תודה מGuidance

[GUIDANCE]

תודה מGuidance

אהלן, במשך השנה האחרונה להקת Guidance גדלה למעמד של להקה שמביאה אליה 400 איש להופעות מהתחלה של 20 איש וכל זאת בזכות... בזכותכם! קהל החברים הגודל שלנו שטורח ומתאמץ להעביר את המסר על אף חוסר הגיבוי התקשורתי (מלבד ג´קי שרגא ולירון לנגר בעלי 2 תוכניות הרדיו היחידות כמעט שמשדרות רוק באנגלית בלי החרמה) ותוך השקעה מוחלטת של זמנם הפרטי. על זה אנחנו רוצים לתת להם כבוד ולהגיד תודה רבה, כי עם כמה שזה נדוש, מי אנחנו בלעדיכם. תודה לכם Gיידנסים יקרים! אנחנו מזמינים אותכם להצטרף למעגל החברים שלנו ולהיכנס למשפחת GUIDANCE, לשמוע את השירים, לקרוא את החוויות, לראות את התמונות ולדבר עם המשפחה בפורום שלנו: http://goop.hydepark.co.il/hydepark/forum.asp?forum_id=1110 תודה רבה, Guidance דורי, אופיר, ספי, גב ודידי

 

[GUIDANCE]

ביקורת מאתר בין לאומי

ביקורת על השיר U מתוך האתר www.Godsofmusic.com U rocks the party Israeli-American hard rockers Guidance wear their influences, much like their hearts, plainly on their sleeves. Not a bad thing really, when said influences happen to be such seminal monoliths as Tool and The Deftones. Our friends do well to avoid the pitfall of sounding derivative, instead bringing a flavour of charisma-driven passion to the table. Not only do they play hard, but they do so with a fair amount of intelligence... knowing exactly when to hold back, letting the mystery within the music speak for itself. ´U´ is further packed with a serious amount of flair, all of which go towards making this an engaging 4 minutes. The tone of the song, especially early on, is eerily evocative of Tool. Muted, synister bass lines lead on to large chunks of sludge-metal riffs, while the drummer uses the ensuing chaos as an opportunity to mark his own blistering territory. And we haven´t even gotten to the lead vocalist yet. Dori Chee makes like Maynard James Keenan´s kindred spirit, his hushed whispers giving way to some ravaged screams. You feel some disappointment at the fact that he veers too close towards Keenan on occasion, especially since his own voice happens to be in the classically pure vein. But such thoughts are quickly buried under the avalanche which guitarists Gev Dektor (great name) and DD bring on. The band members´ solid chemistry notwithstanding, the verse-chorus-verse routine begins to lose its appeal after a couple of try-outs. Thankfully, Guidance have a final trick up their sleeves. Three minutes into the song, Chee slows things down to a barely audible whisper. The whispers gradually begin to mount in ominous momentum, before the final defiant proclamation - "I don´t wanna´ be, I don´t wanna´ be you." This delicious, catchy refrain is gently laid to rest by a haunting Mediterranean-type chant which closes out the song. You get the feeling that Guidance are very much a live juggernaut. Some of the photographs on their excellent website do well to document and convey some of their onstage interaction. The website also offers up some of their other songs. Unfortunately, they´re all in streaming WM format, which is a pity, particularly where this song is concerned. Because when a song rocks as hard as U does, it should be allowed to rock in full glory, at the very least. Review by: Siddharth Dasgupta Charisma: 9.50 Technical Skill: 9.00 Structure: 9.00 Interest: 9.00 Lyrics: 8.00 Performance: 8.50 Recording Quality: 8.50 Long Term Appeal: 9.00 OVERALL: 8.80