LVL IV [PA]

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:42:00
Future Leaders of the World: Phil Tayler (vocals); Jake Stutevoss (guitar); Bill Hershey (bass guitar); Carl Messina (drums). Personnel: Ben Kaplan (programming). Audio Mixers: Michael Barbiero; Andy Wallace. Recording information: Plumper Mountain Sound, Gibsons, British Columbia, Cana; The Armoury Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canad. Photographer: Travis Shin. Unknown Contributor Roles: Joel "The Christmas Mouse" Livesay; Lee Robertson. Spearheaded by frontman and creative catalyst Phil Tayler, Future Leaders of the World has its roots in a time of Tayler going homeless in San Francisco after moving to the Bay Area from Buffalo, NY. After getting booted out onto the streets, the New Yorker got involved with non-profit, grassroots organizations, going door-to-door getting petitions signed and writing songs on the side. These experiences spawned LVL IV, a 10-pack of tunes that employs a clever use of dynamics, powered by agitated guitars and Tayler's voice, a howl with a Kurt Cobain-ish nuance to it. Operating with a sound that's more a nod to Nirvana than outright mimicry, Future Leaders uses social activism and anger at government corruption as inspiration. Tayler goes from the barbed rant "Your Gov't Loves You," with mention of corporate waste and the Middle East, to the subtler but no less powerful "Unite," which picks peace over war in regards to the invasion of Iraq. Tayler's ire only seems to subside during the catchy power-ballad "House of Chains," which features sweeping guitar chords and radio-friendly hooks.