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Ron
Marks has really out done himself with ‘No Such Soul’
without trying compare ‘no such soul’ to last solo album
it’s quite easy to see why he has been put forward for preliminary
Grammy nominations! Ron Marks better known for his work during the
eighties with heavy metal greats Celtic Frost is a musical genius,
not only did Ron write, arrange and perform all the material on the
new album, he also engineered and produced it! This album proves that
Ron Marks is more then the stereotypical heavy metal guitarist. ‘No
Such Soul’ is out now through sonic wave international and is
a great addition to any hard rock collection. I hope you enjoy my
track-by-track review of ‘No Such Soul’. “Irreverence”
- Melody is great. This is a very cool hard rock opening track to
what is promising to be a great album. What I love about ‘Irreverence’
is that it’s got simple riffs, simple drum patterns proving
once again that a great song doesn’t need to have five tempo
changes in the first two minutes. “Dream American” - ‘Hit
that ass and worship illusion’ is one of my favorite lines in
this song that’s basically taking the piss out of the American
dream. For the most part this is a great song. I loved the lyrics
I found them to be arranged well, but I felt it was lacking musically.
“Play The Fool” - I loved this track, Ron Marks vocals
blew me away on Play the fool. I found Ron’s singing style on
this track had a Paul Stanley feel to it, which was very cool. All
though ‘Play the Fool’ runs a little under two minutes
this track rocks! “A.M.R.O.C.” - What a fantastic song.
The melodies are brilliant, this is another track without complicated
drumming and it has some killer guitar riffs. Ron has done a fantastic
job on ‘A.M.R.O.C.’ both musically & vocally. This
is defiantly one of my favorite songs on the album. “A Day Late”
- From the first time I heard ‘A Day Late’ I knew I was
going to love it. I have always been a sucker for the ballads. I really
felt that the guitar solo worked very well in a day late it really
compliments what I would refer to as one of the best rock ballads
I have heard in years. “Love” - This is the best song
on the album. It is also one of the heaviest songs on the album. When
I first heard ‘Love’ I immediately thought of Disturbed,
this song has that same sound that Disturbed gave us on their first
album ‘The Sickness’. With a title such as ‘Love’
don’t be expecting this one to be slow and mushy. Musically
brilliant, vocally outstanding and very well written, this one is
for fans of bands such as Disturbed. “Delilah” - I love
the intro to ‘Delilah’ it has a punk/dirty rock feel to
it. On the other hand it has this total eighties rock vibe. You won’t
be able to help yourself you will find yourself singing along to this
track! “Fix” - ‘I need a fix, I don’t care
how I get it’ This is a lyric that rings true with each and
every one of us, whether it is drugs, music, money or something else.
I absolutely love this track. I constantly find myself singing along
to this one! “The Man Who Sold The Sun” - There are always
going to be songs that we will hear, that in our minds we think we
could have done heavier or in a different way, for me this was one
of those songs. I wasn’t a big fan of this track. “Keystone
Punk” - Well for most hard rock and or heavy metal fans the
first words that come out of your mouth when you hear Keystone Punk
will be “What the Fuck”? This song most certainly doesn’t
have much to offer to lovers of the heavier music considering the
track has much more of a hillbilly/country groove through out! I personally
quite enjoyed this track, given the flow & different arrangements
of various tracks on the album I feel it fits in quite well. “Horror
Vacua” - Well after hearing ‘Keystone Punk’ this
unlisted track will blow your head off. I love that Horror Vacua is
a heavy track but it’s far from one of my favorites. I will
say I loved the killer vocals towards the end of the song. Musically
it lost me early on! Well as you can see this album fares much better
for me then the latest Bon Jovi release. If you are a lover of rock,
hard rock and metal music then this is defiantly an album to add to
your collection. All though there are a couple of songs on the album
that you will have to play a few times before you fall in love with
them for the most part it is a great album, with ever changing melodies
& moods. The song writing was very well done and there are a few
songs you will be singing along to in no time. Rating: 75 Reviewed By: Cameron Edney |
