667: The Neighbour Of The Beast

I think we need to pass a law saying that if you use an assumed name for whatever reason, it has to be something that sounds at least halfway plausib ...

667: The Neighbour Of The Beast
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667: The Neighbour Of The Beast
The Leftovers
Fueled Up Records, 2000
REVIEW BY: Christopher Thelen
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 03/06/2001
I think we need to pass a law saying that if you use an assumedname for whatever reason, it has to be something that sounds atleast halfway plausible. I know; I speak from the experience ofwriting as "Bob Pierce" for the first two years of this site'sexistence.
In the case of the Swedish quintet The Leftovers, whoever cameup with these names should be locked in a closet and given nothingto read but Jackie Collins novels (as well as maybe A Separate Peace... what a pile of manure that book was from my high school experience). This will bethe only mention of the band members: vocalist Mr. Suit, leadguitarist Pete Savade, guitarist Nikki Violent, bassist NickSkrewdriver and drummer Rob Riot. I must now pause to wash myhands; they feel so dirty after typing those names.
It's a shame that I find myself railing against the band fortheir lame stage names, 'cause their latest release 667: The Neighbour Of The Beast isn't that bad. Oh, it'sraw, untamed and occasionally bordering on mass musical hysteria...but as much as you might want to hate this disc, you find youcan't... well, at least not totally.
Musically, The Leftovers are a mixture of power-driven hard rockwith the energy and anger of punk rock. While some of the leadguitar work occasionally sounds like it was cut from the exact sameswatch of cloth, musically this band isn't all that bad. Who knows?With a little more polish in the studio and a coat of paint on thesongwriting, they could give bands like Green Day and Blink 182 arun for their money.

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