Search - Taraxacum :: Rainmaker

An All Over The Place Mix of Rock/Metal

Steve Randall | El Segundo, CA. United States | 03/07/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Labeled as melodic metal and getting alot of good buzz lately on a Board I like to frequent,Taraxacum are a unique band in the metal field.
Reminding me a bit of Angra (fireworks)but alot more commercial in some songs.Some Deep Purplish organs going in some tracks that sound pretty cool layered over a more modern sound.
The singer sounds good on the heavier tracks,with some grit.The tracks that lean towards heavy metal are great.But there's also tracks where he sings very clean vocals that tend to be too sweet.Definitly a mix of differant styles offered up within one disc.
Well produced and played,they are talented.But just where does their true musical direction lie? I think they need to take the heavier road.Like on Prayer In Unison,Rainmaker( best song on the CD) Make It Happen,Game Over, & The Red Pill.
The tracks that are good are good,and the tracks that suck,really suck.I'd say it's 60/40 good.
Last track is Lo Que Falto.A ballad sung in Spanish.Strange 4A German band.I'd swear these dudes hailed from South America."