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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME!, November 14, 2000
By A Customer
This album has it all! Great song writing, melody, agression, and real chorus parts you can remember and sing back. Influeces are evident. I here Deftones, and Sevendust in the soulful vocals. New metal is in the mix also via Limp Bizcut, and Korn. Yet Boiler Room has an originality in putting their own spin on this style. Chris Lino has the strongest voice I have heard in years. Boiler Room caught my ear instantly when I heard their single (Do it Again) on MTVs first Return Of The Rock CD. I saw them live in N.Y.C. at a K-Rock low dough show when they opened for Orgy, and they blew me away. ...
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
These guys deserve whatever great reviews they get!, November 14, 2000
By A Customer
If you are looking for a Hot new band to get into with catchy hooks, sharp, crunchy riffs, slick drum beats, and a vocalist with a cool, raspy sound who sings lyrics that anybody can relate to, then these guys are the perfect choice. I can't find a song on this album that I can't get into. Songs like Insomnia, Patience, Hopeless, and the title song, Can't Breathe are some perfect examples of what I'm talkin about. Let the reviews of praise roll, because Boiler Room is fit to deserve all of 'em, Word is born!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A solid album from a great band, November 7, 2004
Man, I'm glad I grew up on the east coast. Being out in LA, I would have never heard of Boiler Room. When I first heard them, it was on a college station. They were a local band called who used to be called Bible Black (I've always known them as Boiler Room). I actually have the album they released independently before this one (which by the way has that song "Low Society" that another reviewer had mentioned, and no I would never even think of selling it) and back then they had a darker, heavier sound.
The big problem I had with this album was my first impression. When I first started listening, it sounded like they had abandoned their doomy, down-tuned sound for a newer, more "accessible" sound. It sounded like any other band that's played on the new rock stations. Then, I got through some more of the album and realized that they're trying to pioneer the genre, instead of blending in with it. "Insomnia" is hands down my favorite track, with such a powerful yet simple riff, along with a strong vocal melody and a superb overall feel to the song. "Superficial" is also a strong track and "Patience" is another standout but honestly I can't say anything bad about any of the songs on this cd. It's just sad that the record companies gave up on them so easily and they had to call it quits.
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