Gullich really isn’t one of the most attractive band names, it just sounds unpleasant, fortunately, the band’s name reflects their music, which is just as bad.
Instrumentally the album isn’t bad, not wonderful, just fairly standard rock fare, overdriven (if not slightly fizzy) guitars backed up by rhythmic drums and bass feature on every track, making the album somewhat samey, but not terrible, until their singer opens his mouth. Out of tune is an understatement, especially when it comes to vocal harmonies, at times the vocals induce ear holding and shuddering, causing actual physical discomfort.

Some of the tracks certainly are ambitious and even well performed, Girl Scouts of Japan revolves around a great tapping guitar lick backed by soft strings, and is by far the best track on the album, although that may be because it’s also the album’s only instrumental.

It’s quite clear that the album is a home recording, the sound quality could be better and at times it’s quite poorly mixed, with the vocals often being drowned out by the guitars and the whole thing sounding horribly toppy.

Overall, there are much better albums out there, and while the instrumentation is good at times, it’s just not good enough, especially when those terrible vocals are put over the top.

By Rob Barker

Rating: 4/10
Format: Mini-Album
Label: Pay For The Piano
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