Powder Keg
"Routine Hangovers"
(Indie Release) 

When a band gives themselves a name like Powder Keg, you'd expect them to make some "explosive" music. I'm sorry to say this, but this band does not live up to their name. They're not very "explosive" at all. That's not to say they're a lousy group. They are fairly good musicians, but I did expect them to rock a little harder than they do. Most of their music is mild, middle ground pop rock, similar to Green Day or the Goo Goo Dolls. Mind you, there is a handful of good, hard rocking tunes on here; the opening track "Unemployment", the punkish "Baggage Claim" (everyone's favorite place to hang out-NOT!), "What I See", and "Blackmail". There needs to be more tunes like this! Another song I did enjoy was "G-String Buzz", a one minute, forty second, bluesy instrumental, played on acoustic guitar by the nimble fingered guitarist, Ryan Dean. As I said, however, the rest of the album is made up of more laid back pop rock tunes, the kind of music you might hear on a "modern rock" radio station. Not my cup of tea at all. I really expected this Powder Keg to have a lot more bang in it! Oh well, maybe on the next album.  

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