Comments for Loudness, Ghetto Machine

GHETTO MACHINE ROCKS IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN PREVIOUS OFFERINGS. WHERE THE GUITAR WORK OF AKIRA TAKASAKI USED TO TAKE CENTER STAGE, NOW STANDS THE SLOWER, DIRTIER, DARE I SAY, SLOPPIER, ARRANGEMENTS OF A COLLECTIVE MORE MATURE UNIT. THIS IS NOT THEIR BEST CD, BUT IT DOES HOLD ITS OWN AMIDST A WEALTH OF MEDIOCRE BANDS THAT SEEM TO BE ABUNDANT THESE DAYS. IF YOU LIKE PANTERA AND ALICE AND CHAINS YOU WILL LIKE THIS CD. ON A SCALE OF 1-10 I WOULD RATE IT A SOLID 8. MZA

One of their more interesting albums... the 3rd studio album with Masaki Yamada (ex EZO & Flatbacker). The lead isn`t as prominent on this album, which is surpring as the lead guitarist (Akira Takasaki) is the only original band member left! The bassist, Naoto Shibata, is formerly of ANTHEM. The Drummer, Hiro Honma, is also ex-EZO.