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Borgo Pass - Slightly Damaged
Review by: Rob Wrong (StonerRock.com)
Self Release
available: now
Right off of the bat, the latest CD from Borgo Pass
"Slightly Damaged" pummels with stoner sludge blues
goodness...classic tunes that have the intensity of Grand Magus
at times...other times it's very spacial and moody.
There is a ton of 70's influence going on, drenched in doom and
mood swings. The vocals remind me of sort of a like Ben from
Orange Goblin, but at other times during some of the more quiet
melodic parts it reminds me slightly of Layne Staley or Eddie
Vedder for a lack of better words. Very melodic through all the
loud and quiet moments.
Like I said there are definite doom/gloom parts, but mostly it
reminds me of post Seattle grunge stuff...like a lot of stuff
coming out these days, if it would have came out 10 years ago it
would have fit into what was going on. This is a good thing for
sure, don't get me wrong...I am a huge fan of most of the bands
that came out of that time era of music...Borgo Pass definitely
has that same sort of grunge feel, nonetheless.
I could picture Borgo Pass on a bill with Orange Goblin, Grand
Magus, Mammoth Volume and Solitude Aeturnus...sounding nothing
like any of these bands of course, but Borgo Pass shares a
little in common with all of them...
Great tunes, dark and melodic, heavy and rocking. Get this one
if you are also a fan of early Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains,
Soundgarden...has that same sort of vibe. Check it out.
URL: http://www.borgopass.com/
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| meteorjadd
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I really, really dig this new
Borgo material. If MeteorCity were signing bands right now, I'd
want to give them some serious consideration. I've had a couple
people mention hearing some nu-metal influences on this batch of
stuff, but I don't hear that. I think the Grand Magus and Alice
In Chains comparisons Rob made both hit the mark; and old Orange
Goblin to a degree, although Borgo's singer could belt ol' Ben
under the table in a throat war. This stuff is heavy yet catchy,
like more recent Monster Magnet a bit, and Grand Magus, and a
bit like that new major-label Soil record. It's like if radio
rock was intelligent, which I'd guess is why Rob mentioned the
grunge bands, 'cause that's the last time I can recall radio
rock that wasn't tailored for the lowest common denominator.
Jadd
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| ron |
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Subject: Borgo Pass - Slightly Damaged |
| Do they have the same singer as
on their last release? I liked that one.
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| scapegoatsoup
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| It's a different vocalist from
their first album. According to their website, Jimmy (current
vocals) joined the band June 8, 2001. I'm pretty sure
"Powered By Sludge" was a 2000 release.
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| meteorjadd
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Subject: Borgo Pass - Slightly Damaged |
Yeah, it is a different singer
than on Powered By Sludge, the original guy had alot more Layne
Staley in his sound, Jimmy (new guy) is still melodic and writes
some great vocal hooks, but he's got waaaaay more power and
explosiveness than the previous singer. I liked the previous
singer too, but I dig the new one more.
Jadd
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