Take AC/DC and The Misfits (perhaps a little Sex Pistols and Ramones as well), punk rock and hard rock, add a dash of high school single-mindedness and plenty of teenage party-hard attitudes, throw it all in a blender and the result would probably be pretty close to Sound and Fury. This album just may be the most straight up party album I've listened to this year.
In a genre that can, at times, take itself a touch too seriously (not that there's anything wrong with that), Sound and Fury reminds everyone that music does not have to be deadly serious, or politically relevant, epic in scope, or anything more than a reason to get in the pit and throw around some limbs. Now, this is not to say that this is anything particularly great, but there is definitely something about this Ontario, Canada act that grows on you, kind of like a fungus.
My first pass through Sound and Fury's self-titled album was not a particularly good one. As the opening chords of "School's Out" emanated from my speakers, I thought for sure I wasn't going to care for it. There was something a bit too uncontrolled for my tastes. Things took a turn for the worse when the vocals, by Luke Metcalf, kicked in. His high and whiny voice just grates on my nerves and does not help the band win me over.
One cannot write a review or even get a good taste of a band upon a single listen (although, if it is bad enough, it can make someone not want to bother). There was something about these guys that did beg for a second listen, so I went once more into the breach. This second listen was a bit more favorable. I still didn't like Metcalf's voice, but some things will never change.
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