“Target Group” opens with “You stop it/ You said it/ We carried on, did as good as we could/ We took it higher than most people would/ You better lie when you give us the news/ Instead of changing the rules.” And you’re pretty much just pulled in from there.
“Celebrate the Good Times” is one that I think everyone can relate to. I love the chorus, another one that I just can’t seem to get enough of. “To celebrate the good times/ And keep them for tomorrow/ Very fast/ They have past/ Cause we know/ They won’t last.”
“Never Had to Pay Before” is a bit softer than the others and it’s a nice contrast to the rest of the album. “If I had a choice I’d choose to make you mine/ But there’s no way for me to do/ If it’s up to me I’ll try to make it fine/ But I don’t know how to get through/ Never been afraid before/ Never had to pay before/ In my life.”
The Bell’s Make Some Quiet is catchy. This is an album that you’ll play and it won’t come out of your player again until you’ve listened to it a few times. There are a few tracks that are stronger than others, but over all this is a solid debut from a band that you will be hearing more about.
Article comments
1 - Paul Talbott
I am an old fan of Echo & the Bunnymen, Psychedelic Furs, the Chameleons as well as current fan of Interpol and these guys are definitely smack dab in that category. I just downloaded a few tracks today and really like them. I don't care that the Bell sound like these other bands. It's just fun music.