Customer Reviews

Overgrown Eden

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Wholly disappointing

I bought this album on the basis of a free CD I got from a music magazine in the UK which had a B-side track of InMe's on - which sounded pretty good, nice heavy guitars, combinations of gravel voice and falsetto melodies making me think there's a great deal of potential in this new band.

On actually listening to the album, all potential was ruined, I was (and still am) massively disappointed.

I don't want to sound pompous, but I think it'd be an interesting show to see along with these glowing reviews also the age of the reviewer. I doubt very much any of these 4 & 5 star accounts come from anyone over 16. If like me you're in your mid to late 20's, you've been through the joy of sitting in your room in the dark listening to Pearl Jam being a mopey teenager and so songs with lyrics like "I could cry, my time has come and I am stupid and forever sad" just evoke a cringing response which is an instant embarrassing turn off.

The album gives the impression it's more of an advert for the bands Boss pedal collection then any mark of thoughtful song writing, I've not analysed it, but I'm sure in some songs there's guitar parts for 5-6 different effects pedals. Instead of giving the effect of having a multi layered interesting track, it just sounds like he's showing off what he had for Christmas "well I've just got Flanger Mk II... may as well use it".

You could replace the title of any track with "Teenage angst" and it'd still make perfect sense. You write from your experiences, granted, although if your experiences constitute being dumped for the 1st time and working in a shoe shop at the weekend I'd rather not hear it.

This an amazing debut album from the upcoming essex metal trio Inme. Songs such as Underdose and Firefly along with the likes of crusehed like fruit and neptune are taken from there singles. These young stars really have a musical talent and are on there way to fame the album has some hard hitting riffs and and has excellent voclas and guitar solos.Simon on the drums provides a hard hitting beat and joe on bass provides an excellent baking to Dave mcphersons kurt kobain like growls..These young kids really have it going and could be on there way to playing alot of big named festivals.

InMe are my favourite band which is quite amazing considering ive never had a favourite band. Overgrown Eden is catchy and addictive albumn and is very well done for their first albumn. Songs like "Lava Twilight" and "Neptune" have that unforgetable "inme" guitar sound which makes it very catchy. Especially when you hear Dave McPhereson use the three different levels of singing(screams,normal and high).
Even though there are just three of them it still makes agood sound and they will probably go far if they continue to release albumns.
In InMe they all look different too which is soooo much easier to recognise and know names inlike some bands when they all look the same, and cant tell a difference between them.
One last thing to say is to definately get the albumn!!!!!!!!!!

Dave McPherson's singing brings the house down everytime.
Listen to Crushed Like Fruit and you'll know what they mean by "loud". Kerrang are right, life is loud and so is this.
It's a shame they didn't use the version from the video of Crushed Like Fruit because that was a touch more catchy.
They is not 1 track on this album that is rubbish at all.
InMe make each song individual from each other so there's something for everyone.

What adds as a bonus (to me) is Her Mask because it is calmer than other songs.

InMe will definately win Best British Band this year in the Kerrang Awards 2003 so get voting! ...InMe rule so get this album!!

InMe have brought a unique blend of rock to the UK scene but their songs are all similar in theme. Most of them deal with death or other depressing subjects. The guitar riffs are catchy and it's definetly something to mosh too. However, in the UK, Inme have become very over rated because of their single "Firefly" which was a big hit, and have attracted a lot of aggressive female fans who wont say anything bad about them. Good, unique rock, but lacks in varitaion theme-wise.

This album is great, all the way through you are treated to fantastic guitar riffs, great lyrics from dave, and generally fantastic music. Includes the released songs Crushed Like Fruit, Underdose, FireFly and Neptune.
GREAT!

I can not stress to all you guys out there how amazing this band are. They have a very unique sound and i'm sure you wouldn't be disappointed. If you ever get the chance to see InMe live, then go for it! I recently saw them in southampton and they played the most amazing set i've ever heard and your go home remembering what a wicked time you had. It just shows that rock bands from the UK are going to take over the music scene and kick the american rock band's a**'s! Sorry to have said that to any americans who have read this but its the truth. Dave McPherson has an amazing, energetic voice i've ever heard in along time. He simply knows his stuff! you've got to buy this album and im sure your understand how amazing InMe are.

this album is one of the best so far that i own, it has good vocals all the way through the album off dave, and the bass(joe) and drums(simon) just top off the incredible sounds of each and every song wright the way through, if you actually listen to the words you can try and understand the pain and distrote dave has had in his life(the past 19yrs). its an excellent album!! buy it now!

InMe are now one of my all time favoutites. With rockin' hits like "Neptune", and "Firefly", what more do you want?!I found out about InMe from a brittish friend of mine, and I hope they become popular down here! They deserve more fame and regignition.
Love it! Buy it if you liked bands like Yellowcard and Three Days grace, But be prepared for unique vocals and catchy tunes.

I bougt this album on the back of hearing Firefly and Neptune 2 of the stand out tracks of the album. Since listening to it several thousand times they remain the 2 stand out tracks in terms of catchiness whilst big hitting songs like Mosaic and Crushed Like Fruit make you wanna mosh all day long.

Underdose, Lava Twighlight, Natural and Trenches are not as catchy as Firefly or Neptune nor as heavy as Mosaic or Crushed Like Fruit but still rule with a capital R.

Her Mask (p a) is an absolute gem of a song a lot slower than anything else on this album (apart from Ice Warm - which is bollocks the only low point of album) it is full of emotion and meaning and it has a mature feel to it for such a young band.

Wounds and Energy are the only two songs off the album which I have now not mentioned so I'm going to say that they are still good songs but in my personal opinion lack the strength or character of other songs, however I would still choose to listen to these songs over most other rock bands though.

With one weakness in the album inME are a quite ferocious young band. Classed as a continuation of the grunge movement by many they certainly sound very raw at times and the singer has an obvious debt to Kurt with his voice. This said however they can't be compared to Nirvana (can any band?) as they are to unique. While the singer screams like Kurt at times he has an absolutely incredible voice and along with his song writing skills should stand the band in good stead to take the alternative music scene by storm, certainly the best British band around I would recommend this album to anyone who is a fan of modern rock music.