Criminal Intents

Morning Star

Metropolis

3.0

By the time I  was five or six trax into Morning Star I found myself getting annoyed as fuck. In particular with the track Digital Generation. It has a dated sound that reminds me of the mid 90's. A time that had its moments but not a place that needs to be revisited, if we're going to be honest here. A song made doubly annoying because of its misplaced anger. One of those songs that screams angrily that the digital generation has arrived and isn't going anywhere blah blah blah. Such a weird angry song because anyone with half a brain knows the digital age is now a main stay of society so I don't know what it is that they are going on about with Digital Warrior. After getting past a few rough start tracks I began to soften a bit on Morning Star. As I had to admit to myself that I have been listening to shit for so long I was becoming a bit of a music snob and not enjoying a band like Criminal Intents for what they are. A good time. Once I stopped looking for the substance behind their style the album got better and I could once again appreciate what good programming skills and a remix can do. The KMFDM remix of Lost is a rellay solid mix adding the trademarked KMFDM guitar riffs to a song that may otherwise  end up too dark and dreary in a slit your wrist kind of way. The Spiritual Cover Version of Can You Imagine is where they really shine. Mixing charming

French Accordions and Tubas into the songs beginning before turns into a weeping mass of chaos with the Bang Your Head mix. So if you can manage to just listen to Morning Star for fun this is an album to enjoy.