![]() ‘We Built This City’ is a cover of a song by the same name by the band Starship and you can hear the original here. So that seems a good enough intro, without further ado let’s move onto my review of Ninja Sex Party’s seventh album, Ninja Sex Party – Under the Covers Volume III which was released on November 15th 2019. Also for those in the know, Danny Sexbang and Ninja Brian are two thirds of the trio, Starbomb, a video game based musical group, which includes Arin Hanson (also known as Egoraptor), who have to date released three albums which you can check out by clicking here, here and here. Ninja Sex Party are backed up for the fourth time by Canadian rock band TWRP (formerly Tupper Ware Remix Party). Ninja Sex Party are known for their comedy based rock or synthpop music, however these Under the Covers albums deviate from their usual style, firstly because they they are not original songs, but also because they are more serious, covering a variety of notable songs from the 70s and 80s. Hopefully you’ll already be familiar with Ninja Sex party by now, but in case you aren’t NSP are an American comedy rock duo made up of Dan Avidan (also known as Danny Sexbang) and Brian Wecht (also known as Ninja Brian). Those links should be in chronological order of release, so check them out and of course enjoy. I’m left wondering how beautiful it would be if, say, “Won’t Back Down” got the same treatment as “Don’t Fear the Reaper” or “Madrigal.” In conclusion, if you are a major fan of funky 80’s pop, then Under the Covers, Volume III is for you, and even if you are not, I still recommend it nonetheless.This isn’t the first time I’ve reviewed Ninja Sex Party and I strongly urge you to check out those reviews first before you continue, which you can do by clicking here, here, here, here, here and here respectively. It’s beautiful, truly, and after each listen I’m left wondering why the rest of the album was so samey.Īgain, the album is fantastic and really I’m complaining when given cake, but golly, I’m left wanting more soothing tones and calm instrumentation from the combined bands. ![]() The only song that sets itself apart would be their cover of “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult, taking an orchestral approach with Danny’s harmonious voice backed by the shredding mandolin and weeping violin. They are all just very similar to each other. Quite the contrary - the music, vocals and composition are all brilliant and beautiful as per usual. Here, however, it’s almost all one-note, poppy 80’s rock, but that is not necessarily bad. Typically the songs are poppy and rocky, but there have typically also been ballads or melancholy songs, along with different instrumentations of songs you’ve heard before. The provide unique and refreshing instrumentation, although lacking in terms of variety, comparatively to Under the Covers, Volume I, where they had presented a cover of “Rock with You” by Michael Jackson in a completely different style. Nearly 90% of the songs are centered and composed around the idea of the 80’s pop aesthetic to almost the point of repetition, for example, the songs “We Built This City” by Starship and “The Land Down Under” by Men at Work are composed like they were taken right out of the 80’s. ![]() Their cover of “We Built this City” by Starship is perhaps the best example of this in the entire album. Under the Covers, Volume III sets itself apart by leaning heavily into the 80’s pop aesthetic they have had since their inception. Their last album, Attitude City, is perhaps my favorite they have released thus far, the added backing accompaniment along with overall quality improvements to not only the songs themselves, but with the added variety of instrumentation sets it higher above their other efforts. ![]() Each album they have released has gotten exponentially better each time. In the past few years however, they have dipped their toes into cover songs and have just recently released their third cover album, the aptly titled Under the Covers, Volume III, accompanied by the wonderful synth backing band Tupperware Remix Party or TWRP.įans have been eagerly awaiting their latest cover album since Avidan had announced it on his Instagram in May of this year. ![]() Most of their songs are centered around their escapades to rock and seduce the general population of the world. Ninja Sex Party (NSP) is a mostly comedic band centered around a man named Danny Sexbang and his murderous best friend Ninja Brian, the stage names of musicians Dan Avidan and Brian Wecht. Wecht and Avidan on the album cover for Under The Covers, Volume III. ![]()
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