'Cage the Elephant' is this Kentucky band's first full length cd which came out in mid-2008. I was given a copy for my birthday yesterday from two of my kind and generous friends.
'Ain't no rest for the wicked' was the first single released and is catchy with indie riffs and blues guitar but never really explodes the way I thought it might. 'Tiny little robots' sounds influenced by the View and the Strokes but is not as good as either band. 'Lotus' and 'Back against the wall' try to be as literate as the Arctic Monkeys and use a similar vocal style but fall well short. There are a lot of obvious influences which doesn't have to be a problem but if nothing new is added it makes for quite a generic cd. 'Back stabbing Betty' has a blues-y vibe and uses swear words to try to make it more interesting.
There are a number of bands playing this variety of music and Cage the Elephant don't do enough on their first cd to stand out from the crowd. 'Free Love', the last song on the cd is one of the better ones (along with 'ain't no rest..' and 'James Brown') and it brings it to a frenetic but overall unsatisfactory finish.
Nothing to write home to mom about and although I really appreciate the present they aren't quite interesting enough yet. Thanks to Claire and Dan for all the cds though.
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