Che: Chapter 127 - Profit Prophet

  by Mark Rowland

published: 6 / 8 / 2002

---

In their bio, Che cite Refused as a big influence. Don't, however expect anything like the Swedish hardcore legend's excellent 'The Shape of Punk to Come', Che have a more traditional hardcore sound. Their female vocalist Meegan Riot does add quite a distinctive melodic sound, but apart from that,this is nothing here that bands like Sick of It All or the Deftones haven't donebefore. The opening riff to 'Path of Least Resistance' could have slotted in seamlessly with the tracks on the Deftones' debut 'Adrenaline'. There is a degree of the Refused sound within their riffs, but for the most part, the songs follow a pattern of verse riff, chorus riff that makes the tracks a bit too similar to each other. Sure, this is early days for the band, and even Refused got off to a pretty slow start on their first releases, so it would be wrong to completely write off Che now, but they do need to improve their songwriting in order to be seen as more than just an average hardcore band. There is conviction behind their songs and their point they are trying to make, but at the end of the day, there isn't anything new going on here, and you're better off just getting some albums by the original hardcore bands of the mid-eighties. Big fans of hardcore might be into this, but for the most part, this is hardcore by numbers.

Track Listing:-

1 Unlearning
2 Kill the Ones who Question
3 Path of Least Resistance
4 A Thousand Points of Light
5 Conquistadoras
6 The Choicelessness Parade
7 One Minute of Silence
8 Bullets and Bread
9 United States of Generica

Post A Comment

---

Comment

Name

your name

Location

ie London, UK

Submit

Check box to submit

Adam Coxon
Adrian Janes
Amanda J. Window
Andrew Twambley
Anthony Dhanendran
Benjamin Howarth
Cila Warncke
Daniel Cressey
Darren Aston
Dastardly
Dave Goodwin
Denzil Watson

Dixie Ernill
Dominic B. Simpson
Eoghan Lyng
Fiona Hutchings
Harry Sherriff
Helen Tipping
Jamie Rowland
John Clarkson
Julie Cruickshank
Kimberly Bright
Lisa Torem
Maarten Schiethart

Malcolm Carter
Marie Hazelwood
Mark Rowland
Nick Dent-Robinson
Nicky Crewe
Nige Nudds
Philamonjaro
Richard Lewis
Shirley Procter
Spencer Robertshaw
Steev Burgess
Steve Kinrade

Steve Miles
Tommy Gunnarsson
Zena Grieg