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Haunted Life - The Declaration - Get Outta Town Records #005 - 2006
  -- Wednesday, January 10, 2007


Holy crap. I slept on this review. I'm not sure why, but I slept. Every now and again, someone (not sure who, anonymous Meebo user) would remind me, "hey, what about that Haunted Life review?" Well, here it is. Enjoy.

Now I'll start with a semi related question. Is 2006 the year that mid 90s, southern Californian, New Age Records styled music comes back in style? Are we on that portion of the cycle now? I ask because many bands I've been hearing lately give off that vibe. Verse, Have Heart (ish), ... Haunted Life all included. Yeap, that's what I hear when I listen to The Declaration. Strife, Outspoken, mid 90s New Age Records. Of course, the singer has a more yelly approach, but it still has that "yeah brah" feel.

One thing that bums me out is the ferocity factor. Every song has a 7 out of 10 level on the ferociousness scale. The song begins at 7, the middle hangs at 7 and the end peters out at 7. It's a little monotonous. I like ferocious, but I could use a 4 to mix it up. And when it is mixed up, like in "... Five Dollar Problem" with singing, I'm not psyched on it. I can't get into it. It reminds me of Grade and that's a little of a bummer. Granted, some is good, but some just is not.

So if I was in the band, here's what I'd do. Mix it up a little. Hit a 4, hit an 8, switch it up. Continue working on the singing stuff (like the split with Make Or Break). Keep chugging. Props for having a song called "The 'N' Word." Shit like that takes balls.

You can check out Haunted Life on the internet. There's a link to myspace where you can hear 4 songs. Two from this release, two from the split. Dew it.

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