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Rock
Release Date: 01/30/2007
Drama Queen is a phenomenal follow-up to the far inferior
Out of Your Mouth, and with it
Darr has finally pieced together the many musical threads in his head into one sizzling set. The core of
Neurosonic's sound is a seamlessly stitched tapestry of
hard rock (in all its many forms) and gloriously sweet melodic choruses, but that's only the core. The opening stab at lip-syncing the simpering popette
Jessica Simpson melds
hip-hop,
hardcore, and classic '80s
rock with a catchy chorus.
"Are Solar" splashes thundering
hard rock guitars around a warm, melody laced chorus, and tosses in a nod to
Eminem for good measure.
"Fearless" features the lush extravaganza of every British rocker's Christmas single, then drops in a harmony-drenched new-school
punk-styled chorus.
"Me Myself and I" is an exquisite, pensive ballad, until it revs up into
rock.
"I Will Always Be Your Fool" shifts the other direction, from
hard rock into a dreamy,
Beatlesesque chorus, a feat that
"Until I Die" repeats, only this time with stomping '80s
rock.
"Frankenstein" and
"Crazy Sheila" stomp straight into
Slade and
glam territory, while
"Boneheads" incorporates a tinge of
industrial dance, a splash of
hip-hop, and a shout-along chorus.
Hair metal comes back into fashion, lighter-in-the-air
arena rock gets its due, while orchestral
ballads make a comeback (wait; did they ever leave?) in
Darr's oh-so-clever hands. The sound is as big and bruising as it needs to be, while the gentler, softer sounds are allowed to sweep in with all the sassiness of a rich debutante. Thematically,
"So Many People" is the exception to the angsty, troubled interpersonal rule, a reflection of
Darr's
industrial, indie influences. Melancholy teens will cleave to the lyrics, but it's the music that will capture the respect of their elders.
~Jo-Ann Greene, All Music Guide
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