Horrorscope
Remember the days when every band fromBon Jovito theFixxembraced keyboards like a long-lost lover? Whether you consider rock's tickling of the electronic ivories the good ol' days or the devil's spawn will determine how much you are going to like a good part of Eve 6'sHorrorscope. Once again, the band enlists producer Don Gilmore, who expands the group's sound with dense, unsustained vocals; basicVan Halenriffs ("On the Roof Again," "Amphetamines"); and a rhythmic urgency that resurrects images of '80s group theCall("Rescue," "Promise"). Eve 6 recorded their debut barely after the ink had dried on their high school diplomas. There's little doubt that the talented young trio holds tremendous promise (the band members can write head-bobbing hooks blindfolded), but in terms of fresh songwriting creativity,Horrorscopefalls short of the efforts of similarly precocious contemporaries such asAshandSupergrass. This is largely Gilmore's album, and when Eve 6 find the confidence to toss aside the studio-trickery crutch and the pop-metal security blanket, they should grow into a formidable rock band.--Beth Massa