ONE DAY AS A LION –
ONE DAY AS A LION (ANTI)
This is the debut from
the music project started by Zack de la Rocha in 2008. As such you can imagine/expect that with his
distinct vocal delivery ruling the roost that it is not a million miles removed
from the work of Rage Against The Machine.
His partner in crime is Jon Theodore the drummer with The Mars Volta as
the backing track feels somewhat drum focused.
Spread over five
tracks, all in all this somewhat blunter than his previous outfit. The sharp delivery of the stabbing keyboards
that sound like they could actually be guitars suggests a nastier, less patient
approach to proceedings that scolds on execution. All in all it’s a relentless departure. It would appear here was a man with still a
lot of work on his hands.
The economy and
experimentation of the material gives it a more hardcore and less hard rock
edge, one that is less forgiving than how things ended up towards the end of
Rage Against The Machine. In a way it
suggests a more focused approach as a fresh perspective is attached to the
process and aligned with proceedings.
Its funny to note in
these songs that de la Rocha is beginning to sing and ironically it sees him
sounding like Chris Cornell and thus occasionally things begin to echo and
remind of Audioslave, which I am sure was not the intention.
The glistening
repetition of the songs give them real motion and relentless energy that drives
proceedings forward strengthening de la Rocha in his endeavours. As far as selecting a backing track and unit,
he made a good choice. Some might say
there isn’t a whole lot to differentiate between the music of “Wild
International” and “If You Fear Dying” but the reality this is the pulse which
serves as secondary when facilitating such an animated individual leading out
front.
Based on these five
tracks, there are real legs on this project.
Thesaurus moment:
detour.
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