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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
12 Steps To Further Alienation From Your Fanbase, August 10, 2006
A new Powerman 5000 CD !? Tell me more!! Oh, so you say it strayed further from their sound on "Tonight The Stars Revolt" and "Anyone For Doomsday ?" ? Well, "Transform" was a good album so let us see for ourselves. I'm not sure why Spider felt the need to do the intro (and an intermission track), but that can be easily overlooked. A line in the first actual song, in a way sums up the entire album in "I used to be involved, but now i'm just bored". True that, Spider, true that. The title track finds itself with catchy hooks but a lackluster sound that feels very recycled from the last album. 'Return To The City Of The Dead' picks up the pace a little bit, but as you'll see that won't save it. Another track comes off fairly bland and easily forgettable. I'm sure someone out there will find this great, but unfortunately that person isnt me. Catchy hooks cannot save everyone. Next we have the lead single off the album, the one you bought the album for (Sure you did). 'Wild World' is probably the least interesting single the band has ever released (And I will even put it below the cuts from "Mega!! Kung Fu Radio", which this album makes look amazing). Im not sure why I have to be told that it is indeed a "Wild, Wild World" and that there is "Money to be made off someone elses shame". My blood is sure flowing now! 'Enemies' is up next, and sadly it is the best sounding song so far (I can ignore the little childish remarks he says after the overused line "But You Dont Understand Me Anyway"). It doesnt touch the last three albums, but it works. However, where will the album move from here ? The next track is the only song on the album that I can really say I like and if the band wants any chance of selling this disc, they should make it the follow-up single. 'Murder' moves very well and finds itself catchy as hell and it gives me some hope that the band isnt completely gone. 'Now That's Rock N Roll' is alright, but it fails to impress and will more than likely become another forgettable track. 'All My Friends Are Ghosts' holds up just as equally as the last track, and we're almost out of tracks for there to be a possible save. 'Walking Disaster', the next track, is basically a punk anthem for the disjointed teen. And now we're left with 2 actual tracks (and that silly intermission I told you about). The fairly funky 'Who Do You Think You Are ?' turns out to be alright, but once again unimpressive. The album ends on a fairly humorous note with the country tinged 'Miss America', which I did enjoy, even if only for the amusement factor. So, I dont know what there is to say. What happened ? Why didnt you just release "Anyone For Doomsday ?" and let it ride the wave of "Tonight The Stars Revolt" ? It wouldve more than likely worked. And then you couldve done "Transform" and you would be in a much better position to move around now, but you've basically dug yourself a hole that I dont see you ever pulling out of. I still like the band, and I will see them when they come around (hopefully they wont play too much off the new disc), but it might be high time to hang em up.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really four and a half, May 21, 2007
A Kid's Review
This cd is awsome dude.I wasn't that big of a fan of Tonight the Stars Revolt or Transform.But this is a awsome cd.I recomend this cd to people who like old school punk bands like the Sex Pistols.My Favorite tracks are Heros and Villains,Enemies,and Now Thats Rock 'N Roll.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sneering hard rock that would rather win a slam dancing contest than a Grammy, September 27, 2006
When Dreamworks Records closed its doors in 2003, Powerman 5000, along with most of the label's roster, were left out in the cold. Rather than cave under the pressure of being labelless and broke, the band took a brief hiatus to reevaluate their lineup, then spent the next year on the road, touring and writing songs for what would eventually take shape as the self-released follow up to 2003's Transform.
Destroy What You Enjoy may not be artful or sophisticated by any standards, and it certainly won't offer any competition to, say, Tool's 10,000 Days, but it's lack of style and grace is actually by design. Loud, obnoxious, bratty, and full of sneering attitude (just sculp the album's cover art) PM5K's latest offering is a distilled, highly concentrated dose of snotty rock and roll, hardly trying at all but somehow charming in its lack of depth.
Listening to Destroy is like watching a shallow, big budget action movie. Bad acting and an almost nonexistent plot can be forgiven once gunfire and explosions fill the screen. Like a 90s Bruce Willis movie, Destroy may be loud and dumb but it's fun in short bursts, like a roller coaster or a game of Halo.
All of the album's ten full songs are accessable and straightforward, leaving no room for subtlety or deep interpretation. From the bouncy power pop melody of Wild World to the frenetic punk rock influenced Walking Disaster (which sounds like it was written with The Offspring's Dexter Holland in the producer's seat), Destroy is a throwback to 3 chord riot rock acts like The Sex Pistols and Generation X. So bad it's good, Powerman 5000's latest disc continues the tradition of offering up loud, shallow hard rock that's fun to listen to...but not much else.
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