Who could ever forget musician Corey Feldman, huh? The way he burst onto the charts in 1983 with the platinum hit, “Sunglasses At Night”… No, wait a second… that wasn’t Corey Feldman… sorry, I’m thinking of Corey Hart again. I get those two mixed up all of the time! Well, at least I didn’t confuse Corey Feldman with Corey Haim like everybody else does, right?
Like many former child actors, Corey Feldman has had many ups and downs since his original acting career in the 80s. Most of us (myself included) forgot all about him after he co-starred (with Corey Haim) in 1989’s Dream A Little Dream
(and if you’ve ever seen Dream A Little Dream then you'll know why!) but the lad kept-on-a-working in direct-to-video B-Pictures like Meatballs 4 and Busted (a title that bore more than a little resemblance to Feldman’s personal life after he was arrested for possession of drugs).
However, much like a bad meal at a hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant, Corey Feldman has risen once again (actually, he’s been around this whole time… I just didn’t take notice) and has release a new album entitled Technology Analogy along with his band, Truth Movement.
The aptly-titled Technology Analogy has a point to make: we’ve lost our way thanks to our faith in technology. The message is simple. However, after 13 tracks of it, the message becomes more than redundant.
At times, I felt as though I were listening to a Christian band whose roots came from the big hair days of rock music (there’s just a little too much God in it for me), but throughout the entire time, it’s clearly evident that this group is very much inspired by Pink Floyd: Feldman’s deep,
whisky-voiced vocals sound a lot like Roger Waters; the cover art is the work of Dark Side of the Moon artist Storm Thorgerson; and two of the album’s guest-artists are Floyd alumni John Carin and Scotty Page (with additional contributions by Rat Dog’s Mark Karan).
Actually, since I’ve already brought Waters’ name up, I think Technology Analogy comes off like one of Roger Waters’ bad solo concept albums, but with too much God. Way too much God. I realize that that Corey probably owes a lot to his spiritual savior (such as his freedom from drugs and alcohol, not to mention his ego. See his website), but come on, Corey — a little goes a long way, fella!
Article comments
1 - Brian aka Guppusmaximus
And yes, Virginia, Corey Feldman definitely has some musical talent
LMFAO! The music would be alright if it didn't sound so compressed like it was mixed in a box.
To say they sound like Pink Floyd is a f*cking insult. Roger Waters on his worst day could release an album 100x better than this shit! This CD lacks engineering & Corey couldn't carry a note in the back seat of his car.
Honestly, who gives a shit about the references to God & our imperfect Human race when I can't make it through :30 seconds of a single track.
2 - Brent
Wow, are you so short sighted and narrow minded (like most far right wingers and far left wingers) to actually believe or state that belief in God and care for the environment are competing values. Idiot
3 - Luigi Bastardo
You missed something there, Brent.
I wouldn't worry about it, though... you've made it this far in life after all, right?
4 - Monster5string
Brian- Are you really going to give a scathing review of the album when you only listened to :30 of it? Don't be a jerk!
I bought the cd because of the Pink Floyd connections, and I honestly like it. "Me Not You", "Crossed The Line" and "Trust No One" are all great songs, and I'm sorry, but so is "Green Is The Colour". It has a sincere message and a very catchy melody.
As far as it being a Christian album, I'm afraid I'll also have to disagree. While there are mentions of God, Corey seems to be questioning his existance and place in our lives.
5 - Whsprz
I had heard it before I knew who sang it, I liked it and was surprised that he has music out. Some chords remind me of other older songs long forgotten.
6 - MSG
I'll bet Obama's salary that Monster5string
is really Corey himself... Nobody could possibly like this crap... “Just go green, green, green”... Really?! This is so 2005.
7 - Dr Dreadful
I'll bet this small strip of calculator tape that MSG owes Obama $400,000.