However, it's nearly impossible to find a band that compares with Protein. But the band's sound is much tougher to categorize. The song's intro and verse incorporates hard rock flares, but when the chorus comes in, everything drops out except the echo of the slide guitar and Zee's emotionally driven voice. Surprises like this pop up during the entire album. By the jazzy intermission, you're glued to your earphones, waiting to see what Protein could possibly serve up next.
Protein gives the country genre a much more tolerable sound.
Unless you're from Europe, you probably won't remember Ash. In Europe, Ash have seen just about every side of the music business and they are still in their early 20s. It still has that good pop sound with catchy backups. Although the unloyal, unforgiving music business has pushed the band away from their early pop sound, which made them teen sensations, a few rays of early Ash have survived. The song pulls you into a darker vibe and then hits a surprising, happier vibe during the chorus.