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In the Black

Kittie - In the Black Audio CD

A fair review of the Kittie "In the Black" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Kittie reviews here, or go back to the Kittie tabs.

Band: Kittie
Title: In the Black
Rating:

Release Date: 2009-09-15
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Kingdom Come 2: My Plague 3: Cut Throat 4: Die My Darling 5: Sorrow I Know 6: Forgive and Forget 7: Now or Never 8: Falling Down 9: Sleepwalking 10: Whiskey Love Song 11: Ready Aim Riot 12: Truth

Their finest hour
Okay I still say that Kittie's finest song is Pink Lemonade from their album Oracle
that song makes Black Sabbath sound like Bon Jovi but I will also say that this new album In The Black is Kittie's finest hour, I never took them seriously as leaders of the new metal movement I mean really chicks that can compete with old school bands like Sepultura, Megadeth or new bands like Lamb Of God, or Slipknot and I always thought they were good just not great, I mean think about it they sold more than a million and a half records in the United States alone that says a lot of kids like them, but record sales do not mean a band is good look at KORN unbelievably horrible band that sells so many records it is stupid, Kittie however has gotten way better with age so now I can believe the hype that has been behind them for 10 years, this album seriously is a contender for top 10 albums of the year no problem and besides that the drummer Mercedes used to be my sons girlfriend so take that .

Surprisingly Good
Kittie albums are either hit or miss (and sadly most seem to miss), but In the Black is actually pretty good. . it even took the Kittie hating metal elitists of Blabbermouth by surprise. The first nine songs of this album are excellent, but the last three could have used a little work in the lyrics/vocals department (Ready Aim Riot is almost laughable). My favorite Kittie album since Oracle, "Cut Throat" and "My Plague" are standout tracks. Not really much to say here. . . In the Black isn't groundbreaking by any means, but it is enjoyable. I'm kind of surprised at how often I've listened to this CD lately.

Oracle meets Funerial
But over all Morgan uses her normal voice and her growling voice much like Funerial For Yesterday. Heres a song by song review of this pretty darn good album. But she growls abit more on this. The mix of the album sounds great, no over production or computer effects. And it sounds like the band could be playing live in front of you. If you can imagine Oracle and Funerial together as one album then you get a good idea of how this sounds. Hard n Heavy of Oracle with the more mass appeal of Funerial. There is not one bad song on this album and can easliy be played track 1-12. For my Money this line up is very tight sounding nd I hope it stays together. Also some DAMN SEXY WOMEN.
1. Is a instrumential intro for the album. Duel guitars with a few bass lines played in.
2. So far the best known song from this album. Many live exsamples of this song is on youtube in which they play track 1 into it just like on this album. Mixture of Morgan's normal voice and her growling.
3. Driven paced, heavy hitting song. A headbanger which is kinda neat to play on your car sterio loud and drive fast. Kinda Breathe meets Look So Pretty. Check youtube for music video.
4. The same song Metallica covered on Garage INC. With Mercades
on some backing vocals.
5. Also has live exsamples on youtube. A more mild song with great drumming by Mercades. Morgon sings very good with her normal voice. Maybe her best exsample of it. Only thing missing is a guitar solo which I think would have fit in great.
6. Fast paced headbanger with the sisters doing some great duel growling on the verses. Morgan uses her normal voice great in this song on the chorses. Awesome guitar solo by Tara. Also a good car jaming song. Check youtube for this one too
7. No, not a cover of the Elvis song. Great interplay with Mercades and Ivy. No growl singing. Another awesome guitar solo by Tara. I dont know if she is a fan of Tony Iommi but i can hear a little of his style throuout the song. This could have easily been the single from this album. Upbeat and radio friendly but still a headbanger.
8. Another good exsample of Morgan's normal voice. Tara's guitar solo is good but they could have played it a little longer. Short song too which apon first hearing it I thought it was a filler. But the 2nd time I listened to it it became a better song to me.
9. Great guitar intro by Tara. If played on a keyboard it would have made a great 80's B horrer movie soundtrack. 2nd best exsample of Morgan's normal voice but her best lyric wise of this whole album.
10. Check youtube for this one too. Great duel guitar playing by Tara and Morgan. Ivy fits in there perfect with her bass lines. Headbanger with a bit of Iommi & Geezer Butler. 2 Damn good Tara solos. I think this could have been an awesome instrumential. Not that Morgan singing takes anything away from this song. Just it would be great either way.
11. Remindes me alot of Metallica - Seek and Destroy. Ad upbeat headbanger. With explosive Tara solos thats a good kick in the face. Could be a fight or sports song. Another car jammer.
12. AWESOME organ intro then the band explodes out of the speakers. Another bit of Iommi in Tara. Another of the sisters growling duel in the middle of the song. I think this could have been an awesome instrumential. Not that Morgan singing takes anything away from this song. Just it would be great either way. At the end there is one of those tunes like a toy box would play which fits in very good. A great way to end the album. Cant wait for album 6 in 2-3 years from now.

Their Best Since Oracle!
Lyrics are a bit cliched, but they aren't really known as accomplished lyricists. Heavier album than previous outputs. "Cut Throat" is definitely the highlight of the album. Progressing quite nicely over the years. Good Job, Kittie!.

I think it's thier best since Spit..and better than Spit !
Spit was great, but when I listen to it now vs. Confused ? don't be. In the Black. . I am awestruck at how far these ladies have come . Rarely do i listen to an album as much a i have these last few days, like every day. This one's not perfect, I think they should do less growling and more melodic -clean voice. I think Morgan can go toe to toe with Otep. I'm not going to write a thesis here. . all in all buy this album, don't think twice. . . you won't regret it ! .

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