TRUSTIES: We Just Want To Rule The World

 

Cover Musicians
TRUSTIES: We Just Want To Rule The World Marko Oikarinen: guitars, drums, percussion, vocals, keyboards
Ville Veijalainen: bass guitars, vocals, keyboards
Matti Ylilauri: lead & backing vocals, percussion
Release Label Cat. N° Playing Time Rating
2003 independent recording / Musea - 59’14” 7/10
Website Contact Style
www.puucd.com - Progressive Rock
Review by
Luc Descamps
It’s hard to do a review on this. Trusties makes prog-rock, there’s no doubt about that. But they use so many influences from other musical styles that it gets a bit confusing.
This is very well illustrated by the overture: a lot of rhythm changes, almost cacophonic sounds and a structure that can hardly be followed.

They’re very good at making calm music. Doing this they sometimes make you think of the early King Crimson. But they are not afraid to insert a very heavy guitar solo in a quiet number, meanwhile pumping up the rhythm. They can build up the tension, making one wait for the explosion.
At other times, it gets very folky, with medieval influences. Very strange, when mixed with a metal guitar sound. They don’t fear the world-music influences either: listen to the eastern sounds on ‘Nothing’.

As you can see, this is an album without boundaries. The musicians are good: it all sounds quite professional (sometimes one could think that Steve Howe is playing the guitar).
But perhaps Trusties should have concentrated a bit more on the heart of their own identity.
They are good at what they do, and they can do different things. I for one would like to see it all a bit less complicated, a bit more straightforward.
The most plain tracks on the album are the best (e.g. ‘The ultimate decision’: swinging, a bit poppy, wonderful guitar, perfectly arranged or ‘Universe’s end’: a lot more complicated, but still very logical in its structure with great guitar solos, real progressive rock, this one) and maybe they should stick to music like that. It would certainly be more accessible..
This mixture of styles will certainly not conquer the world, I’m afraid.
 
Tracklist

  1. Ouverture

  2. Universe’s end

  3. Back to the Womb

  4. Your God

  5. Messages

  6. Looking for Keith

  7. The ultimate decision

  8. A different White

  9. the usual black

  10. In the forest

  11. In the valley

  12. Nothing

  13. Everything

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