D-A-D — Dic.Nii.Lan.Daft.Erd.Ark (review)

D-A-D — Dic.Nii.Lan.Daft.Erd.Ark album cover Album · 2011 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
2/5 ·
Stephen
After more than 20 years building up their career, I don't think this weirdly-titled album is the best choice to entertain the long time fans. Not only it's pretty far from their golden era, the latest release from D.A.D is basically poor in songs quality, felt unfinished, and too modern for my taste. Out of twelve tracks presented here, the really worthy track to listen here is only 'Fast On Wheels'. This is an upbeat, easy listening piece, with a solid riffs and a very catchy chorus. The next best track here is the last ballad, 'Your Lips Are Sealed'.

Another worthy track here is probably 'Breaking Them Heart By Heart' and 'Drag Me To The Curb', but wait until you hear 'The End', completely awful, or 'The Last Time In Neverland', unlistenable at all. 'The Place of The Heart' is a bold attempt to emulate LED ZEPPELIN, but somehow the song itself doesn't have the real strength to be a hit.

The production is great though, but sadly, too many average and passable songs, and if this is gonna be their swansong, it's a shame. Sometimes I just don't get it why wouldn't they made something very similar to their early era because almost nobody wants to listen to an old bands except the old fans. Good thing for bands like RATT or DOKKEN to realize this thing quickly or I bet they'll ended up fading away soon off the scene. Avoid!
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Stephen wrote:
more than 2 years ago
if this isn't the swansong, then let's hope they'll go back to the early era otherwise those new albums will left to be unheard :(
Time Signature wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I lost interest in them after "Helpyourselfish", too, as I found that the releases after that record to be quite boring so I would not be surprised if this new album is unimpressive. I still adore every single release up until and including "Helpyourselfish", though.
Time Signature wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I lost interest in them after "Helpyourselfish", too, as I found that the releases after that record to be quite boring so I would not be surprised if this new album is unimpressive. I still adore every single release up until and including "Helpyourselfish", though.
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I´m pretty sure this won´t be their swansong. They are still a very active band, having just finished their most elaborate European tour ever. And a very successful one as far as I´ve heard. I haven´t really payed attention to their releases since "Helpyourselfish" though. Save for the occasional "hit" on the radio.

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