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Nice [Clean Cover]
Rollins Band
Nice [Clean Cover]
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Metal
 
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Contrary to the disc's title, there is nothing polite about this new release from the Rollins Band. Fronted by aggressively prolific Henry Rollins and backed by members of Mother Superior, the Rollins Band takes a chainsaw...  more »

     
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All Artists: Rollins Band
Title: Nice [Clean Cover]
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sanctuary Records
Release Date: 8/21/2001
Album Type: Clean
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Metal
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, New Wave & Post-Punk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 060768451827

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Contrary to the disc's title, there is nothing polite about this new release from the Rollins Band. Fronted by aggressively prolific Henry Rollins and backed by members of Mother Superior, the Rollins Band takes a chainsaw to society, cutting down people who speak first and think later ("Stop Look and Listen"), cities that break your spine ("I Want So Much More"), and never fitting in ("Going Out Strange"). Rollins gives his typical cynical rants, with a couple peeks into the man behind the muscle--"I'm just lonely," he yells repeatedly on "Hello"--backed by the band's usual vigorous take on hard rock. There are some twists on this disc, though, like the funky rhythms on "Your Number Is One" and "Gone Inside the Zero" as well as the electric blues jams on "Hello" and "Let That Devil Out." "Up for It" is the best song on the disc, with a James Brown intro and backup gospel singers adding soul to Rollins's heavy-handed approach. Although the Rollins Band does throw around different musical styles on Nice, overall it's still basically as straightforward as the man who fronts it. It's angry rock & roll from one of rock's angriest men. --Jennifer Maerz

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Rollins Rawks again!
B. Cruz | TN, USA Baby! | 05/25/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am glad to hear Rollins has funked it up a little. After End of Silence, I sort of kind of stopped listening to his music. I LOVED "End of Silence". "Weight" had some good songs, but wasn't as cathartic as "End of Silence".



"End of Silence" was a great album to get inspired by. It was the "good scream" that you need to clear your head and attack the things that stand in the way of your goals.



"Nice", in the same way, is like the PE teacher yelling at you to get over that wall, the trainer telling you to do one more rep, the motivator that won't accept wallowing in your self-pity. The music is telling you to DO SOMETHING!



That's what Rollins is all about. He's like rocks' Tony Robbins. If your looking for music for posing or sobbing in your angst, go elsewhere."