As Hemi-Vision demonstrates, Big Sugar have polished their chops with diversity and wonderful, rich textures.
Many songs have a sense of build-up and composition which adds to their atmosphere.
Hemi stands miles apart from Big Sugar's previous CDs, because listening to these 12 songs is like experiencing the rush of a fast car, highway-bound out of the city. The speed helps one digest and comprehend the songs' emotions. The beauty of distortion and feedback is that it balances raw emotions and violence. Big Sugar's CDs, produced by Johnson, sound massive, but unfortunately, when the band plays live this aspect is over -blown. Still the crowd loved the group's two-hour performance.