Health - Get Color

Health - Get Color

I Bought this record the other day knowing full well what i was in for. Health had brought out a self titled record previously that was loud, abrasive and full of intent but unfortunately fell a bit short of the mark. There was obviously something there though, these guys could play and even though they may of been fairly difficult to penetrate from a casual listening experience i could still accept that there was something there. Health were going for greatness and obviously wanted to show everyone what they were made of. I will try to explain what these guys sound like but as usual i will leave a myspace link for people to check it out for themselves. I think they are Electronic Avant Garde Rock with a fuck off punk edge. Now if that is your cup of tea then check it out by all means and go out and buy these records and promote interesting music.

As far as the new record goes i would have to say that once again it fell a little short, first of all the album is short. It only goes for 32 minutes and is 9 songs long. That means that at some point in the process of making this album there would of been a meeting a some point to try and eliminate songs to bring the album down to a more manageable length. I don't normally have a problem with shorter records but this is just ridiculous. The songs are loud and aggressive but also very experimental. This band could be great though which from my point of view is the most disappointing thing of all. I really hope that at some point in there career they will stop being so shocking and intense and just right good music. Experimental music doesn't always to have to be weird and at the end of the day good music always shines through. Im not sure that Get Color is good music but one thing i will say is that it is never boring.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_%28band%29

http://www.myspace.com/healthmusic

Nathan