BEHIND THE SCENES - Homeless
Songs: 11  Time:  53:31
Well, up until this release I really liked everything Bloodline had put out.  I think the main reason I was not overly impressed with Homeless was due to the simple fact that it didn't live up to its hype.  Maybe I'm pigeonholing here, but I was under the impression that Behind the Scenes was gonna be a more electro oriented release.  Instead, Behind the Scenes' music is more goth rock with just a tinge of electronics in the mix.  I can see how this may be a more popular release, simply because its much more accessible than most underground Euro 'industrial' acts.  Homeless has un-endless crossover potential, mainly because it's more laid back and refined.  Even though two of the three members are credited as 'programmers', the guitar sounds overwhelm and smother out most of the electronic elements.  The guitar usage, while predominant, is not gritty and roughed up.  Actually, both the lead and bass guitar sounds used in a mild manner, yet they are still pushed to the forefront of the mix.  The vocals are delivered in your standard undistorted, goth nature.  Melrow does have a good voice, but there is nothing outstanding about the way he uses it.  Unlike many musicians, I would never be able to recognize his vocals in a song that I didn't already know he was singing on.  Aside from the sub-par vocal delivery, Behind the Scenes really needs to mix their tracks a bit differently and unleash those backing synth sounds.  I know they are there and from what I can tell, they are good.  If Behind the Scenes wants to stand-out among the droves of other darkwave, gothic acts they really need to work on a unique style, otherwise they're likely to fade into oblivion.
    
BLOODLINE                             Behind the Scenes is:
Weingartstr. 41                          Melrow / Fred B. / Sven Schumacher
41464 Neuss                               Contact Behind the Scenes @
Germany                                     e-mail: fred@behindthescenes.de
Fax ++49 (0)2131 779120           or
BLOODLINE homepage:        e-mail: melrow@behindthescenes.de
http://www.bloodline.de         Behind the Scenes homepage: http://www.behindthescenes.de
   
1)  Changes        2)  Human          3)  Free
4)  Protection     5)  Plastic Love   6)  More Than a Feeling
7)  Home           8)  Dark Agression 9)  Temptation
10) Peak           11) Save Me