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Chain Reaction:
Out of the Dark
Chain Reaction Band celebrates guitar-rock virtuosity on Out of the Dark, which is a compilation of previous recordings. Chain Reaction experiments with Blues, Psychedelia and Prog-Rock in order to render their listeners insatiable. However, the remainder of their catalogue is plagued by mystery as it is quite difficult to locate prior releases such as Musical Chairs, High Noon, and Out of the Ruins. Nevertheless, Out of the Dark serves as a perfect introduction to a hard-working band that has long paid its dues in the Detroit music scene. They're not exactly the hipsters that the White Stripes are, nor are they a proto-punk band in the vein of the Stooges or the MC5, yet lead guitarist Bob Drozdzewski sets his guitar ablaze more fiercely than Ted Nugent ever could and still manages to tame things down long enough for lead singer Eric Harabadian to belch out some soulful lyrics. While Out of the Dark displays a fun-loving group of musicians playing well-conceived straight-ahead rock and roll, there are moments on this album such as "Sex Education" and "New World Frontier" that prove this band can write socially conscious lyrics without overstepping their boundaries as musicians. To lump this album into a specific genre or to compare Chain Reaction to any band before them would be to no avail. Out of the Dark does not do Chain Reaction justice for the simple fact that they are a live band that thrives on playing gigs in seedy dives where they are unrestricted in terms of attaining a higher realm in the musical kingdom. Disregarding the fact that they rarely play outside of Michigan is enough incentive to pick up a copy of Out of the Dark so that the infection can begin.
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