Pablo
The Story of Love and Hate

THE REVIEW

Formed in 2000, natives of Aberdeen, the Pablo are a Scottish trio that hum as if they were the Beatles and "pound" as if they were Black Sabbath.

Given the premise, it might seem a rather original attempt in itself, and indeed it would be, if not for the fact that the album in question turns out to be somewhat monotonous and (almost) devoid of a decided change of pace; a "something" that sets it partially apart from the fixed binomial: "refrain chant-heavy background".

The sound proposed by this British band (unknown to most) is certainly the most interesting novelty of this work. Basically, a little over half an hour of distorted and heavy sounds, grunge echoes here and there, and deliberately psychedelic atmospheres, all while winking at the melody.

The initial triptych, just to give an example, might bring to mind excessively "rubbery" Kyuss or, conversely, rather angry Oasis. Worthy of mention are the very smooth "Hola Senoritas" and the more than decent intro: "Y Byron".

The script from here on is more or less the same, certainly not lacking some other pleasant spur, although in "231" the Nirvana plagiarism is seriously approached. Ultimately, this is an album that, also thanks to its not overly long duration, might seem overall sufficiently appreciable, assuming the risk of interrupting its listening is justified by the too much uniformity of the songs present.

As for the band in question (which has also supported Tool in their European tour), I believe we will certainly hear about them again, so hopefully, there will be a fairly rapid maturation, with a (much) yearned-for change of pace that takes them from a nice novelty to a solid certainty in the musical landscape.