What Is It?
Reject On Impact is the debut album of NYC based punk rock outfit the F-Units. It features ten high energy tracks with no relent in the pace as the album continues.
The first track "Fat Lip" is probably the weakest on the record, which is by no means a terrible thing: most punk bands would be thrilled to put out a track as good as this. However, the band waste no time in increasing the quality on the CD, with the second track Solitude raising the bar substantially and the group never look back on a thirty minute punk rock journey.
The Sound: What To Expect
To give you an idea of what the band sounds like, they have the power pop precision of Green Day mixed with the raw edge of the likes of Black Flag. Scotty B, the lead singer/rhythm guitarist does have a very similar voice to Billie Joe Armstrong, and 'Hypocrite', the seventh track could in all honesty be on a Green Day album and no one would notice the difference. However, the three piece show their variety with tracks such as 'Nowhere Fast' and 'In The Dark' which highlight the fact that they could quite possibly be the next big thing in punk rock, as they have enough ability to appeal to all ends of the punk rock market.
The lyrics of the songs are clever and catchy. 'Lost In Space' could be a stadium anthem in a few years time, and 'Still Want You' is another song that just won't get out of your head after you've listened to it.
The guitar work as demonstrated by Greg Hoy is also excellent. There are admittedly no two minute long solos or overly difficult riffs exhibited by the guitarist, but the snarling, raw guitar fits the mood and genre of the band perfectly. The drumming is consistent and holds the record together.
The album is recorded very well as well, and the band have even been adventurous and added brass instruments into 'Hypocrite'.
So, Should I Really Buy This Album?
Right now you are probably thinking that this review of the album is being a tad opimistic and is exaggerating the good points. However, finding negatives with this album is very difficult as it is smoothly recorded, and there is something on it for everyone: whether you want to sing along with it or mosh to it at a punk party.
If one knitpicked though, it could be argued that the album is a little short and thirty four and a half minutes and maybe the band should have bulked the CD out with other songs. However, to shamelessly quote Sum 41, a CD should be "All Killer No Filler" and the F-Units manage to achieve this.
Whether they can go on and become the next Green Day only time will tell, but in my humble opinion, they have all of the tools neccessary to achieve that fame. The mixture of the snarling guitar with the catchy, poppy choruses is truly sublime, and I would implore any reader to go and pick this album up or download it off iTunes or CDbaby.
Rating: 9.0/10 - Quite possibly the start of something special in punk rock.
