The GIITTV reviews database 2003-2011
All the historic reviews from the God Is in The TV webzine.
Singles
Outsider - Understanding EP
Benjamin Short 17/10/2005
Rating: 4/5
If anyone, like myself, wistfully remembers The Dawn Parade, a band who recently departed the mortal realm, Outsider are your new idols. This EP, their first release, quivers with passion, empathy, hope, lust, and all those other feelings which make your hairs stand on end and your heart beat a little faster. The title track closely resembles Keane, with greater honesty and verve, whilst 'Only Yourself to Blame' is equally powerful. 'Old Man' is a stark acoustic plea, dark and bitter, but above all uplifting. “I'm only human and for that there is no cure", whispers vocalist Danny Jones, expressing the most elemental conflict of existence, and capturing the essence of Outsider's music. In a blind taste test, eight out of ten consumers preferred Outsider to the leading anthemic rock brand, U2.