![]() However, Saigon Kick wasnt as adept at this approach and the record, while solid, is too schizophrenic to leave much of a lasting impression.Įclecticism has been a hallmark of good rock since Revolver, and in the right hands this approach can be a welcome relief from artists who rewrite one song for their whole careers. In a way, the album resembles a very scaled-down version of Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. ![]() The group most resembles Janes Addiction for the majority of the album, although it offers a nifty cover of David Bowies Space Oddity done with a real Mick Ronson flair. The band presents a dizzying array of stylistic shifts in the course of 14 songs, changing from alternative to punk, pop, metal, and ballads at the drop of a hat. The same problem plagued Saigon Kicks first two releases, as the bandmembers hedged their bets while trying to embrace the dying metal scene as well as the embryonic alternative one at the same time. ![]() Water is another fine album by Saigon Kick that unfortunately undermines its own merits by trying to employ too many sounds at once. ![]() Additional Personnel: Ronny Lahti - additional backing vocals on I Love You and Fields of Rape Basil Rodriguez - string arrangements on When You Were Mine Richard Drexler - piano on When You Were Mine Basil Rodriguez - trumpet on Sentimental Girl Keith Jacobs - RMM Community Choir director on Water. ![]()
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