Big Business - Mind The Drift

Disappointing, to say the least. After having listened to their previous albums -- most notably the focused, epic output that was "Here Comes the Waterworks" -- this seems too meandering and anti-climactic. Toshi Kisai's guitar work does nothing to augment the quality sludge-ridden, bass-heavy sound that this band is known for. Instead, the guitar parts simply noodle along, and fail to amount to anything more than a distraction-tactic that takes away from the overall sound. Every band must experiment once in a while, but unfortunately for Big Business, said experimentation ends up leading the band to their first stumbling block of their career. Here's hoping they can shape up the production and guitar parts for their next album -- whenever that may come to be.