27 Dead is the latest musical offering from Blaine Vogt, a talented singer/ songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Salem, OR. Throughout his career, Vogt has released numerous albums both as a solo artist and as a member of various musical projects, including Groove Thief, V/V, One More Story, Crossing 13th and others. However, this latest release Living In Sin is the first to be launched under the moniker 27 Dead. Blending infectious melodies, blasphemous lyrics and catchy hooks, the album showcases the dark depths of one man's mind.
“The Last Night” is the opener and a rock oriented song. The song has a fairly overt ’80s rock quality. It’s a little arena and glam rock. The guitars sound huge and Vogt has a commanding voice. I loved the anthemic chorus which definitely gave me an empowering feeling that gives you some energy. I felt like we jumped a decade in time when listening to “The Devil's Eyes.”Although there’s definitely an ’80s metal feeling to the chorus I felt like the verse had an Alice In Chains grunge vibe going on. Vogt even sounds a little like “Layne Staley.” “Painted On” sounded great as well while “The Lie” shows a different emotional shade to his music. “The Lie” is more of a ballad and wraps you in a blanket of warm melancholy. The vocals are delivered differently here to match the music and Vogt sounds great. I thought the song reached some impressive peaks and was definitely a highlight. We get back into high energy rock songs with “The Man Who Never Was” and “Butterfly.” “Fireworks On The Rooftop” felt like a song people would sing along to at a live performance. Vogt absolutely kills it in terms of the vocals. This is arguably the song he sings the best on. There are some more highlights as the album progresses. “Too Late Now” and “The Gavel” both sounded huge. “Living In Sin” rocks out perhaps the hardest of all the songs which demands to be listened to loud. The epic closer “It's Our Time” is absolutely massive in scope. I’m old school in that I listen to albums from beginning to end. With that in mind I think this album is a little long. Ten songs might have been more powerful. That being said, this album contains some great songs that I recommend you listen to. You won’t be disappointed.
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