Last Laugh – No Regrets

It’s weird, some CDs you hear and you instantly have a million words to describe them with. A million different band comparisons, a million different emotions, a million thoughts running through your head. And with other CDs, you hear them, you like them, but are instantly lost for words to describe it. Normally, it has no reflection on the CD itself – because you can get stuck on amazing CDs and horrible CDs. Last Laugh‘s No Regrets is one of those CDs, and while it falls in the middle of the aforementioned spectrum, it is still hard to think of words to describe it.

You see, No Regrets, starts, plays and ends without much of an impact. It’s a fun album, entertaining to listen to while it’s playing, but as it comes to an end there is no budding desire to replay it. You feel more like moving on, hearing more new stuff, but of course wouldn’t complain if you had previously pressed repeat either. It’s just one of those CDs you see.

Musically, it sounds pretty good. It has a sort of early ’90’s skate punk feel to it – ala Epitaph or Fat persuasion. It’s could be compared to bands as widespread as Pennywise, to Strung Out with even a tinge of Lagwagon thrown in occasionally as the songs come through strong and confidently. It’s melodic hardcore, heavy on the melodic and lighter on the hardcore portion of the mix.

One thing I will give them credit for is the variation in the style and tempo. They go from an eerie rendition of Rolling Stones‘ famed Paint It Black to a mellow, acoustic closer (Gone…) with ease, and somehow it works.

And I guess you could say the whole CD works together, because it is a nice laid back listen that is entertaining throughout. It’s just at times it’s too laid back, that they lose the hook they previously had on you and find yourself drifting off back into reality – and we never want that.