Sinch (2002)

Sinch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Label: Roadrunner
• ASIN: B00022GQ3Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #942,705 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely something to build on!, October 11, 2002

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Michael G Kropman "Mike K" (harrisville, ri United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sinch (Audio CD)

First off, if you're looking for some psycho metal ranting, don't pick this CD up. Sinch has crafted a style that is rarely seen in the musical industry: their songs are hard (for the most part), but can be very sweeping and melodic at the same time, not unlike Fuel (the difference being that Sinch seems to hit this target much more consistently). This lends itself to a very intense (but not insane) type of music, especially if you are the type of person that actually listens to the lyrics. "Something More" is by far the strongest track of the album, but upon further listenings, all of the songs(even the uncharacteristic "Passive Resistor") begin to grow on you, especially if the lyrics are taken into account.
So if you like bands like Slipknot or Flaw, don't bother. But if you are into more emotion-driven altrock, such as Fuel or TrustCompany, I would definitely recommend Sinch. They show some incredible potential on this album, and I suspect that once they find their niche (or carve their own) in the altrock industry, they will be a force to be reckoned with.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Damn Good Album !!, September 27, 2002

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JT in ChiTown "JT" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sinch (Audio CD)

This album gives the feel of a great dive bar band up on stage gritting it out through a hard and edgy set !! Tunes like "Something More", "Arctic Ocean", "Silent Acquiencence",and "Bitmap" showcase a band that has it clicking on all cylinders !! The drummer and bass lay down a great tempo...in fact I'd go so far to say that these are the best one-two punch in the biz right now. Haunting and clean acoustic guitar yields to amped up distortion at just the right moment to make the songs memorable....combine this with great lyrics and a solid front man vocal and it all adds up to make this a great jam session! The angst-ridden screams in "To Die In Fall" could use a little polish to make them more harmonious but their is a certain perfection in their inperfection...they are raw, rough and ragged....and to the lead vocals credit he can be quite melodic when he stays in his range !! A [DANG] GOOD ALBUM for those that like hard-edgy-guitar-rock-metal.....it has kind of a Staind meets early-unpolished-Queensrhyche feel or maybe a Bush crossed with Disturbed flavor!! Either way it rocks !!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best CD you have not bought yet! Simply mind-blowing!!!, March 29, 2003

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Jeans Yoder (Yoder, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sinch (Audio CD)

Sinch? Who's Sinch? relax, w/ album like this, I'm sure more will come out of these guys. Why do I say that? It's b/c that this album is just so incredibly, rediculously, outstanding! Sure, sinch doesn't put there first self-titled album into a cover to cover listen, but more of like a bush, sixteen stone single fest. The unfortunate thing, for sinch, is that probably only "something more", will be the only single off this album. "armslength", "seven", "plasma", "433" can easily be singles. The only problem is that this type of music that sinch has to offer has never before been heard by anyone. When I first heard this album all the way through, it reminded me something of a staind album, but after a 2nd time, I realized that it was something special.

Sinch brings not just "something more" (which is clearly the best song) the also bring "something new" (not a song) to the mainstream market. This new dark rock, crazed guitar, spine tingling vocals, and awe-shocking sound effects. If you want to compare them to someone, you'd have to combine linkin' park, staind, alice in chains, pearl jam, and maybe stabbing westward (for those sw fans out there). The thing that sinch differs from all of these bands is that they perfect the sound.

Look for a 2nd album in about 2 years or so. It will probably be better than the debut. Look for it to be more listener friendly, w/ more than 2 singles. Just wait, sinch is the next best thing in rock!!