The self-titled album of Anyone is extremely pessimistic and preaches lessons of self-indulgence and hedonism. Where the album lacks in lyrical content, it makes up for with its impressive musical abilities.
The best part of the album was the bass and drums that often made the lyrics incomprehensible. Influences from such bands as Tool and Jane’s Addiction could be seen. The punk guitar riffs keep the energy up. The pounding drums are also great and form the mood of anger and indifference that the band is trying to portray.
Band members Static on bass, David “Nipples” Murray on drums and Riz Story on vocals and guitar are talented musicians. At times, the style seems experimental and at other times, it,s pure rock.
The lyrics, which attempted to be poetic and meaningful were often garbled and seemed sometimes ridiculous. The band used the words elation, solution and conclusions in about half of the songs.
The band tells the listener to live in the now and reject institutions and mind control. Decadence is the key to life. Sometimes, it seems the band’s lyrics are trying too hard to reject the world and its ways. They almost try too hard to be different. It just seems fake.
The song “Real” is one of the highlights of the album. It tells the listeners to be true and real, no matter what they believe. All the elements mesh, and the tune is catchy. “Dear Sylvia” and “Kissing God” use abrupt beat changes that keep the songs interesting to listen to.
The song “Hitches” demonstrates the experimental style of the band. The track starts slow and with just a single riff being held. The drums suddenly start in and pound as the riffs speed up and the rest is filled in.
The album has good and bad points. It takes a few listens to grasp the full effect of the album and what it is all saying.
Overall, it was good as long as the lyrics were not listened to closely and analyzed. This was the follow-up for the band, whose first album “Live Acid,” had a large following in Orange County, California.
