


Rather, it is Backtrack’s offering of what makes them who they are: smart, ambitious, angry and knowledgeable hardcore kids. Lost in Life is not a young band’s experimentation with new sounds or desire to expand their audience necessarily. Vitalo dispenses with the need to oversaturate the band’s songs with too many vocal lines and wordiness, opting for a sensible pattern that makes for more memorable choruses and, of course, better sing-alongs. The record’s strongest track, “Wash Away,†suggests a brevity of vocal patterns that is present throughout the entire LP. Again, Backtrack does not aim to overstep their hardcore stylings here rather, they simply seem to be polishing a sound that they began cultivating on their previous LP. Similarly, "Still Searching" reinforces a sense of growth and progression making use of those staccato riffs and well-layered guitar tracks, as vocalist James Vitalo carries the song throughout with smart vocal arrangements. However, the sixth track, “Tortured,†reveals the aforementioned musical progression with a mature attention to staccato guitar riffs coupled against a sharply played bass intro. The opening track, “Their Rules,†sets the pace for a record that finds Backtrack honing a hybrid sound of thrash-laden hardcore music largely culled in the late-eighties New York hardcore underground and revived in the early millennium, not-so-coincidentally by earlier Bridge 9 releases. Lost in Life merely packs 12 antagonistic hardcore songs into just about thirty minutes of playing time. There is no stark departure in either sound or lyrical content, or packaging artwork for that matter. What Lost in Life does is essentially twofold: it at once picks up right where Darker Half left off while also showcasing a logical and tenable progression musically. We play music for all ages that is guaranteed to have your audience dancing and singing along. Step back in time and enjoy the songs of the 50's, 60's and 70's. Those of you who picked up Darker Half - the band’s first LP on Reaper Records - are thusly familiar with the band’s thrashy hardcore stylings. Backtrack Blues Band Click here to write a profile for Backtrack Blues Band. Call/Text Rich at: (978) 500-4836 The BackTrack band is a harmony-rich six-piece live band featuring three talented lead female vocalists backed by an experienced group of musicians. In fact, what they aren’t is more a compliment and affirmation of what they are: one of the best hardcore bands around.

But that’s not meant to detract anything from the boys in Backtrack. And they certainly are not of the underground avant-garde. The App will play random notes that you have to sing correctly. Boost the bass or turn down the high end. They are not a band alone in their sound or genre. Advanced 8 bands EQ with 5 custom presets.
