Song Titles:

1) Anyone 2:39
2) Thanks 3:33
3) Freedom 2:55
4) Unforgiven 3:55
5) Save Me 3:29
6) Empty 3:38
7) Never 2:30
8) Superfly 2:46
9) Straight To Hell 2:48
10) The Unknown 0:44
11) Ton Of Lead 5:29
12) Brand New Day 3:11
13) I Won't Be The One 3:32

Genre: Heavy Rock
Year: 2005
Label: Spitfire/Eagle Rock Records

Beautiful Creatures were a band that was on the verge of hitting it big, but then their label, Warner Bros. was mergeed with AOL, and their 2001 self-titled debut album sank without a trace. Beautiful Creatures, in the hard rock world is best known for feauturing Joe Leste, formerly of Bang Tango. They were featured on Ozzfest 2001 which gave them some exposure. They were then dropped by Warner Bros. and forced to shop around for labels. They started working on Deuce in late 2003. Some say last year's release of Bang Tango's Ready To Go hindered this album's released. Whether that is true or not, Deuce is here for your listening pleasure.

Song To Song Review:

1) Anyone who enjoyed the songs from Beautiful Creatures' debut will have no trouble enjoying the first track from this, a mid-tempo rocker which knocks down everything in its path. This is a short song, only about 2:39. Given the length of the song, there is not enough room for a very long solo, it lasts about two seconds, but hell, Joe and the boys are giving it hell here!

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Score: 10/10

2) Beautiful Creatures deserves some Thanks for finally releasing their new album, after four fucking solid years of waiting! My cheesy puns aside, song numero deuce (the name of the album!) shows an edgier side of Joe's voice, like that in "Wasted" from the debut. The solo in this song makes up for not having much of one in the first song. The main riff in the verse doesn't really make me stand up and shout though. Overall a good tune, but the riff in the verse loses this some points.

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Score: 8/10

3) The beauty of Freedom is you can rock out to this tune if you want, you can headbang, you can blast it outta your car stereo, you can piss off your neighbors in an attempt to get the rockin, or you can just enjoy the rockiness of this. This is a dirtier AC/DC style rocker with a semi-fast tempo.

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Score: 9/10

4) Unforgiven has a rather dissonant opening riff that is enough to catch your ear for the rest of the song. I'm still sitting here wide-eyed from that as I'm writing this. No bullshit, dude I seriously am. Tune numero quatro (I don't speak very good Spanish, just happen to know a few numbers) is an overall pretty good tune. Joe's voice sounds very much like that on Bang Tango's Ready To Go, as a matter of fact the tune is a major reflection of that album.

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Score: 8/10

5) On Save Me, we see an extremely heavy, yet strangely polished guitar riff driving this song like an automobile, making wonder why the Creatures had to settle for Spitfire Records!

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Score: 9/10

6) Empty has some modern guitar effects rolling through the speakers for about three seconds, then stops, and then the sound the Creatures have been doing right along comes in. I'm not too crazy about this song, it rather lives up to its title compared to the other tunes, still manages a not-too-shabby 7.5.

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Score: 7.5/10

7) Never have I been less impressed by Beautiful Creatures................................Got your attention didn't I? This is as good as anything I've ever heard by Beautiful Creatures, this song reminds me of "Ride" from the debut. With the same voice effects, and the same type of delivery in the chorus.

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Score: 10/10

8) Superfly is so FUCKING amazing, I can't FUCKING give this a FUCKING good enough score. I think the capitalization of the F-word adds a nice touch huh? Metal Sludge-y enough for ya? But seriously, this is hot, I can't believe how awesome this is. This should be a favorite at concerts, man!

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Score: 10/10

9) Got something nasty to say to me about my reviewing style? Then you can go Straight To Hell! This is a rather fast rocker which doesn't have the complete powerhouse package like Superfly but is a competent track to follow it. The solos are wild, wild that is!

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Score: 8.5/10

10) The Unknown is a 44 second instrumental track of acoustic guitar, which is just plain beautiful, which seems weird considering what's to come.

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Score: 9/10

11) Ton Of Lead shows Joe not really sounding like Joe in the verses. This is a mid-tempo rocker driven by both guitar and drums. Not a bad tune, not on par with Superfly but it's way different.

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Score: 8/10

12) It's a Brand New Day where hard rock reigns supreme (not really, in terms of radio, but that day ain't far away). What can be said of this that hasn't been said of the other songs? Not a whole lot, really. It's a good tune, but Joe's voice isn't as strong as usual.

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Score: 8.5/10

13) I Won't Be The One is a rather modern sounding, yet rather pleasing ballad by the Creatures, which shows even Joe's voice sounding pretty modern. But I Won't Be The One to say this ain't a good way to finish the CD.

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Score: 8/10

Comments:

Beautiful Creatures have made this album worth the wait. Fans will like the style they have here. I would go so far as to say this is even better than the debut. So if you liked the debut, you'll like this bad boy no problem. Even if you didn't like the first album, you'll probably find yourself making this a frequent visitor of your CD player.

Essential For Fans Of:

Bang Tango
Beautiful Creatures