sales that way cky makes another album and goes on tour (after this one). Please buy this album you will not regret it.

Amazing

CKY kept it's sound, mixing the old and new. Never dissapointes.

Biography

Formed: West Chester, PA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

Originally hailing from West Chester, PA, the roots of CKY stretch back to 1992, when friends Deron Miller (vocals, guitar) and Jess Margera (drums) met in high school math class, eventually forming the group Foreign Objects together; they issued the five-song EP The Undiscovered Numbers & Colors on the Distant Recordings label in fall 1995. By the next year, the two had begun releasing less metal, more radio-friendly music under the name Oil, though continuing to record...
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  • $11.99
  • Genres: Rock, Music, Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative
  • Released: May 18, 2009
  • ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.

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