Napalam
2009
1. The Quest
2. Leviathan
3. That Famous Ol' Spiced
4. Keelhauled
5. To the End of Our Days
6. Black Sails at Midnight
7. No Quarter
8. Pirate Song
9. Chronicles of Vengeance
10. Wolves of the Sea
Black Sails At Midnight marks the second album from this gimmicky new band. I liked the first one well enough as some of the songs succeeded at being catchy sing along sort of pirate songs. This band hasn't blown me out of the water (yuck yuck) but their debut was good enough to merit a second listen.
Black Sails At Midnight is much like the album that preceded it. Really, I could sum this review up with two comments. Those are don't expect anything new and if you're ok with that and liked the first album then you should like this as well. There's not a whole lot remarkable about this since the gimmick has been done (and a bit better), there's not really amazing guitar work, and the singer can barely do just that with his gruff voice that's practically spoken most of the time. The singer's raspy yarr me matey voice does have a certain charm though and songs like The Quest and Keelhauled in particular have a good energy and they nail the sing along pirate sea chantey vibe they're going for. Basically, what the band is good at is a fun niche and that's not a terrible thing. The album is a little hit and miss, but even the songs that aren't great still are pretty decent. Plus there are insanely catchy and energetic tunes like Keelhauled that pull up the album's ranking. That one is the definite highlight, accordion and all.
Basically, what we have here is an album that doesn't have a lot of stunning musicianship or really bring much new to the table. However, when it comes down to it this album does have some fun songs and not everyone needs to reinvent the wheel or blow me away with their skill. If you can just not take this band too seriously then there's some good stuff here.
Highlights: Keelhauled, The Quest, Pirate Song
Rating - 3.5/5
2. Leviathan
3. That Famous Ol' Spiced
4. Keelhauled
5. To the End of Our Days
6. Black Sails at Midnight
7. No Quarter
8. Pirate Song
9. Chronicles of Vengeance
10. Wolves of the Sea
Black Sails At Midnight marks the second album from this gimmicky new band. I liked the first one well enough as some of the songs succeeded at being catchy sing along sort of pirate songs. This band hasn't blown me out of the water (yuck yuck) but their debut was good enough to merit a second listen.
Black Sails At Midnight is much like the album that preceded it. Really, I could sum this review up with two comments. Those are don't expect anything new and if you're ok with that and liked the first album then you should like this as well. There's not a whole lot remarkable about this since the gimmick has been done (and a bit better), there's not really amazing guitar work, and the singer can barely do just that with his gruff voice that's practically spoken most of the time. The singer's raspy yarr me matey voice does have a certain charm though and songs like The Quest and Keelhauled in particular have a good energy and they nail the sing along pirate sea chantey vibe they're going for. Basically, what the band is good at is a fun niche and that's not a terrible thing. The album is a little hit and miss, but even the songs that aren't great still are pretty decent. Plus there are insanely catchy and energetic tunes like Keelhauled that pull up the album's ranking. That one is the definite highlight, accordion and all.
Basically, what we have here is an album that doesn't have a lot of stunning musicianship or really bring much new to the table. However, when it comes down to it this album does have some fun songs and not everyone needs to reinvent the wheel or blow me away with their skill. If you can just not take this band too seriously then there's some good stuff here.
Highlights: Keelhauled, The Quest, Pirate Song
Rating - 3.5/5
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