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Posted on September 3, 2007 - by John

Biffy Clyro – Saviours Of Rock?

For the first time in years I wasted a couple of quid on Kerrang! because of a free CD on the cover. I used to buy these all the time mainly because of some fantastic tracks that were given away (free-ish). Much buzz has been made of Scottish 3-piece Biffy Clyro, and so I was tempted by a free track. And a damn good track “Get F***ed Stud” is. Something naggs at me though…and I reckon the only reason that song was on the CD was because of the title.

Scanning through the rest of the CD was an experience though.The likes of Lostphrophets have never really stirred me ever since I crewed for them during an N.M.E. tour many moons ago. They just don’t strike me as having a great deal to offer…limited style over substance. But even their offering was a work of art compared to one track: Aiden’s “Moment”.

If this is what constitutes rock or metal then it’s a God Damned shame.The song is horribly composed, lyrics are a saccharine cliché that would sound out of place on an [[American Pie]] rip off soundtrack. Listening to it reminded me of the last time I went out to a rock club. When I was in University, back in the dark ages of 1998 it didn’t matter what the Hell you wore or looked like. I got into mosh pits wearing jeans, a [[Bryan Adams]] teeshirt (yes…Bryan Adams) and some dodgy Vans. It didn’t matter to the goth next to me that when I got knocked over by a drunk in Napalm Death garb, as he still grabbed my arm to stop me hitting the deck. It was all about the music, in whatever form it took.

Then a few years later I went out with the boys and saw a horrible sight. Rock was now cool with Nu-metal and neo-Goths in abundance. Coloured hair and piercings are the order of the day, and kids would eye you up and down if you didn’t look cool enough. I though “what a shame”. And over the last few years, I haven’t been able to get excited about many sounds to come out of the genre. Until [[Biffy Clyro]].
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