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CAPTAIN CUTTHROAT may appeal to anyone that digs classic rock and roll, metal, jazz, and fast free form experimental music. Classic rock keyboards, heavy metal signatures, rhythm and blues, killer timing, and never knowing what to expect.
CD REVIEW from THE NOISE:
CAPTAIN CUTTHROAT
Captain Cutthroat
6-song CD
Have you been missing Mr. Bungle lately? Well then, weep no more, the replacement has arrived. Okay, that’s too cold. But if you can listen to this disc without hearing a deep Patton-esque vibe, then you’re either deaf or you’ve never heard Bungle/Fantomas/etc. (excuse me?). If you haven’t, it’s very clever music that jams about 14 different songs into the space of one, with sometimes jarring or non-existent segues. BUT…the thing here is, while this sure as hell ain’t hum-alongable, the freakin’ musicianship is so goddamn good that you can’t NOT listen. I mean it. Everyone in this band totally rules their instrument of choice, with the drummer and lead guitarist at the top of the heap. It’s all a bit prog, a bit pretentious (that’s redundant), but what the hell, you can’t argue with the chops. This disc may not get a lot of play here after the jaw undrops, but I’ll tell you what—because I worship virtuosity, I’d see these guys play live in a heartbeat. (Tim Emswiler)
Blabbermouth.net -- August 22, 2007:
Boston-based quintet CAPTAIN CUTTHROAT will release its first EP in the fall. According to a press release, "the record features six songs, each with a distinct vibe, combining syncopated thrash elements of SYSTEM OF A DOWN, experimentation of Mike Patton, spooky undertones of early PINK FLOYD, and a rockin’ swing time rhythm of THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA." The album was recorded at Mad Oak Studios in Allston, MA by engineer Kris Smith, and was mixed by Neil Kernon, who has produced, recorded and mixed a wide variety of artists, including NILE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, PETER GABRIEL, QUEENSR--CHE and DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES.
CAPTAIN CUTTHROAT has been performing for over six years, and is said to be one of the area’s premier rock n’ roll bands. J.C. Lockwood of Gatehouse News has called it "the soundtrack for the ADD generation, music for people with short attention spans, with a never-ending jones for visual and sonic distractions. Like the 10-minute opus ’The Horror Song’, one of the band’s sure-fire crowd-pleasers. It’s a series of weird stories tied together by cascading musical mood swings, ranging from near classical influences to speed metal."
Since its debut, CAPTAIN CUTTHROAT has kept busy winning the 2006 U.S. Emergenza Finals, traveling to Germany to play the Taubertal Festival, and playing shows with bands such as TURBONEGRO, MISFITS, TUBRING and LIFE OF AGONY.
