SILVER - WHITE DIARY

They say you shouldn't judge something by its cover, and it's true—especially in the case of the debut album from Norway rockers Silver. By the looks of the cover, I was expecting a horrid Guns N' Roses cover band. I found instead a decent mix of straight-ahead rock with influences ranging from early punk to glam rock. There is nothing out-of-this-world amazing about this release, but there is also nothing too terribly wrong with it, either. Its sound is quite poppy, with catchy vocals and riffs, and it's put together quite nicely. I would say that Silver played it safely when it came to making this album, with a mix of tunes that don't stray too far from a mainstream sound. For what it's worth, WHITE DIARY proves to impress within its boundaries but is far from exceptional. www.thesilverband.com

(Review originally appeared in the October 2005 issue of Skratch Magazine)