Casket Lottery’s “Moving Mountains” album is quite simply ‘meh’. It’s not that it’s poorly executed - it’s actually quite well done on the technical side of things, but there’s really no artistic excitement, no ‘wow’ moment(um) of any kind. The vocalist is plain and uninteresting, yes, one might even say ‘boring’, and entirely lacking in texture to set him apart from all other wannabe rock-stars. The guitars and drums are well-done, but seem to be more of a testament to the musical technical abilities of the band members than their ability to create something innovative or even remotely original. In my opinion the latter should be primary, the former secondary.

I find myself hitting the “Next” button on my stereo when spinning this disc, in the hopes that the following track will bring something new and amazing, but alas! Instead, it seems to be doomed to the refuse pile along with all the other dull, slightly angsty rock records of the miserable 1990s.

Year Released: 2000
Label: Second Nature
Related Link: Casket Lottery Official Site
Date Reviewed: 2003-12-23
Author: Andreas