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Sweet F*** All
- The Enablers
Newest Industry
Released 2004
CD Review by Melanie Kaye
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What happens when you take one-part Fay Wray, toss in some Dashboard Confessional, mix in a pinch of Quit and top it off with some Vacant Andy's? You get The Enablers, the best punk band to come out of the Americas this millennium.
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Sweet F*** All is an amazing debut for the Enablers - It has picked up international attention with good reason. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Rob Coe has a throaty, sexy voice that sends shivers through the skin of many a female fan. Coe, who fronted Miami's Cell 63 and played guitar in South Florida's Fay Wray, has reached his musical prime with the Enablers. His voice is reminiscent of early Mike Ness (Social Distortion) with a tad of Richard Butler's melodic scratchiness in the earlier "President Gas" days of the Furs.
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"...Bonebrake played bass for current-day MTV phenomenon Dashboard Confessional before joining the Enablers..." |
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| Dan Bonebrake, also a former member of Fay Wray, knows how to work a bass. Bonebrake played bass for current-day MTV phenomenon Dashboard Confessional before joining the
Enablers. Addison Burns played guitar in Quit and brought his skills along with him. |
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Guitar is exhilarating and heavy throughout the EP. Jordan Pivot kicked ass on Sweet F*** All, but is no longer with the band. Taking over drums is Darryl Bonebrake from the Vacant Andy's. Darryl will be touring with The Enablers on their upcoming UK tour.
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Broken hearts, friendships gone awry, and - well, beer - are what Coe writes about on the six tracks. The lyrics are memorable and the music is addictive - I've been having a difficult time removing it from my CD player. I am guilty of waking up in the middle of the night with Dear Beer playing in my head. The songs are pure rock, not too dissimilar from the Replacements, but with their own unique sound. Break Your Heart and Apologize demonstrate the band's ability to make music that appeals to the masses (catchy hooks, comfortable beats) without forsaking their own brand of punk. From old-skool country to rock, the Enablers cannot be limited by a genre.
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Alas, Coe et al don't take themselves too seriously - spend a few minutes scrolling the Enablers' hilarious website, www.myenablers.com to get a sense of where these guys are coming from (and for upcoming tour dates). My biggest problem with the Enablers' new EP? It just isn't long enough!!! Twenty minutes of the Enablers makes for one short, sweet F***. And leaves me begging for more.
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