Its been a crazy ass weekend, but I'm back at it, so without further dudes (to quote Family Guy) I present my review of Akron/Family's Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free.
Akron/Family - Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free (3.5/10)
When this album kicks off, I was kind of like "what the hell is this?". They kind of kick it off all over the place, much like the sounds of a Southern Baptist Preacher, A woman giving birth, and The Polyphonic Spree all in the same room together. The lead track "Everyone is Guilty" certainly lives up to its name. Everyone in Akron/Family (all 3 of them) is guilty of a god awful and repetitive song that is enough to drive even Bin Laden out of hiding to make it stop. All in all, "everywhere and the same place at the same time" is the best way to describe the album, as every song is quite complex musically, but lacks any time of complexity within the lyrics. The first few listens I put this album through, I couldn't stand it. The more I play through and ignore the lyrics, the better, sort of lazy day on the lake vibe takes over. Truth be told, this album, left as an instrumental work might have gotten a better score. My favorite track on the album, "Set 'Em Free" is my personal favorite because of its short run time (2:37) and thus complete lack of time to be over-repetitive and awful. Unless you enjoy crazy complex folk-inspired chaos, shy away from Akron/Family's Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free. Sometimes, you have to take the good with the bad, and I apparently this week had a little bit of both extreme ends of the spectrum.
Tracks To Check Out:
...you know what? Don't.
Up Next (today, since I fell behind over the weekend) is The Fresh & Only's - Fresh & Only's EP
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