REVIEW: AS ALL DIE - TIME OF WAR AND CONFLICT

 

AS ALL DIE - TIME OF WAR AND CONFLICT (Crowded Control Activities, 2001): This record can be described with one word: climatic. The fundamental theme in these CD, as is pointed by the title us war, and about this Clint Listing, the main brain behind this, makes his lyrics. There are a lot of keyboards bases and guitars used as support ina way that maybe Pink Floyd could use (in their more melancholic material), I mean, to create certain textures. The CD opens with a militar march and the voice of Clint personifying somebody who is sending his people to war. There are depressing songs that are very interesting like, for example, "Johnny Got his Gun" where Listing´s vocals seem a mix between Roger Waters and Johann Edlund from Tiamat ("Wildhoney" era). We can also point out the darkness in tracks like "Mother Earth" with Listing whispering very softly the lyrics, almost imperceptible, making stronger the feeling of desolation that he is trying to show. Favorite tracks: "Johnny Got his Gun", "A Tear for the Hero" and "The Longest Day". Contact: crowded@relapse.com