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Treble Charger - Maybe It's Me Audio CD

A fair review of the Treble Charger "Maybe It's Me" 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 Treble Charger reviews here, or go back to the Treble Charger tabs.

Treble Charger Band: Treble Charger
Title: Maybe It's Me
Rating:
Release Date: 1997-07-29
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Friend of Mine 2: How She Died 3: Stupid Thing to Say 4: Kareen 5: Red 6: Fade 7: Ever She Flows 8: Forever Knowing 9: Mercury Smile 10: Christ Is on the Lawn 11: Scatterbrain 12: Takes Me Down 13: Left Feeling Odd

Awesome
4/5 Friend Of Mine: Nice guitar and prechorus. 1.
2. 3/5 How She Died: Nice verse rhytm.
3. 5/5 Stupid Thing To Say: Beatles influence. Catchy chorus.
4. 4/5 Kareen: Good prechorus and tuning.
5. 4/5 Red: I think only the chorus is good.
6. 4/5 Fade: Flowing pop-rock song, last verse is great.
7. 3/5 Ever She Flows: Instrumental is nice kind of sombre.
8. 2/5 Forever Knowing: Okay, nice guitar after chorus.
9. 3/5 Mercury Smile: Darker heavy-ish song, last verse is catchy.
10. 5/5 Christ Is On The Lawn: Nice instrumental. Sounds like Shakira's "Underneath Your Clothes".
11. 5/5 Scatterbrain: Catchy horns and trumpets especially during the bridge.
12. 5/5 Takes Me Down: Underrated and one of my faves, the duet chorus is catchy.
13. 5/5 Left Feeling Odd: Mellow and harmonious. Nice guitar bridge.

Ok so the songs ratings don't match up but it still deserves 5 stars.


Ever She Flows...
The album boasts some wonderfully creative songs in addition to some pretty decent songs. Ever since I heard "Friend of Mine" on the radio back in '97, I've been a fan of Treble Charger. Basically, the album gets a 4 instead of a 3 because of the song "Red" due to the fact that it's such a great song, probably one of the best alternative rock ballads of its era. Overall, the album is interesting and is definitely worth purchasing. If you're a fan of the Modern Rock sound, this is a pretty good album from a pretty good Canadian band.


What do you mean "maybe"? It is you !
I can't believe the USA never payed much attention to Treble Charger ! They have the potentiel to be as big as Blink 182 and are much, much, much (. . ) better than the horrible Simple Plan. Oh, if you haven't guessed, they do pop-punk-rock just like those 2 other bands. Maybe It's Me is the record that introduced me to Treble Charger. It's a nice introduction to the band, but it can't be compared to Wide Awake Bored (their best release). If you're a fan, you should also check out their fourth release, Detox (I think it's fourth, I'm not sure if there are 1 or 2 albums before Maybe It's Me).

Anyway, the record starts well enough with Friend of Mine, a very catchy song and also one of the singles. How She Died and Stupid Thing to Say are right up there with the first song. Red and Ever She Flows are great ballads that show the talent of these guys. Without taking anything away from the other songs, I think the best one is Christ Is On The Lawn. It's also a ballad but it really shows how beautiful Greig's voice is (or Bill's voice, see below for explanation). Not every songs are up to those I mentionned, but they're still good and shouldn't stop you from checking out this album.

By the way, there's a chance you won't notice but Treble Charger has 2 singers. One sings the more punk songs, the other sings on the ballads. I'm not sure who is who so that's why I can't say who sings on Christ Is On The Lawn. I only noticed this fact when I say them live (they are incredible live). It's not that their voices are the same, it's just that they have the same tone so it's possible to think they are from the same person. Well, that's what I tell myself every night before going to sleep. . .

Maybe It's Me is a good album to own, but it shouldn't be alone. Wide Awake Bored is a great fallower, better in my mind.


AWESOME BAND, AWESOME ALBUM!
Buy this album -it's toally awesome! All the songs rock and they're Canadian too! You will not be disappointed!.


One Redeeming Feature
There is, however, one gem to be found on this album. This album is comprised mostly of forgettable alternative pop. The song entitled, 'Red. ' It's a fairly soft song, and quite different from the rest of the album. It's low energy, but very nice in it's simplicity. It has a lead guitar solo which is short, straightforward, but soothing. 'Red' was accompanied by a video that aired on Much Music around the time of the album's release. I don't recommend purchasing the album, but give the song a listen if you have an opportunity.


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