Album Of The Day: Untitled by The Benjamin Gate

Album Art of The Benjamin Gate's Untitled album - On a white background, in the center is a woman's head with short, bright orange hair and a bit of a yellow color to her skin. She's looking up and her arms are on her sides with her hands pointing out on each side, for a very unnatural look. Her outfit looks fairly computer-generated, with a large metal armor around her shoulders and behind her neck and a slim belt around her waist with a large circular gas mask emblem on the front of the belt. The whole outfit has odd textures on it, also giving it an unnatural look. On the white background, printed in shades of light grey and white is the four other members of the band in inverted colors, so their clothes are white and their faces are dark. Printed over the middle is the band's name in large white letters with black outline. At the very top, printed in square brackets and quotes is the album title in small, black text.

Released 25 years ago this Friday, this is the first label album from South African alternative rock band The Benjamin Gate. I remember seeing them live once or twice at a music festival, and lead singer Adrienne Liesching (now Adrienne Camp) was just bursting with energy, singing her heart out and jumping all over the stage. The band keeps walls of guitars going throughout and the excellent bass and drums give the music a bit of a dance-y vibe. It's a non-stop rush of music and a quality debut of a band who had already honed their craft in South Africa for a few years before this. Lyrically, many of songs have religious themes and talk about a personal relationship with Jesus, but the band also keeps it light and fun with the music. On the original CD version, the last track "True (I Love You)" is track 77, a hidden track, and you have to listen to over 15 minutes of blank tracks or do a lot of skipping to get to it.

Release Year: 2001
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