Album Review: Army of Anyone

Release Date: November 14th, 2006
Producer: Bob Ezrin

Ah, Army of Anyone...damn, was their self-titled debut album ever good. This is one of my favourite albums of all time and probably my favourite of 2006. It seems like an odd pairing doesn't it? Here you have Filter's Richard Patrick, STP's Robert and Dean Deleo and famed drummer, Ray Luzier - do you think these different musical backgrounds can co-exist? Well yes they did.

What would have been Filter's fourth album, Richard Patrick decided that the music he created with the help of Robert and Dean Deleo, could be a separate project/band of its own. After enlisting drummer Ray Luzier, Army of Anyone was born.

This album is a straight ahead rock record. Plain and simple. Led by lead single "Goodbye", AOA already had fans of both former bands on their feet. (My hats off to Ray Luzier for the incredible drum solo in the end.) With the big sound production form veteran producer, Bob Ezrin, the many sound dynamics of this record amplified. "Disappear" features sumptuous strumming guitars, "A Better Place" offers a steady, groovy bass line, and "Father Figure" shows off Ray Luzier's fantastic drum skills. What impressed me most was Richard Patrick's vocals. We all know his heavy, screaming tracks in Filter but it was really cool to hear him adapt to another sound.

It's a record that breaks down the walls of the rock genre, and fans of both bands should appreciate it.

Rating: 4/5

1. It Doesn't Seem to Matter
2. Goodbye***
3. Generation
4. A Better Place*
5. Non Stop*
6. Disappear*
7. Stop Look and Listen
8. Ain't Enough
9. Father Figure
10. Leave It
11. This Wasn't Supposed to Happen