Photo courtesy of Atlantic Records
Saigon Kick is Phil Varone, Jason Bieler, Tom DeFile and Matt Kramer.
Saigon Kick’s album ‘worth a spin’1
Saigon Kick
“The Lizard”
Atlantic Records
Saigon Kick’s conglomeration ol
rock genres, otherwise khown as “The
Lizard,” is nowhere near as rough as
its reptilian name suggests.
This, Saigon Kick’s second album
is not only well composed, but fresh
as well. The boys from Miami man
aged to create a menagerie of tunes
with enough range to capture a lis
tener’s interest and enough continu
ity to hold it.
Angry youth anthems such as
“Hostile Youth,” dark and cryptic
metal-edged dirges such as “Bod>
Bags,” offbeat indulgences such as
“My Dog,” and the airplayed-to-death
power ballad “Love is on the Way’
are some of the hallmarks of “The
Lizard.”
Sometimes rude, other limes
sweetly melodic, the 16-track disc is
one that doesn’t allow the listener tc
become bored.
If nothing else, he or she can pass
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the time picking out the sounds of the
various influences within the music.
Although the band lists The Beatles,
Queen, Cheap Trick and Kiss among
its influences, there also seems to be
a bit of U2, Metallica and folk influ
ences as well.
The disc opens with “Cruelly,” an
almost tribal piece with indiscernible
lyrics that run just under the mean
dering guitar.
“Hostile Youth” picks up the beat
with a hard-edged rocker that musi
cally portrays the belligerence and
paradox of idealistic and ireful teen
agers.
“We won’t do what we’re told/
Leave us all alone,” typify the lyrics
of “Hostile Youth.”
“Hostile Youth,” “Feel the Same
Way,” and “Freedom” seem to be cut
from the same mold. At this point the
disc seems to stagnate.
Thankfully, Saigon Kick pulls out
of this with the almost folk-sounding
• “God of 42nd Street” before diving
into the whimsical and morbid “My
Dog.”
“My Dog” tells the tale of a pet
pooch who wanders into the street,
“minding his own business,” when a
car runs him over. Cheery.
Side two begins with the title cut.
Old western sound effects (among
which is a less-than-appcti/.ing loogy
hawking) lead the listener into the
raw feel of the cut.
“All Alright,” a track that truly
conjures up images of U2, is one of
the album’s strongest. Although it
becomes a bit repetitive toward the
end, it is melodic and sweet.
“Body Bags” is the most political
song on the album.
“Look into the eyes of the govern
ment liars/Listen to the sound of the
guilty choir,” are among the most
thought-provoking lyrics on “The
Lizard.” Not deep stuff.
Some of the songs arc rough and
rocking, others pretty-pretty, while
others are just worth a chuckle. For
the money though, Saigon Kick’s
reptilian recording is worth a spin.
— Shannon Uehling
Photo courtesy ot Atlantic Records
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