Saunters’ brand of Rock seems to be more like the Avril version of Punk. It fits into the genre but then again it really doesn’t. “Silver Bra” sounds good. I mean – the music is excellent, lyrics catchy and vocals are decent if not a bit weak and I really don’t get the horn section – but who am I to judge? I guess I’ll shove it into “tween rock” – a new genre category to properly place those rock bands that lack balls.
“I’ll be Good” is a throwback sort of tune. It sounds like a 50’s style rock tune with more guts. It’s a foot-tapper. “Two Points of View” is another catchy song with great music, lyrics and vocals – a bit dirty giving strong innuendo of the sexual kind which is fine by me.
I found the song “Coming Clean” to be anything but. The music was so-so and the vocals were whiny and bitchy. It was extremely annoying actually and nothing like “Battle” which is incredibly tight or “Hottie”, an instrumental Jazzy sort of tune. I dig it man, dig it.
Rock? Pop? I dunno anymore. It all seems to blend together these days. I guess that’s why we’re shoved Pop Rock down our throats. It’s clean, nice and tidy and lacking what makes good rock, well – rock! Pop Rock generally lacks angst and sorrow and is just way too upbeat. I came from a time when Rock was hard and thrashing with heavy guitar licks, thick drums, sorrowful bass and lyrics and vocals that could melt your face off. Saunter is not that type of band.
Listening to more and more of the songs I can see a Rock aspect appear – sort of. A more Springstein or Billy Joel rock – I’m feeling a lot more soul in the music – R&B overtones, Jazz, Big Band aspects. Not a bad thing. They’re good at it and it’s in all of their songs. The hardest rocking song is “Searchin” and that’s just very collaborative – like a Doobie Brothers sort of thing.
I have to give Saunter 8 out of 10. Lyrics are good, music is straight on and the band sounds great. It all works together except there are a number of songs where it’s kind of misleading and being very sexual to the point of frat house humor.
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