make this end

This is one of the most enjoyable, satisfying albums I've heard on Jamendo, and one of the best albums I've heard all year.

It's an odd kind of industrial pop, like a more chart-friendly Nine Inch Nails; but it lacks none of the bite of Reznor, it is simply lighter in tone and sound. The vocal style and general computerised rock feel are the most 'industrial'/Reznor-like aspects of the music; but Fresh Body Shop has his own definable personality and style that shine through on this record.

It is impossible to pick a favourite track; they are all excellent. The songwriting is extremely well balanced, and I can see the songs easily becoming radio hits or being covered by mainstream rock acts.

Fresh Body Shop has a great sense of melody, rhythm, songwriting and general production. Make It End sounds professional, both in production and execution, and makes for a very promising future. I imagine with a full band, these songs would really set a live venue on fire - but on record, a full band is not necessary.

I imagine this having wide appeal - for those who like their pop music with a raw, rough edge, or those who like raw, rough music with a pop sheen, great melodies and solid 'industrial' production.

This is not an album that will blow you away with rock theatrics or a huge sound - it is small and satisfying, intimate and emotional, and compares very favourably with mainstream bands such as Foo Fighters or Nine Inch Nails.

I am happy giving this album a '10' because I can see nothing that can be done to improve it!

This album is important to me as it marks my entry into industrial music. The highlighting features of this album are its lyrics, vocals and drums.

The Brighter Side:

Pedro! I love your voice! The vocals are packed with a lot of energy and confidence. They are smooth & gorgeous. They blend perfectly with the music and serves as a great treat to the listeners. 10/10

Lyrics: Hmm.....I wonder who writes the lyrics. It matches the title of the tracks completely. 'fresh body shop's' writing skills are one of the main features which completely distinguishes it with other Pop/Rock bands. Clever work! 10/10

Drum Work: Whoah! I mean wow! Such nice drum work will make professional rock bands shy. It provides the music an outstanding rhythm and punch. As I said before probably the best I ever heard. 10/10

The Darker Side:

There's one niggling element in this album. The electro sounds in Track1 and Track 11 is harsh and annoying. I don't know whether it has to do something with the recording or the mp3 format, but the tracks become unussually noisy. Probably a live performance may give me a better feel of these sounds!

Anyways a solid performance again by fresh body shop!

When compared to 'tasteless', I think tasteless is better. This album surely presents the dark side of your music :-D

-Mudit

Ce sont certes de bonnes compos, et ca ne manque surement pas de dynamique.
La prod est excelllente. Le premier titre, est trop pompe de NIN, pour etre meme pris en compte. Pour le reste, meme si Reznor est un peu present, avec Beck, main dans la main, ils ne sont souvent plus qu'au fond de la classe, et a chaque nouvelle plage j'ai ete sans arret agreablement surpris par la profusion d'idees(bon c'est un petit peu trop dit, profusion, mais la j'ai rien d'autre qui me viennes a l'esprit). Helas, les bonnes idees, ainsi que la dynamique de l'ensemble se cantonnent trop souvent au niveau des instruments. Le plus gros desavantage, de Fresh Body Shop, est la voix. Pas assez dynamique, peu d'inventions vocales, et de nouvelles solutions, mais surtout, et c'est la ou le bat blesse, peu d'assurance, manque de confiance et surtout de presence et d'authorite (je me demande si sur scene c'est different). Pour un groupe Rock, qui devrait attirer les foules et les faire bouger, pleurer gueuler et rugir, c'est plutot chiant. Mais ne laissez pas tomber, la musique est tres bien maitrisee, reste plus qu'a mettre le chanteur en confiance. Il faut qu'il comprennes, que c'est lui qui est leader(quoiqu'on en dise), et c'est a lui de faire fantasmer les foules. Quoi qu'il en soit, cette collection de morceaux la, est surement plus mechante que celle a la pochette bleue, qui me faisait plutot penser a une etude, ou une demo a fairee ecouter au groupe, avant de se mattre a bosser tous dessus...

"the middle line" - Some eerie sounds with a really weird rhythm, possibly in 5/4 time signature... The guitars angrily blast out in the chorus. The repetitive bassline, the rhythm that's hard to follow, and the blast of noise in the chorus, remind me of "Somewhat Damaged" by Nine Inch Nails. Very industrial.
"candid" - It's a very weird-sounding piece, but is also much more catchy than it's weird (especially the chorus). I'd call it pop rock if not for the really weird guitar and the manic drums. There's a lot of varied layers throughout the track.
"make this end" - Okay, not a catchy rocker. More of a ballad. The guitar that begins becomes a bit repetitive, but there's more guitar layers kicking in after, with some nice singing and harmony. Then there's some awesome guitar chords and a few drones. Reminds me of "weird medicine" from this very artist's "tasteless" that was released a year after this.
"starving babies" - A track with crazy, out-of-tune guitars more one-off guitars replacing each other. It sounds a bit mad.
"demons asleep" - It's a shuffle-y song, with a catchy, solid synth riff in what I thought was a chorus. There's some more random, out-of-tune guitars here and there.
"angry machine" - This one is a rock track. There's both solid guitar chord progressions and a booming, low riff in the chorus, and the crazy, seeimngly random guitar screw-ups which already become a staple of the album at this point. This time, they're actually pretty catchy.
"locked in" - There's a quite loud bass line that repeats almost for the whole track, and I think it almost mutes the other guitars. The song has a pretty good outro, though.
"drive me" - A very weird reverse synth (or perhaps a reversed guitar) I like a lot, continued for most of the track. There's some very good guitars, too. All of these make for another catchy song. This is also the first time I've successfully managed to figure out what the singing is ("drive me, drive me away..."). These lyrics fit the moment nicely.
"holy gangstas" - A chromatic, and rather fast song. There's a weird, seemingly misplaced short part that only has synths and the singer, but it's a nice break from a pretty repetitive song.
"constant liar" - This song has a very low rhythm guitar part played at one note repeated for the most song, but it actually gives a better accompaniment to the song than the bass line in "locked in". There's some varied guitars, too.
"hopeless antem" - It mainly consists of a repetitive drum rhythm and loud guitar blasts in between. The singer almost whispers when there's only the drums, but bursts out with screams behind the loud guitar parts. After two such progressions the drums are joined by a synth noise counterpart and everything sounds together. Every progression has the guitar blasts lower and lower... I thought that was important. The song reminded me of Nine Inch Nails' "Wish", only without a chorus.

I don't know... I think I liked "tasteless" better. You may have noticed that my track-by-track review was pretty repetitive, and I think it's because this album mostly relies on the same things - quiet/loud guitars, out-of-tune guitars, and the occasional synthesizer popping in. Plus, I think it's either the bitrate I was listening to it at, or the vocals were mixed lowly - in "tasteless" they're more inteligible. Plus, the aforementioned loud bass line in "locked in"...
However, this doesn't make this a bad album. Even though the album follows the same formula, it has a lot of its 'moments', and I think this album scored more favorites from me than "tasteless" - "the middle line", "candid", "make it end", "angry machine" and "drive me". It's just "make it end" has a little amount of quirks that made me giving it a 9/10.

There is no doubt in my mind that this would be a platinum selling record. It's extremely well produced, original, dynamic and the best thing I've heard in quite awhile. Good work!