First class modern melodic rock
Justin Gaines | Northern Virginia | 05/12/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"1998's Big Bang Theory is the fifth studio album from Canadian melodic rockers Harem Scarem. With Big Bang Theory, the band continued to refine their modern melodic rock sound. Where many melodic rock bands opt for a Journey/Foreigner-based style, Harem Scarem's music has a more modern, radio-friendly sound. Of course radio wouldn't dare play a band like Harem Scarem, which is one reason for its total irrelevance.
It's hard to find a good comparison for a band like this. I see similarities to other AOR/melodic rock acts like Vaughn/From the Inside and Emerald Rain, but I'm constantly reminded of a more laid back version of the Foo Fighters (no, really) when I spin this disc. Either way it is a first class melodic rock album that should please most fans of this kind of music.
Edition Notes: There are two versions of Big Bang Theory - the standard version and a Japanese import. Both contain 10 tracks, but "Wasted Time," "Without You," "What I Do" and "New Religion" are exclusive to the standard edition. The Japanese edition replaces those songs with "Reload," "Tables Turning," "Seas of Dissention" and "Never Have It All." I'm used to seeing a bonus track or two on a Japanese import CD, but this is the first time I've seen entirely different track listings.
The track listing for the standard edition is as follows:
1. Turn Around
2. Wasted Time
3. So Blind
4. Without You
5. Climb the Gate
6. What I Do
7. Sometimes I Wish
8. New Religion
9. Lying
10. In My State of Mind
The track listing for the Japanese import is as follows:
1. So Blind
2. Climb the Gate
3. Reload
4. Tables Turning
5. Turn Around
6. Seas of Dissention
7. Sometimes I Wish
8. Never Have It All
9. Lying
10. In My State of Mind
Edition Notes: Wounded Bird reissued Big Bang Theory in 2010. Oddly enough, the reissue has the same track listing as the Japanese import version.
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