Heres a portion of a review I wrote awhile back:
Review for Dudebox by Billy Talent.
In 1993 a band called Pezz (now known as Billy Talent) emerged from the community of Streetsville, Ontario. They started off with the genre of Rapcore, which would lead into Soft Rock/Alternative Rock, to Punk Rock. Pezz was around for 6 years, before the American Pezz decided to file a lawsuit against them, as to why they changed their name to, the wildly known (amongst Canada and the UK), Billy Talent.
When you first start this tape up, you will notice the Rage Against the Machine influence, which isn't a bad thing, as they even try to get their own sound(but still end up being a clone of RAGE). Ben Kowalewicz's vocals are still annoying as ever (if you don't like Billy Talent), but he doesn't sing. In fact he raps, which may sound surprising, and he does it well. He can rap with a very good flow. Ian D'sa one of the most astonishing guitarists that's associated with the genre Punk Rock, is just as amazing in this 4 track EP, as he is in Billy Talent. He knows how to make very, very catchy riffs. He rarely sings (if ever) though, so that may...Read More
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Top 10 List.
Favorite bands. (In no order)
1. Billy Talent
2. We Are the Emergency
3. Oceana
4. Protest the Hero
5. letlive.
6. Every Time I Die
7. Emery
8. Daughters
9. Closure in Moscow
10. August Burns Red
On one of my next top 10's, I'll put reasons, but I thought this one didn't really need reasons.
Also, sorry for naming bands that most of you don't know, or like d:
'till next time.