Categories : Music Reviews, Rock + Pop.
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Rating: 1.5/5 Released: October 10, 2006 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov |
For a guy with virtually nothing going for him, Gabe Saporta sure dreams big. After christening himself Cobra Starship, Saporta set forth to put hipsters and emo kids to shame. Unfortunately, some plans look better on paper, as While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets seems to combine the worst elements of both.
Fortunately for Saporta, along came Snakes on a Plane. While the band’s song ‘Bring It’ fit perfectly with the film – not to mention the bizarre synergy of names combining reptiles with aircraft – Saporta was suddenly faced with convincing people that his band was the real deal, and not the marketing ploy of a movie that set the gold standard for marketing ploys. Once that was dealt with – mostly through the band’s MySpace page – Saporta was free to drop his debut album on the masses.
Cobra Starship’s blend of electronic beats and rock guitars has been done before, and with more success. Saporta’s paper thin vocals don’t help much, as most of the album sounds like it can barely support the lofty ideas represented in his song titles. Examples include ‘Being from New Jersey Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry’ and ‘The Ballad of Big Poppa and Diamond Girl.’
Ultimately, the Starship never even takes off – a victim of it’s maniacal creator’s own ego.
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