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Corporate MF
The Royal We

Corporate MF - The Royal We

Well, let me tell you a story about a band that has a lot going for it but just falls a little shy of the mark on their CD The Royal We. That band is Corporate MF and they do have a good post 80s punk meets synth-pop sound, but they really don't shine like I was hoping. The Corporate MF lyrics are bright and a bit cheeky to at times, but the entire deal is to do a business world CD and they do accomplish that with their songs about boardrooms, suck-ups and all the rest of the biullshit that goes along with the drudgery involved in working 9to5. That job isn't quite as fun as Dolly Parton made it out to be in her huge crossover hit.

So, what do we have here, well I must say that the band at time can come damn close to Devo splattered Kraftwerk songs with a bit of, no a lot of sarcasm and tongue-in-cheek lyrics that really just fall about 2 feet short of a home run. I guess my problem with Corporate MF has nothing to do with their attitude, it has more to do with the slightly sub-standard vocals that they attempt to pass off. No they are not a bad band, and they do have potential in the vocal department, but for God's sake boys put a little emotion in your vox so it doesn't sound like computer generated droning that lacks, I don't know, spunk?

For the most part this is a fun CD to listen to, but it does drag a bit in places. I like the idea, and I like the sound, it just needs some polishing and some work to take these boys out of the mail room and get a desk in the corner office of the high rise. You will find some good tracks, and then some others that if left out this may have been a much better EP than it is a full length. Corporate MF have gut to stop kissing up and get down to basics and then we may hear much more from them. There is room to grow, so take the company van, head to the country, get some WE time with the band in a secluded area and experiment with some new, and more original stuff, I like the schtick, but the vocals and at times dragging keyboards just need to be taken to the nest level of enlightenment. 

  ( 4 Stars Out of 6 )