Onesidezero is: Jasan Radford (Vocals/ Guitar) Levn Sultanian (Guitar / Vocals) Cristian Hernandez (Bass) Rob Basile (Drums)
Overview:
L.A.-based hard rock act Onesidezero released their major-label debut,
'Is This Room Getting Smaller' for Maverick Records in 2001, toured
extensively, and then disappeared. The band members decided to go on
hiatus and worked with various other projects. Eventually they thought
it would be better to get back together, and six years later they
finally released their self-titled sophomore album.
The Good:
Front-man Jasan Radford sounds remarkably similar to 10 Years' singer
Jesse Hasek, who in turn, sounds an awful lot like Tool's mouthpiece,
Maynard James Keenan. Long story short, the apple doesn't fall much
farther than the other apple that fell from the same tree. If you want
to call 10 Years "Tool Lite", then Onesidezero is "10 Years Lite". That
means their eponymous album is a melodic hard rock affair with
prog-rock tendencies. Everything is tightly-knit together, and the
production is great. The guitars are driving and grinding the whole way
through, giving way to a few dandy (though short) guitar solos, which
are relatively clean throughout the album, with one major exception
(see "Safely Forgotten", where the distortion is turned up to maximum
effect). Onesidezero is able to play both fast and slow without losing
any effect either. "Breath" is a bass-driven number that alternates
between soft and slow in the verses to fast and heavy in the chorus.
"My Confession" is a great heavy hitter, where drummer Rob Basile gets
to show off his own speed. On the lighter side, "Who Will Stop The
Rain?" has an almost sing-song feel to it over a slowly-developing
riff, and "Carry Us Away" is a clean acoustic track that features some
of the strongest songwriting on the whole album. Many of the songs
feature well-written lyrics, such as the anti-war "Carry Your Gun". No
worries, though, they aren't all political.
Bottomline: For a
band that had been apart for as long as Onesidezero, they sound great
and you wouldn't think there had been a six year break between albums.
Working on their side projects helped keep them fresh undoubtedly, but
it's great they were able to maintain their personal chemistry during
the layoff. 'Onesidezero' (the album) is a welcome return for them, and
better than what you'd expect for most bands of their sort.
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