3OH!3 - Want

At a bar in Frisco, Colorado a drunk once asked me, "Have you heard of the band 3OH!3?" I replied, "I have; they are OK." I was being pretty liberal, seeing as the dude was obviously stoked on them. He replied, "Me and my homies will fight for them." I had nothing to say at that point, but I did think to myself how sad that seemed. 3OH!3 from a musical standpoint, and especially a shreddable musical standpoint, are pretty fuckin' awful. Believe it or not, that doesn't mean I hate Boulder and everyone who lives there, so please no crazy 303 locals and hyper-aggressive comments.

Basically, 3OH!3 is nothing but a bunch of noise: Beeps, toots, electronic noises and ridiculous lyrics. To me at least, it's the kind of shit that begs to be turned down if not completely off. Sure, there are a few songs that show a hint of talent, but when it boils down to it I'd say the bands fame is purely the result of local loyalty and some weird phenomenon that ties 30H!3 to snowboarding?

Their newest CD, WANT, seemed pretty much the same. At first I found maybe 3 songs that were worthy of a second play and the rest were the obnoxious sounds mentioned above. Now, I'm really open-minded when it comes to music so I forced myself to listen through the CD a few more times. My final decision is that 3OH!3 is definitely an acquired taste. The music is there but some may appreciate it sooner than others. If you aren't that into electronic, or are someone who can't bring themselves to give a seemingly bad album a second chance, I wouldn't recommend blindly purchasing WANT... Thankfully, the internet gives us the option to preview songs before we buy:

3OH!3 - WANT

3/5 Cacti