ARTIST: MORNING GLORY
SONG: HOW CAN ANYTHING HURT SO BAD...
GENRE: METAL / METAL/INDUSTRIAL
SIMILAR: IRON PRIEST
   

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When this song first started off with a tambourine and vocals stacked as thick as a plate of pancakes in front of Rosie O’Donnell, I thought “Ooh this could go either way.” Then this cool VVRROOOWW came in and gave me a lobotomy as a smile appeared on my face.

Bon Jovi tried to add a bit of “edge” on their last album, and it didn’t work (or it didn’t fit in with the rest of their ballads). This is a nice mix of harmonies (and LOTS of them – holy cow), industrial type of percussion, blazing guitar and energy.

I was FLOORED to find out this is one dude (most of the time) and a PC. It is HARD to get hat kind of energy when the band isn’t feeding off each other. With all the different “ingredients” in the mix, sometimes things can get lost, but everything seems to be in the right place. This is one dude? - WOW

One of the things that can make or break a song is backup vocals. Nail the harmonies and go home a hero. Miss them by a pinch, and your whole sound goes in the tank. There is a TON of harmonies here and I never cringed. With that said, they are right on the edge of what a call “Def Leppard Land” where everything is over produced. I can’t help but feel there is no way this type of vocal sound could be pulled off live. On one hand the vocals are close to being “too much,” but on the other hand they give Morning Glory a definite identifiable sound. What do I care if they can be pulled off live? They sound cool on my stereo now.

The other thing nice about this band is I can’t exactly say who they remind me of. I hear a bit of Ozzy, Bruce Dickenson, and maybe the vocalist of Slade. As a musician who also plays with himself in the basement…um wait. Who also has a home studio, I can say Morning Glory raises the bar for production. As I have been writing this review I went to their Soundclick page and clicked on “All songs in one go” there are some great riffs here (Nothing at all is killer). This is one of the few bands that bas me searching for my plastic.

Dave Jackson http://www.jammindave.com

For those with money, there are therapists. For the rest of us, there is music. Dave Jackson

Charisma: 9.50
Technical Skill: 9.00
Structure: n/a
Interest: 8.50
Lyrics: n/a
Performance: n/a
Arrangement: n/a
Recording Quality: 9.00
Long Term Appeal: 9.00
OVERALL: 9.00

What do these scores mean?

Once again, I have the pleasure of reviewing Morning Glory, a band that has become one of my favorites. Skin is a wide departure from the last song I had the opportunity to review. The industrial vibe is very much alive in this song. Morning Glory has proven to be rather diverse in their sound and influences. Skin moves to a sound that is unique. This sound is what you would get if Ozzy Osbourne teamed up with KMFDM.

As I have come to expect from this group, all the instruments and vocals are dead on. Though not as melodic as some of their other work; Skin's power lies within its ability to be dark and menacing. Morning Glory has masterfully meshed two of my favorite genres in Industrial and Metal.

Skin is definitely the darkest I have heard Morning Glory. Gone is the near radio friendly feel of their song Morning Glory. The band pulls off dark and evil just as well as they pulled off radio friendliness. This shows a very deep and talented group with very diverse influences. It also show near genius in the way that these influences are combined to create a sound that is unique.

Skin happens to be the third review that I have done for Morning Glory and they have not failed to impress me. Three songs and three favorable reviews later, one might think that these guys were paying me. I wish this was the case. Morning Glory is just a good solid act that is definitely worth your time to check out.

Charisma: 8.00
Technical Skill: 9.00
Structure: n/a
Interest: 9.00
Lyrics: n/a
Performance: n/a
Arrangement: n/a
Recording Quality: 9.00
Long Term Appeal: 9.00
OVERALL: 8.80

What do these scores mean?

Morning Glory is back on the melodic kick with Pretend I am. Once again, this band shows a great deal of diversity. Pretend I am harkens back to the great sound of Morning Glory, the song that earned the band Artist Of The Month honors back in June on Gods of Music.

I have had the opportunity to review songs for Morning Glory quite a few times and they never disappoint. As I have come to expect from these guys, Pretend I Am is well crafted piece of music. Production is as slick and smooth as ever and the performance is just as tight. I am left wondering how long it is going to be before we hear these guys on FM.

Pretend I Am has a brilliant bass line that jumps out and hooks the listener. The guitar playing does an excellent job at hooking the listener as well. The lyrics are delivered with a great deal of passion and complete that combination we have come to expect from Morning Glory. All this would not be possible if it weren't for spot on drumming.

Once again, if you haven't listened to Morning Glory, you are missing out. Morning Glory has developed a knack for consistently delivering the goods.

Charisma: 9.00
Technical Skill: 9.50
Structure: n/a
Interest: 9.00
Lyrics: n/a
Performance: n/a
Arrangement: n/a
Recording Quality: 9.50
Long Term Appeal: 9.00
OVERALL: 9.20

What do these scores mean?

ARTIST: MORNING GLORY
SONG: FOREVER
GENRE: METAL / INDUSTRIAL
SIMILAR: NINE INCH WARRANT
   

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The arrangement is good in the event it switches form a solid driving riff to a half time beat arrangement to almost slow tings down (but that makes returning to the kicking part even better). The solo in the middle is nice and melodic and reminded me of Neal Schon (with the blistering 64 notes at the end). The sound of this music is unique. Take away the industrial tones and you have a nice Slaughter tune, but the glimpses of industrial noise injected into the tune make it sound like something you can’t quite put your finger on.

I’m amazed at the number of voices singing at one time, and yet you can still understand the lyrics (most of the time). The song deals with promises that contain the word “forever” and that forever is right now. This is kind of a cool concept.

I definitely give you mega point s for originality (my average score I beleive is around 7), as you don’t sound like anybody I know. The fact that this is one person, is also impressive. It's hard to get good energy when you're doing it track by track. Good job.

For those with money, there are therapists. For the rest of us, there is music. Dave Jackson

Charisma: 9.50
Technical Skill: 7.50
Structure: 7.50
Interest: 8.00
Lyrics: n/a
Performance: n/a
Arrangement: 8.00
Recording Quality: 8.00
Long Term Appeal: 8.50
OVERALL: 8.10

What do these scores mean?

Morning Glory has managed to captivate me with their aptly named song Morning Glory. This track is in deed glorious. It has nearly everything I look for in a song. Since I last visited Morning Glory, they have added infectious hooks and melody that refuses to quit into their bag of tricks. Be on the look out for this monster!

The only qualm I have with the song Morning Glory is, it borders on becoming pop. This is not entirely bad, not bad at all I suppose. In fact, it probably speaks well for this extremely talented artist. As much pop infusion that has taken place here, there still is an edginess to the tune that speaks to metal purists. This leads me to wonder if pop infusion was even intended or just a bi-product of great song crafting.

The vocals are a cross between Geddy Lee and Ozzy Osbourne, if that is possible. Great company to be in in my opinion. It is great to hear a vocalist put some feeling into their vocals.

I am having trouble getting past the hook to review anything else. This speaks well for the song writer. As I expected from my earlier encounter with the group Morning Glory, they are as tight as ever. This song is more organic than my last go round with the group. The electronic effects are sparse after the intro to the song, leaving metal purity. The entire mix does an outstanding job at drawing the listener in. Even the bass line jumps out and hooks you.

Great guitar work, great vocal melody over the top of a rock solid rhythm foundation. You can't get much better than that. Meat and potatoes rock and roll at its finest. Morning Glory is a basic Rock and Roll song that speaks from the heart. This is what good music is all about, not what the djs are forcing you to listen to on the radio.

Well, the group Morning Glory has left me somewhat speechless with this great piece of work. It is not often that I can listen to a tune and not pick out any negatives. Do yourselves a favor and check this tune out. You will not be disappointed.

Charisma: 9.50
Technical Skill: 10.00
Structure: n/a
Interest: 9.50
Lyrics: n/a
Performance: n/a
Arrangement: n/a
Recording Quality: 9.50
Long Term Appeal: 10.00
OVERALL: 9.70

Morning Glory is right on with the tune Money God. It is big and mean with plenty of teeth to bite the head off of lesser songs. Meshing metal crunch with industrial strength rhythm and a touch of electronic noise, Morning Glory creates a song that is as near to a masterpiece as I have heard in a long while.

I especially like the balance of organic guitar and electronic effects. This balance is the key to what is drawing me in. This is a feat considering purists on both sides of the fence have argued that never the two shall meet. I am here to say on this track they have. It's great to hear a band who is not afraid to mesh the two.

Rhythm wise, this song is tremendous. The drumming is dead on while the bass plays somewhat of an inconspicuous role. The result is a rock solid foundation. The vocal melody gets slightly buried in some of the more chaotic passages, but its nothing that another mix couldn't fix. The doubled and delayed effect on the vocals are definitely intriguing. The guitar work is dead on with amazing over-driven tone.

To sum it all up, this is an awesome track and I look forward to hearing more of Morning Glory.