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THE REVIEW
Honestly, I wasn't sure whether to review this album because it was a disaster both for the era and even now.
"Change" from 1995 features two real changes: one would be a long-term investment, namely the new singer David Readman; the second is instead the worst artistic choice by Pink Cream 69 (but they weren't the only ones, it's worth admitting!) which is to switch to pure grunge!
The only positive aspect is reevaluated only for the future, which is the great voice of Readman, although here it merely mimics any alternative singer! (Listen to believe, it doesn't even sound like the Readman we know!). As for the rest, emptiness, the over-the-top hard rock of the debut or the elegance of "One Size Fits All" or the class of "Games People Play" leaves absolutely nothing.
"Funny Words" sounds like a song by the Stone Temple Pilots (ugh, how awful!) and no final choir is going to save it! "Light Of Day" seems like a discarded Nirvana track; who knows what they were on that time! Either the stuff was so good they said, "We'll make more money than Alice In Chains," or they went to Amsterdam and hooked up with some window girls! It's really unclear. "Change" is a bizarre alternative hybrid, played on an irritating rhythmic rise and fall. Man, how disgusting!
But other atrocious parts are not missing: "Yesterdays" is the most introspective and is saved by a few sad-melodic parts, but the grunge ghost is present. "Two Hours" is pathetic and "Something I Said" is another mess. "Only The Good", from which a video was even made, is the most decent along with the annoying cover "20th Century Boy." Overall, there is something insane, as in the case of "Queen Bee," which if it had been made by Soundgarden, would have been a hit, but by Pink Cream 69.... meh! "Stretch The Truth" wouldn't be too bad either, with a somewhat but barely decent melody. Vomitous instead is "New Control." "Freakshow" has a strange tribal/oriental rhythm and is a lounge bar song. All in all, a really terrible album.
It doesn't feel good to give a 1 after giving a 5 to a previous album, but with "Change," Pink Cream 69 really hit rock bottom. Fortunately, recovery is in sight, albeit with the timid Food For Thought.
If you like Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, or Nirvana, to you it might be a masterpiece! If you want some good old Hard Rock, like what this band used to do... steer clear because that's better!
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Pink Cream 69’s 1995 album 'Change' is critically viewed as a failed attempt to switch from hard rock to grunge. While introducing new singer David Readman, his performance is seen as imitative rather than original. The album’s songs often resemble alternative grunge bands like Stone Temple Pilots and Nirvana, losing the band’s previous elegance and power. Despite a few tolerable tracks, the overall reception is strongly negative, marking a low point for the band before their later recovery.Tracklist
Pink Cream 69
Pink Cream 69 are a German hard rock/heavy metal band formed in the late 1980s, often described (in these reviews) as a mix of American-style hard rock and German power-metal elements. Their early records feature vocalist Andi Deris; from the mid-1990s onward, David Readman is highlighted as a key singer in a widely praised “second life” period.12 Reviews
