HUNDRED MILLION MARTIANS 'Solid Rock Planet' CD
(Official Website)
It's quite difficult to have a quick opinion on this album: First, the cover is not the most attractive you can find, then when the first song ('Atoll') begins, the production makes you think that even if it's not a bad one, this is not the right one for a power pop/punk band, but well you get used to it after that and you realize that the song itself is not bad at all. HUNDRED MILLION MARTIANS are from Finland and this album is their third one. They say that their previous stuff was darker and that they wanted to release a good time rock'n'roll album. That's what they managed to do with 'Solid Rock Planet' even though the album has its high and lows: 'Genuine Plastic' has got a good catchy chorus but some weird disco verse and tunes like '+1', 'My Way' and 'Out Of The Shade' can make you shake your head without too much difficulty and the melodies are good enough to make you remember them. As a pop punk rock'n'roll band, HUNDRED MILLION MARTIANS definitely have a good potential but still need to work on their identity and sound to become the band they should be.

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