THE RISING – Hey You
July 23rd, 2010 | Published in Reviews
The Rising have always been proud to wear their influences on their sleeves, which has become apparent on their debut EP Hey You. They have the obvious Oasis influence, which some Oasis fans may actually like. Others, however, may dismiss immediately, thinking it’s just another ‘rip-off’ and that no one can replace Oasis.
Some may sit on the fence, like myself.
Hey You the first track and the first released single from the band, is a track to get the crowd moving, and the fans singing along, whether it’s at a concert, or with a hairbrush in their hand. With simple lyrics, it’s easy for even a small child to catch on to. However, a 4 minute song, with the same tune, and the only change being right at the end with a more amped version of the tune you’ve just been listening to? Sure, it’s fine at the beginning, but mixing it up would change it from ‘fine’ to ‘brilliant’.
Think Tank, however, has a wonderful nostalgic feel to it, with it’s psychedelic guitar riffs, and it’s lyrics “The music ain’t quite what it used to be”. This track could easily get more people dancing than Hey You. A song that takes you back to the psychedelic era, whilst keeping a modern effect on the song, it’s almost surprising as to why this track wasn’t used as a debut single, instead of the other.
Story of My Life and Strangers of The Night are very relateable to the angst of teenagers in my generation. Story of my Life is easily related to anybody’s life, because it’s all about finding yourself, “I’m trying to find a world to which I belong”, whereas Strangers of the Night is all about that rough breakup that everyone’s been through, and how you desperately want them back “Things haven’t been too good since you’ve been gone” “Where did it all go wrong?”. Keeping an Oasis-influenced feel on both songs, they’ve also shown their own style, at last.
Now, aren’t live tracks supposed to attract more fans to shows? Well, the boys have more than likely succeeded with a live version of Hey You as the last track on this album. Altogether, it’s not that bad of an EP, and they’ve proved they can write a catchy tune. But this band still have a lot more to prove, and if they can prove it, there’s a bright future ahead of them!
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