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The X-Possibles:
Blood Everywhere
The X-Possibles are a self-described punk band hailing from New York City. They use words like pop-punk and hardcore as well you get the picture. Their recent release entitled Blood Everywhere is their first full-length, and it stomps around in familiar hard-edged rock territory. With titles like You Make Me Ill and Zombieotic, I think you can imagine what this band sounds like. Tibbie X, lead female vocalist, has a pretty screaming, snarling voice that is really all that might set this band apart from the others. By the others I mean the mass of bands that all sound like angry kids, playing loud music with nothin much to say and no new way to say it. The X-Possibles, completed by Rikki Chips on lead guitar, Bobby Teen Idol on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Body on bass and Avital on drums, go as far as to borrow, or rather copy, the opening notes of the 60s hit Brand New Cadillac. Maybe its just me, but I prefer the way Vince Taylor and the Playboys did that song. In addition, there are several surf guitar riffs that sound really very familiar. Nothing discredits a band like using other peoples music throughout your record. That said, there is one song What About Me, which seems like it could really be one of those songs that plays while some teenagers confusion and heartbreak plays out across your television screen one Wednesday night. This is meant as a compliment, somewhat. If you think like I do, this means having your one-hit-wonder be on a teen soap opera. Not usually the most hip way to go out, but at least someone would hear one of your songs.
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