Let’s Go For A Ride by Upside Down Room

posted in: May 2011, Music Review | 0

Old-school punk rockers Upside Down Room are finally back with a new ep. If you thought they broke up or called it quits long ago – think again! They were just laying low for a while. Their newest ep has six songs total, with two older songs re-recorded and four new songs. And yes, the re-recorded songs are different from the originals – you’ll be able to hear the difference right away. In fact, there seems to be a slightly different sound throughout the entire ep. While UDR has retained much of their signature sound, they have also managed to change it slightly, too. The only word I can think of is “gritty.” I don’t know the technical term for it, but the guitar tones sound grittier to me… and I really like this change. TV Baby was a great ep, but something about it concerned me. Now I can see that I was starting to think that all UDR releases were sounding similar. Not that this was totally bad since I loved their sound but I know some fickle fans will check out if things start repeating. They changed that a bit with this new ep – enough to sound new and fresh but not so much that they would alienate long time fans. It’s kind of like when you run into an old friend that you haven’t seen for years and find out that they are even cooler than they were. You like the changes but are glad they kept the things that made you friends in the first place.

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