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Hot Rod Circuit
Reality's Coming Through
Hot Rod Circuit with Reality's Coming Through
Vagrant Records
Release Date: August 24, 2004

The first thing I thought when I was listening to Hot Rod Circuit's album Reality's Coming Through was that the CD was Hot Rod Circuit Livefull of catchy songs.  So I immediately knew that it wasn't gonna be disappointed or bored to death like some CD's will do to you.  The CD is so refreshing to hear because the music is something you don't hear very often.

"Save You" is a song filled with smooth verses and a rocky chorus.  The first thing I noticed was that the first verse I heard was very smooth going.  Then I got to the chorus and immediately liked it because it was rocky and catchy.  Definitely something I enjoyed listening to. Trever Keith does additional vocals on this song.

Fasted paced.  That's the first thing you think when "Tell the Truth" starts playing.  Then it slows down a bit, but not Hot Rod Circuit Promo Shotmuch, for the chorus and they start singing "I want you to somehow tell the truth."  The chorus has a very nice beat to it that I like a lot.

The first song that I immediately took a liking to was "The Best You Ever Knew."  The song has a very country feeling to it, but don't worry it's not one of those ones that make you wanna kill yourself just so you don't have to listen to it anymore.  It's one that you'll actually enjoy.  "I don't want to feel like I've been wasting you time/Want to be the best you ever knew" is the first words you hear sung.  "The Best You Ever Knew" is definitely a very catchy song.

"Unfaithful" is one you'll definitely go straight to once you find out that Chris Carrabba is a guest vocalist.  Ya, he's actually screaming in the song.  "Unfaithful" is a pretty Casey From Hot Rod Circuitgood song.  Its title is exactly what the song is about.  You can definitely tell it when you hear "You're not telling me somthing I know/You're haunted by the consequence that follows/no one wants to be alone."

In Hot Rod Circuit's packaging instead of having gallons of artwork or having just some background designed like most bands have they decided just to have pictures of them recording.  It's actually a really perfect time for a band to have their packaging like that because most bands are focused on having a bunch of artwork in their packaging and barely anyone has a bunch of pictures of the band.  So they're doing something that not everyone else is doing, and not going along with the crowd, or with what's "cool" at the moment.

"In Habit You" is a song that's gonna have you singing "I know what it takes to."  The main thing that attracted me to this song was the bridge.  It's a bit different from the rest of the song.  And there's this awesome guitar riffed that goes along with it that I really like.

One thing I noticed about Hot Rod Circuit's "Moonlight Sunlight" is that his voice sounds really annoying when he'sHot Rod Circuit Live singing the verses.  It's one of those voices that really get on your nerves.  Luckily, his voice goes back to normal when he sings the chorus.

Overall, I think that the Hot Rod Circuit's Reality's Coming Through is a pretty good album.  It's definitely very different than what you are used to hearing all the time.  It's one of those CD's that stands out from the rest of the CD's since it's not like all the screamo and emo albums you hear all the time.

XROXX ALBUM RATING:  XXXX (4 X's out of a possible 5 X's)

Kersten Petersen
writer@XROXX.com


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