FDF Volume 4 Issue 379 - The Fucking Champs - IV
Album - IV
Artist - The Fucking Champs
Release Date – ?
Artist - The Fucking Champs
Release Date – ?
Overview – This is actually the bands second release.
FDF Comments (aka “The Songs”) – There are 12 tracks on this 38 minute album and the trio wastes no time going right after you with “What’s a Little Reign?” and “Esprit De Corpse” which attack you from every angle with pummeling guitars and drums. There are no vocals at all so it is just a wall of sound. “Esprit” has some really clean guitar sound, even though it is heavy. We get a bit more of a full band (bass and drums) on “Policenauts” yet this song feels a little out of place, almost too much syth. We make up for it as “NWOBHM 2” has the rumbling drums and crunching guitar. The drums seem to get more attention here as the ride cymbal gets a work out, just as the full kit did at the start. “Lamplighter” is a mellower track (for the band) than anything else fusing in some bird calls even. “Thor is like Immortal” seems to fail to get going to these ears. Some big riffs but no real structure seems to evolve and it feels like a warm up, get your fingers moving type track. The nine string guitar seems to stand out (as it should) though. There is a slow fade in for “C’mon Smash The Quotile” and after about 30 seconds the band is at full volume locked in their groove and it seems to get louder and louder as the lead guitar attack begins. This is another of the 9 string guitar solos from Smith. “These Glyphs are Dusty” comes right of the prior track and finds to be on the same riff seemingly but with big tom tom rolls from Soete. The grinding riffs later in the track are awesome, they will fire you right up reaching for your air guitar. “I Love the Spirit World and I love Your Fathers” is just a 30 second track from Smith which opens to “Vangelis Again”. “Lost” is a solo effort from Green and the album concludes with “Extra Man” that seems to really break the mold, there are actually vocals for one. It has a cleaner “rock” sound to it with not as much flashy/speed going on.
FDF Comments (aka “The Songs”) – There are 12 tracks on this 38 minute album and the trio wastes no time going right after you with “What’s a Little Reign?” and “Esprit De Corpse” which attack you from every angle with pummeling guitars and drums. There are no vocals at all so it is just a wall of sound. “Esprit” has some really clean guitar sound, even though it is heavy. We get a bit more of a full band (bass and drums) on “Policenauts” yet this song feels a little out of place, almost too much syth. We make up for it as “NWOBHM 2” has the rumbling drums and crunching guitar. The drums seem to get more attention here as the ride cymbal gets a work out, just as the full kit did at the start. “Lamplighter” is a mellower track (for the band) than anything else fusing in some bird calls even. “Thor is like Immortal” seems to fail to get going to these ears. Some big riffs but no real structure seems to evolve and it feels like a warm up, get your fingers moving type track. The nine string guitar seems to stand out (as it should) though. There is a slow fade in for “C’mon Smash The Quotile” and after about 30 seconds the band is at full volume locked in their groove and it seems to get louder and louder as the lead guitar attack begins. This is another of the 9 string guitar solos from Smith. “These Glyphs are Dusty” comes right of the prior track and finds to be on the same riff seemingly but with big tom tom rolls from Soete. The grinding riffs later in the track are awesome, they will fire you right up reaching for your air guitar. “I Love the Spirit World and I love Your Fathers” is just a 30 second track from Smith which opens to “Vangelis Again”. “Lost” is a solo effort from Green and the album concludes with “Extra Man” that seems to really break the mold, there are actually vocals for one. It has a cleaner “rock” sound to it with not as much flashy/speed going on.
Where are they now? - According to their Wiki Page the band is still active, yet it says they have broken up? Go figure?
FDF Overall Take/Was it worth Dusting off? It didn't grab me like it once did. Need to check it out a bit more often.
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