ONESIDEZERO
12/18/2007
TunelabMusic.com Review
by Vic, TunelabMusic.com
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Review: Onesidezero - 'Onesidezero'
Contributed By:
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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