{"id":20101,"date":"2014-08-19T13:47:50","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T13:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-warner-drive-city-of-angels\/"},"modified":"2023-02-04T13:22:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T13:22:47","slug":"review-warner-drive-city-of-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-warner-drive-city-of-angels\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Warner Drive &#8211; City of Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tumblr_inline_naivjapcYL1qheirv.jpg\" width=\"150px\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">Released out of El Hefe\u2019s label <strong>Cyber Tracks<\/strong> (NOFX, guitarist), LA rockers <strong>Warner Drive<\/strong> have churned out ten, solo-fuelled, sleazy rock n roll jams in the form of their new album, <em>\u2018City Of Angels\u2019<\/em>. While mostly maintaining a hard rock sound, <strong>Warner Drive<\/strong> tends to lean towards punk in the form of Alkaline Trio and The Distillers, among other bands. Nonetheless, their well-produced songs accompanied by their overall catchiness has proved <em>\u2018City of Angels\u2019 <\/em>to be a fairly enjoyable listen.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps one of the greatest strengths that <strong>Warner Drive<\/strong> possesses is their straight-up radio-friendly tone. \u201cHow is that an asset?\u201d you die-hard punks may be asking. Well, there is nothing wrong with a commercial sound provided it\u2019s done well, and <strong>Warner Drive <\/strong>certainly deliver. Songs like <em>\u2018King of Swing\u2019<\/em> and <em>\u2018West Memphis Three\u2019 <\/em>consists of many memorable riffs and solos, however, it\u2019s the opening track <em>\u2018Rising From The Fallen\u2019<\/em>, in which the band really shows off their promise as a future arena rock band. Consisting of an underlying synth, the track slowly builds before launching into an anthemic combination of solos and chorus, which is sure to be a live staple for future shows.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, this sound does tend to wear thin. With each song crammed with solo upon similar solo, the album fails to produce enough variety to keep the listener entertained for the whole duration. Yet, the main problem of <em>\u2018City of Angels\u2019<\/em> is that its lyrics are just overflowing with cheesiness. Considering its radio friendly music, it\u2019s not like I\u2019m expecting literary genius, yet <strong>Warner Drive<\/strong> could have definitely made a worthwhile effort. Examples such a <em>\u2018Boys N\u2019 Girls\u2019<\/em> and <em>\u2018A-Ha\u2019<\/em> tell the tale of romance, and while that\u2019s perfectly fine, the bland lyricism such as <em>\u201cBoy meets girl and girl changes his world<\/em>\u201d, makes the songs seem shallow and downright corny. Of course, not everyone is that affected by lyrics, however as the seemingly endless chorus of \u2018<em>A-Ha<\/em>\u2019 wearily plods on, you can\u2019t help but feel like you\u2019re wasting your time.<\/p>\n<p>On the whole however, <em>\u2018City Of Angels\u2019<\/em> is an enjoyable listen. Chock-full of radio-rock hits, <strong>Warner Drive<\/strong> offers a batch of easy-listening, solo-heavy tunes that could easily ignite a sing-along whether you\u2019re listening in your car or attending one of their live shows. It\u2019s just a shame that the majority of the album is so one-dimensional, as it seems <strong>Warner Drive<\/strong> have nothing more to offer than some catchy songs.<\/p>\n<p>3\/5<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: City of Angels\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6I53iMo8es1q4WT0Taqf8L?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018City of Angels\u2019<\/em> by <strong>Warner Drive<\/strong> is out now on <strong>Cyber Tracks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warner Drive<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/warnerdrive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/warnerdriveofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warnerdrive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Harry Miller (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarrryMiller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HarrryMiller<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Released out of El Hefe\u2019s label Cyber Tracks (NOFX, guitarist), LA rockers Warner Drive have churned out ten, solo-fuelled, sleazy rock n roll jams in the form of their new album, \u2018City Of Angels\u2019. 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