a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1133/636/1600/Rock%20Kills%20Kid.0.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1133/636/400/Rock%20Kills%20Kid.0.jpg” alt=”" border=”0″ //aWhen thinking about bands I consider synth-rock, I can think of nothing but a sheik, slick looking group whose only concern in the world is figuring out which dealer to call.span style=”" /spanRock Kills Kid fall far from this generalization however; with a history which includes personal isolation, homelessness and a line up which for years held a revolving door policy. span style=”" /spanWith that, the band looks to blossom in a musical landscape which finds itself in much the same situation as the band once did; broken.br /br /i style=”"Are You Nervous?/i doesn’t necessarily ask if rock and roll needs any further addition to the surplus of neo-post punk groups, but rather shows how compiling influences, both classic and modern, can result in an excellent addition to rock.span style=”" /spanWhile it is easy to listen to “I Need You” and hear Franz Ferdinand, it’s also easy to listen to a track such as “Midnight” and recall what was fun and entertaining about 80’s rock.span style=”" /spanMultiple listens to the album offer further challenge to thoughts that Rock Kills Kid might simply be servants to a musical trend, as they captivate by lending a voice of triumph over the deeply emotional struggles many deal with on a daily basis.br /br /”Back to Life” journeys through depression, following a remarkable transformation by RKK’s lead singer, Jeff Tucker.span style=”" /spanThrough a personal decision to neglect his suicidal thoughts, Tucker transforms the song’s morbid motif into a motivational narrative.span style=”" /spanAccompanying the song is “Life’s a Bitch” which playfully reflects on darker times, “Life’s a bitch, but we keep moving on.”span style=”" /spanThough “Paralyzed” initiates the seed of heartache, the album’s finale “Raise Your Hands” ultimately signals an uplifting end to the tale.span style=”" /spanAt less than forty minutes, the songs don’t hinder the message; which, while hinting on cliché, offer an addictive tribute to an inspiring story of what ultimately didn’t kill kid.br /br /a href=”http://www.warnerreprise.com/asx/rockkillskid_paralyzed_128-a.asx”Rock Kills Kid “Paralyzed”/a span style=”font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);”(streaming audio)/spanbr /a href=”http://www.warnerreprise.com/asx/rockkillskid_hideaway_128-a.asx”Rock Kills Kid “Hideaway”/a span style=”color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;”(streaming audio)/spanbr /a href=”http://www.warnerreprise.com/asx/rockkillskid_paralyzed_300-v.asx”Rock Kills Kid “Paralyzed”/a span style=”font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);”(streaming video)/spanbr /br /a href=”http://www.rockkillskid.com/home.htm”Rock Kills Kid: Official Site/abr /a href=”http://www.myspace.com/rockkillskid”Rock Kills Kid: MySpace Site/a