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A winning team doesn't change. That's likely what they thought at Warner when they decided to call Jeff Blue to produce this CD. Riding the wave of the much-discussed "Hybrid Theory" by Linkin Park, co-produced by the same J. Blue along with another 'Warner man' Don Gilmore, comes "Disconnected," a predictably nu-metal album from Dry Cell.
What is unfortunately evident is that today producers and their henchmen have too much say in the composition of the tracks, so the present "Disconnected" appears almost perfect in its hip-hop interludes and its cross between two vocalists, (this story seems like déjà vu), but it lacks creativity, except for some interesting flashes, especially in the initial part of the album. First of all, let me start by saying that Dry Cell is a band born in California (no surprise there), and so far they have released only one album, precisely this "Disconnected."
Tracks like "Slip Away" and "Underneath The Sun" are definitely spot-on, and the vocal lines of the duo J. Gutt and D. Warsieski are gritty and maintain an 'radio-friendly' style that is acceptable, even if they are a bit too perfect and polished. The first and only single from the CD is "Body Crumbles," which is also part of the OST of the film "Queen Of The Damned" (guess which other band contributed to the film's OST), though it must be said that the track is good, the guitars are aggressive without going overboard, and as often happens in recent years with bands like Dry Cell, the bass is practically nonexistent unless you have a high-powered hi-fi system. The screams in "Sorry" and "Last Time" are very predictable and polished, yet both tracks positively nod to alternative rock and are acceptable. The album continues with a bit of mediocrity and monotony in tracks like "Forever Beautiful" and "Brave." In short, the album overall slides by without infamy and without praise. Certainly not a CD to buy, but for what is shown especially in the first part, the work grabs a passing grade, placing itself comfortably as filler in a genre (the clean nu metal) that is now dead and buried, but which intuitively will return shortly with a different formula. We’ll see what the masterminds at Warner will come up with, what kind of dish they’ll serve us, or what reheated soup they’ll offer us soon, Linkin Park teaches.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
04 Forever Beautiful (02:52)
I just want you to know
That I want you to be safe
Was it fate?
No, I can't remember
So much pain in the world
I hate feeling this way
They took you away
I wish that I could be strong
I wish that I could be brave
I wish that I could be over and over
True to the world
Another summer fades away
Forever beautiful
Don't ever think that I could not appreciate
We all come full circle
Whatever I'm to give
I'll only complicate
I just want you to know
It isn't easy to face
It's growing vague
But I will remember
I hear your voice every day
It doesn't seem quite the same
Took you away
From me
I wish that you weren't gone
I wish that you could be saved
I wish that you could be over and over
True to the world
Another summer fades away
Forever beautiful
Don't ever think that I could not appreciate
We all come full circle
Whatever I'm to give
I'll only complicate
This isn't over
There's no way
I'm still denying everything
This can't be right
And possibly. . .
I don't know if I'll ever
Forever beautiful
Don't ever think that I could not appreciate
We all come full circle
Whatever I'm to give
I'll only complicate
07 Brave (03:02)
Reach out! Nothing's there, I can't see
Black out! Gets so cold I can't breathe
Who's there? I'm sweating, though I'm freezing
I'm scared, I'm venting, releasing
Rewind! Just enough to know what's behind
Does anybody know trust?
In fact, has anybody seen me?
Look back! Life is but a daydream
Satellite's receiving
Are all my loved ones grieving?
And does it matter at all?
If I was brave enough to fall
I'd find the answers
But now my back's against the wall
Forever
Big world and I am feeling small
The slow are faster
And I know I don't have it all
Together
Today everybody's slacking
Within I wish that I was back in
High school where everything's easy
No cares, just childhood teasing
In fact, now it gets depressing
Relax. Everything is stressing
I don't know if I can take this
But I'm somehow gonna make it through
Satellite's receiving
Are all my loved ones grieving?
And does it matter at all?
If I was brave enough to fall
I'd find the answers
But now my back's against the wall
Forever
Big world and I am feeling small
The slow are faster
And I know I don't have it all
Together
Go ahead and look at me now
It's like I'm stuck in between
Getting up or just falling down
Is anyone there to catch me?
If I was brave enough to fall
I'd find the answers
But now my back's against the wall
Forever
Big world and I am feeling small
The slow are faster
And I know I don't have it all
Together
If I was brave enough to fall
Let's fall together
08 Disconnected (02:50)
Jilted- From a place in the back of my mind
There's no time for a reconcile
Tilted- In a way that I cannot define
Gonna take what I know is mine
Close your eyes and watch me fly
Everything I've left behind
All I want is piece of mind
DISCONNECTED
How in the world did I get so free
Nothing's gonna get to me
Cause I'm far too happily
DISCONNECTED
Deny- All the shame that you're feeling inside
Runaway from the sense you hide
Don't try- We don't all suffer from lack of pride
So get back to your so-called life
Close your eyes and watch me fly
Everything I've left behind
All I want is piece of mind
DISCONNECTED
How in the world did I get so free
Nothing's gonna get to me
Cause I'm far too happily
DISCONNECTED
All of my life
Answering to someone else
Living to die
Never asked for your help
Buried inside
It was here once nevermore
Nowhere to hide
I'm still alive, won't die
To get rid of this pain
I gotta fight, fight
To get rid of you
Is my right, right
Take it away
I don't need this anymore
It's time to delay
My disconnected life
Close your eyes and watch me fly
Everything I've left behind
All I want is piece of mind
DISCONNECTED
How in the world did I get so free
Nothing's gonna get to me
Cause I'm far too happily
DISCONNECTED
Close your eyes and watch me fly
Everything I've left behind
All I want is piece of mind
DISCONNECTED
How in the world did I get so free
Nothing's gonna get to me
Cause I'm far too happily
DISCONNECTED
11 Body Crumbles (03:12)
Finally recover when the mood is right
Looking up into a neon sky
Child in me takes over, guess it's been too long
Since the last time that I tried to fly
chorus
Finally I find when I lose control
Inside my body crumbles
It's like therapy for my broken soul
Inside my body crumbles
All I need's a moment, chance to get away
From the stressfulness of every day
Know if I don't question and I never doubt
Everything is gonna be okay
Finally I find when I lose control
Inside my body crumbles
It's like therapy for my broken soul
Inside my body crumbles
I dont know if ill be alright
Insecure would be my sign
I dont know if ill be alright
I'll never have to hide
I dont know if ill be alright
Try to live right
I dont know if ill be alright
Now I know its alright
Finally I find when I lose control
Inside my body crumbles
It's like therapy for my broken soul
Inside my body
Finally I find when I lose control
Inside my body crumbles
It's like therapy for my broken soul
Inside my body crumbles
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