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Cover: 5
Nielsen Ratings out of 10
It looks like static on a television
set, with Dali-esque warped clock hands and roman numerals spinning
about the screen. It goes along with the album title so I'm OK with
it, but it's overwhelmingly blue in color and makes me feel a little
cold. Brrr! Chilly.
Booklet: 6
HDTV Broadcasts out of 10
Whaddaya know! It's an 8-panel foldout.
It's got all the lyrics, easy to read at that, plus color band photos
-- both individual shots and one group photo on the back of the booklet.
Not bad packaging overall. One page dedicated to credits, one to thanks
and kudos. But wait! No thanks for Metal Sludge? Firehouse manages to
thank Obi Steinman, Mike Fasano, Robbie Crane, and a whole bunch of
other people. Fucking Robbie Crane!! How can they thank Robbie Crane
but forget all about the Sludge? The audacity of bands these days. Hrmph!
Songs: 6
Lost Remotes out of 10
"Crash" and "Perfect Lie"
are decent rocker tunes and sound like old-school Firehouse from one
of their earlier albums. Most of the disc is decent. That being said,
'Prime Time' sounds a bit more like a revue than an actual Firehouse
album, as CJ Snare only sings lead on 7 out of the 10 tracks. Bill Leverty
sings on 2 songs and even drummer Michael Foster sings lead on "Door
to Door." Not that Bill and Michael are bad singers, but it just
sounds like less of a traditional Firehouse album than I was expecting.
But at least CJ doesn't try to rap or anything, so 'Prime Time' gets
a few brownie points for not making us suffer through something like
that again.
Comments: I
haven't actually listened to a Firehouse album in well over a decade
(somehow I missed out on 'O2,' 'Category 5,' etc.), so I wasn't quite
sure what to expect. They're all decent hard rock songs, with only one
ballad -- the closing track "Let Go," and that's not all that
terrible, even for a Firehouse ballad. All in all, "Crash"
and "Perfect Lie" are probably the best tunes on this disc,
and would be good to listen to while vacuuming your car or masturbating.
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