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Trio B.C.

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Listening by pure accident to Girl in a Coma's debut album "Both Before I'm Gone, was one of those rare moments when a piece of music just becomes an instant revelation. The album combined raw guitar with thrashing beats one moment and then shifted effortlessly to more thoughtful melodies all the while combining various musical influences. Its genius was rooted in its simplicity and passion. This set up a potential pitfall for the band in their second album, Trio B.C. Would the band attempt to recreate the nice tight simple package of "Both Before I'm Gone," or would they attempt the risky, but more rewarding route, of refining their sound and going into different directions. I am pleased to report they close the second option and produced a more mature album that loses nothing in its quality. However, I will say that tracks in Trio B.C. do tend to drift apart some but does not distract from their value. I highly recommend listening to both the band's albums in order to track their amazing progression.

Nina Diaz of Girl In A Coma may had been one of the most underrated female vocalists in the national punk rock scene. Now with Trio B.C. released to the world earlier this summer, you can now say Diaz is one of the most underrated rock vocalists- period. With 13 new songs ranging from punk to blues-rock, folky alt-ballads, and rock en espanol, Trio B.C. is a major step towards musical diversity and maturity.

Female led alt-rock has had a fair history of strong vocalists, but I personally haven't heard anything as mighty and melodic since the days of Concrete Blonde (a good back to back comparison are tracks 7 & 8, "Slaughter Lane" and "Trails", both dead ringers for any Napolitano-penned song from the early 90s). Drawing comparisons to the golden era of modern rock radio doesn't stop there. The vocal melodies in "Pleasure and Pain" may remind you of The Cranberries while the chord progression of "Joannie In The City" could had come had been strung by Courtney Love herself (ironically, Love's idol Joan Jett contributes guitar on this particular cut).

If I can dismiss my least favorite track as the album's opener, Trio B.C. may be among my year's best. If you don't feel early 90s comparisons are cliché, you may feel the same way.

Quite how GiaC are not enormously popular is a mystery to me. Every song on this CD is a masterpiece and you can listen to it from top to bottom without skipping any tracks. You can hear their influences without being smashed in the face by them.

This album is terrific. I can't stop listening to it. These girls are some of the most talented ever. It's unique, refreshing, & so beautiful it can put you in a trance yet hard enough for an old punk like me. I can not get enough of her voice, it's so powerful & deep. They are also one of the best live acts I've ever seen, I've never seen so much talent bursting from one stage!

I first listened to GIAC in late 2007. That first album was good but this one has a lot catchier tunes. I've had it in my car for three weeks straight and it has yet to get old. These chicks rock.

Great records are often the combination of musicianship, delivery, song writing, and production... This record stands out because these 3 lovely ladies from San Antonio have, for a second time, nailed these important elements.

For those who say there is nothing new and vibrant being recorded these days need only turn their attention to Girl in a Coma. For their second effort, they have delivered another record with a vital beat full of with, humor, and serious monologue on life as a teen in very difficult times.

Joan Jett is really to be commended for her unwavering support of this band.

Great album. You can tell they put a lot of hard work into this - it's good balance of the familiar GIAC sound with some new artistic offerings enjoy. Fans will not hear a whole new change in direction, so they won't be disappointed, nor will they hear a knockoff of the first album, so they won't be bored. I really like how they experimented with broader range of rock styles on this one, but yes, in the end it still signature GIAC. These gals are true artists, and if they keep this up they are destined to be legends in my book.