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By NATHAN LOCKHART
Staff Writer

First off I’d like to say, these guys don’t come off as independent music. It’s obvious that these guys have been around awhile. From the look of them to the sound of them, It seems more manufactured and bought then from a sense of love and admiration.

This is what I get when I listen to The Dog’s Divine.

At first I was open-minded to them. You can feel the influence ranging from 80’s hair metal, to a sense of nu-metal in them. But it’s all been done. This time under the disguise of a band who maybe has the talent to try bigger and better things, but just wants to get big and famous like their ideals.

Yes there is a sense of big rock stages, large breasted woman and the Motley Crue lifestyle, but at what cost? I know they have talent. It is very prevalent. But why copy another bands style? Maybe it’s just this writer’s opinion, but why?

Anyway, I’m here to review the CD and yes, it is a good CD. It was put together well, and there were some songs, like “Are You Ready”, that had me raising the volume to listen. Which I might say is a good thing. It is a very good song. But still at about the 3rd time listening to it I felt like I could put in a Saliva CD, and it wouldn’t skip a beat at all with them. Which could be taken as a good sign, as Saliva is a pretty good band, but again where is the sense of individuality out of them?

This is the biggest thing about this album, a sense of what the band is capable of doing. Their influences are heavy and very noticeable. Everything is an influence from the cover, to the music, it all screams out “we’re traveling the road already taken”.

So, as a reviewer's final word, I would say it’s a good, solid rock album. Polished and cleaned to perfection, with no sign of dirt on it. But maybe, on the next one, get your hands dirty and try not to copy your idols?

Yes, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. But leave that to the guys in a cover band. That’s their job.

Do something with the opportunity that so many bands want. Don’t waste it.