Overthrow – So Much Power So Little Time
Their first EP, Withdrawal of Reason, had some great songs on it but wasn’t the best recording this album has better songs and a much higher sound quality. The band play a mix of reggae, ska and rock and you can hear influences from the Police and RX Bandits throughout, sounds good so far…
The opening track ‘Take Me Away’ has some great overtones of RX Bandits and brilliant sing-a-long moments culminating in a really good crescendo before the final chorus. The lyrics focus on a fear of facing up to reality and the song is littered with excellent lines like “So I guess I’ll return to bed might help my head, because facing reality is what I dread”. It’s a great opening track with a good pace to it and sets the tone for the album brilliantly.
The second track ‘Ode to the Innocent’ takes a much more political stance and is a critique of the use of military force in countries that really need aid and support rather than an occupying military force. It’s a noble cause and the song does it justice, intricate guitar parts and a strong ska influence make it a really well developed song with some excellent drum fills really packing it out and a massive chance to rock out at the end of the song. Again there are brilliant sing-a-long moments with brilliant harmonies which seem to be a recurring theme on the EP.
‘Dear Miss Ryan’ is the pinnacle of all the Reggae influences on the EP, great bass line, kick ass lead guitar and loads of space to showcase the vocals. The subtle changes in tempo really get you into the song and add tonnes of emotion. The guitar solo is reminiscent of Sublime and the recording of the vocals show a great improvement in the quality of the recordings.
The other tracks on the album showcase more of the same; complex rhythms rising and falling to pull you up and down throughout the album, excellent melodies to get you singing along, infections riffs which stay with you for days, lyrics which make you think and carry poetic notions – my favourite from ‘Talk of the Town’ “I will not settle for the black and white over the option of full spectral light”, bass lines and grooves to get you dancing, excellent build-ups to grab you before rock out. This is an EP packed with talent and oozing quality. Check out Roll of the Dice on the MySpace it’s a brilliant last track. www.myspace.com/overthrowrock
Overthrow are a four piece Ska Punk band from Guildford,
You can buy So Much Power So Little Time from their site for just £3!!!!!! They also have some delicious looking T-shirts for sale. http://www.overthrowmerch.bigcartel.com/
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