In
my mind Need are the "bad boys"
of the new Greek progressive metal
scene. They are the heavier of all
bands and the ones that realize the
term progressive metal in a wide and
modern way. You might be doubtful
if they are really prog metal or something
else, but this doubt surely documents
that they are a band that you can
hardly classify. In one of my previous
reviews, I told about the aggress-progress-ive
metal that recently witness here and
there. For me Need fit in this category,
but guess what… they are more
than this too.
So what exactly are
Need? They play technical and powerful
metal with a modern (say it nu, it
doesn't matter, since they have little
to do with the representatives of
this silly genre) approach. Need walk
in a raw land and in their hand have
a map with Nevermore, Pantera, Tool
and Fates Warning on the four points
of the navigation axes. To extend
this metaphor the land they walk is
a desert, as they exploit very wisely
the groovy attribute of stoner rock.
After descriptions like this I ask
my self (and you): "Confused"?
Sometimes yes, but this time things
are plain enough. Need are a band
that writes intelligent aggressive
music, destined to be played live.
It is much evident that the music
in "The Widsom Machine"
breaks necks when played live. Although
the production is at a good level,
still they have to try more to improve
in this section. Not because you won't
enjoy the album, but if they want
to make the difference, then they
must do something better.
I turn back and see
a band with a great evolution in a
small period of time. I do not think
that this fact is enough to reward
them, but the overall result of "The
Wisdom Machine" leaves me no
other choice. If you do not want to
lose something that might be turn
to great in the next years, then this
release is strongly recommended. |
