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With their three-minute snippets of juicy and biting future-tense electro-rock, Stimulant are all about instant gratification. Herein, one finds more than slightly sexed and pleasingly mischievous vibe, particularly on “Velvatine”, a song oozing with distorted nastiness. This is a band that has a very unique sound that could sufficiently light up just about any rock crowd. (Luke Pyles, Northeast Performer Magazine, May 2000)
Stimulant creates a crisp, retro, synth sound on this, their debut CD Underground. The band has a consistent sound through-out the CD with an enjoyable soundscape of alterna-goth where listeners can immerse themselves. From the addictive dirty groove of “Pleasure Fiend”, where they sing, “Last night I saw another part of me/ it wanted more/ and it frightened me/ it consumes/ and it needs to feed/ its what I call the pleasure fiend”. Their lyrics have a dark but somewhat sarcastic edge. That bodes well with the sound Stimulant is seeking. (Simon Cantlon, The Noise, March 2000)
“… And you thought only Ziggy played guitar! Glam-rock is back in full force, apparently. . . well-performed . . . I really liked this song (Velvatine)”, Sprite (garageband.com).
“… Great song (Velvatine). this is a really great song! i love the guitar tone and i love the vocals. it has a great feel to it.”, by LordVoodoo (garageband.com)
"...growly, college rockin' heavy alternative with diverse appeal...a commercial alt-rock radio style" by Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Industry Edition Newsletter. (Newport, RI)
"...a Led Zepplin 2099 kind of retro-futuristic slant . . . Alien Love Song is a hit”, by Mixx Magazine (Norwalk, CT)
“… If the Doors were alive and party to some of the prevailing music trends of the day, this is probably what it would sound like...”, FireIce104 (garageband.com).
“… Very Nice, I like the music alot, Sounds like Firehose meets Dead kennedys and than has a head on collision with Metallica . . . Original and tasty. Like it!”, jmareel (garageband.com).
“ I like the shrillness of the guitar work and the general attitude. It takes on some of the nice elements of mid to late 80s rock - Cure, Cult, Love and Rockets, Jesus and Mary Chain, . . .”, anonymous, (garageband.com)
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