Dave Keuning, of The Killers, has called From 005-008 ‘a two guitar attack on the senses…’. Drowned in Sound have said The Good, The Bad are a band who ‘write great quality rock songs’, and we here at Call Upon the Author have to completely agree.
It goes past in a blur of stunning guitar solos and by the time it’s over it successfully leaves your senses wanting more. It is nowhere near enough to leave the ears sated, yet to have more offered up on this EP might ruin such an exceptional experience.
It’s an entirely vocal free zone, which has turned out to be great. It is a whole lot easier to get lost in the music without having somebody’s voice dragging you back to reality and actually it’s quite refreshing.
The first two tracks, 005 and 006, are brilliant; they’re fast paced, upbeat, similar to one another yet not too much the same, they’re relaxed yet repeatable. There isn’t really much that they’re not.
007 and 008 are slightly rockier than the first half of the EP, offering more variety. Even though these two tracks aren’t as upbeat as the ones before they’re just as skilled. They showcase just how great The Good, The Bad are with their guitars and raises the bar they set at the start of the EP even higher. Hopefully, if things go extremely well, they will be around for a lot longer and produce many more tracks, just as enjoyable as the four on this EP.
