By:
Daniel Jackson
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 8/1/2016
Label: Season of Mist
The nature of what ‘Kick Me Silly - VC III’ is, also makes it
difficult to elaborate about it. If you’re in the mood for grindy punk with an
excess of personality, it’s hard to imagine an album better suited to that
purpose. Venomous Concept may spend a bit more time in traditional rock tempo
territory, but not enough to call it something else entirely. It’s also about
as well executed as you could ask for in this style. It’s vicious, it’s
absurdly pissed off, but they also have a song about a guy named Johnny, who
wants a cheeseburger medium-to-medium rare.
‘Kick Me Silly - VC III’ LP//DD track listing:
1.
Rise
2.
Busy With Your Debt
3.
Anthem
4.
The Potters Ground
5.
Human Waste
6.
Leper Dog
7.
Farm Boy
8.
Head On A Stick
9.
Pretend
10.
Johnny Cheeseburger
11.
Forever War
12.
Good Times
13.
Pretty On The Inside
14.
Holiday In Switzerland
15.
Fucked In The Czech Repub
16.
Neck Tie
17.
Frontal Lobe Disorder
18.
Daycare
19.
Quazimodo
20.
Burning Fatigue
21.
Rocket Science
22.
Pissing Match (bonus track)
Venomous Concept is:
Kevin
Sharp | Vocals
Dan
Lilker | Bass guitar
Danny
Herrera | Drums
John
Cooke | Guitar, backing vocals
Shane
Embury | Guitar, backing vocals
The Review:
Venomous Concept has been around
for over ten years at this point, and their style is an easy one to wrap your
brain around. Anyone familiar with the band’s previous work, or even the work
of the band’s individual members, probably have a fair idea of what this sounds
like. It’s crusty grindcore with the wacky personality of an 80s punk band. The
truth of how you’re likely to feel about the album is gonna depend on whether
you’re predisposed to like its style in the first place.
What
makes ‘Kick Me Silly - VC III’ so
much fun is that it doesn’t mind hitting a bunch of different genre staples on
the same album. You’re going to hear Dropdead-style
powerviolence. You’re going to hear the moodier mid-paced stylings of certain
tracks from the last two Napalm Death albums.
You’re going to hear the thrashing rage of prime Disrupt,
and you’re going to hear a wide, manic variety of vocal techniques, courtesy of
the legendary Kevin Sharp. And it’s all done with a wink and a smile that too
few other bands are willing to offer. A lot of grind/crust/powerviolence, etc.
deal with real life tragedy and atrocity, and it’s important that some bands do
that. But, it’s equally necessary that some bands have a sense of humor, just
for balance’s sake.
The
nature of what ‘Kick Me Silly - VC III’
is, also makes it difficult to elaborate about it. If you’re in the mood for
grindy punk with an excess of personality, it’s hard to imagine an album better
suited to that purpose. Venomous Concept may
spend a bit more time in traditional rock tempo territory, but not enough to
call it something else entirely. It’s also about as well executed as you could
ask for in this style. It’s vicious, it’s absurdly pissed off, but they also
have a song about a guy named Johnny, who wants a cheeseburger medium-to-medium
rare. They get that covered in about eleven seconds. You smile and you move on
to the next.
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