THE TRADITIONALS - TRIED AND TRUE (2015)

Once reviewed The Old Firm Casuals, Spotify suggests I should hear another American band, The Traditionals. And yet, another artist who does not have images or a bio... Spotify, fix this!




1.- Get What You Deserve
A fast punk track showing good intentions and good musical skills but nothing special otherwise. ⭐⭐

2.- Not Another War
Much better second track with a good structure and catchy verse. The singer didn't convince me on the former song but does much better on this. Great finale. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

3.- Run this Place
Back to more fast punk rhythm and showing good skills again - the bass and the drums play well together- but misses a good verse ⭐⭐

4.- United
And gentlemen, this is a working class anthem. I can't help thinking that the singer should be more aggressive. He sounds like trying to be loud without being loud. BUT, this is a 5 star song. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

5.- Liberty
He sings bad on this one and ruins it despite the good guitar efforts with nice riffs. The final part is pretty dull. ⭐

6.- Dog House
A piano? Really? A f*cking piano?? ⭐

7.- Drunken Hooligan
Fast punk rock with good intentions and I guess a nice pogo if you see them live, but not the best verse and ends up being to repetitive ⭐⭐

8.- Cut you Down
Are they good musicians? yes. Do they play well? Yes. But still miss finding a nice round of chords. Love the guitars talking to each other in 1.25 but then the final part is too long ⭐⭐

9.- Daily Struggle
Another punk - pogo track with good back vocals and good riffs. Not my type though. ⭐⭐

10.- Outside Looking In
Another punk - pogo track with good back vocals and good riffs. Not my type though. ⭐⭐

11.- Media Overload
Was going to paste the same for third time, but this one is bad. Pretty bad song. ⭐

12.- Until They Board the Doors
Finally a break with a good intro and calmer pace. Would be a great punk-rock track if the singer could sing, but he struggles with the high tones ⭐⭐⭐

13.- Allentown
A bit of rock and roll to finish the album with the typical laughs at the end ⭐

In summary, great musicians and very well played music but need more time writing the songs to find the best round of chords as a few tracks are very, very similar... and do not bring that piano again!


Followers 884 (July 2018)