1 We're One-Eyed Doll
2 Be My Friend
3 Brief Candle
4 UFO
5 Bulemia
6 Roses
7 Plumes Of Death
8 Fight
9 Pretty Song
10 Pao!
11 Monster
12 Ramblings Of The Ungodly
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REVIEW
"Something apparently quite heavy dropped through the Bluesbunny mailbox from Texan band One-Eyed Doll. It was their album "Monster". Picking it up with both hands (for health and safety reasons) we placed it in the CD player and pressed play.
Then we spilt our tea.
There are times when you realise that musicians are different to the rest of us. Then there are musicians that are different to other musicians. Musicians like those who make up Texan band One-Eyed Doll perhaps?
Things do start pretty normally with the intro "Hi, I'm Kimberly…" Ha, you say, another rock/metal hybrid band waiting to assault our ears with some seriously overdriven guitars. Perhaps you even flick through a few songs on your mp3 player thing and start thinking that you've heard it all before. For example, "Be My Friend" is about a serial killer. Metal bands like to do songs about serial killers. No serial killer has ever done the mass murder and torture thing to anyone in leather jeans after all. It wasn't too hard to work out what "Bulimia" is about but be careful for you'll miss the clever bit. This is theatre that you are witnessing not mere spectacle. Those monster guitars are used to punctuate intelligent and perceptive lyrics. Even one of the album's gentler moments - the elegant "Pretty Eyes" - shows that an iron fist is best contained in a velvet glove. That's the clever bit. Kimberly Freeman - who wrote all the songs - turns things inside out. Subtle points are made with sheer volume.
Despite the metal influences on show throughout, One-Eyed Doll are better compared to someone like Amanda Palmer. That same sense of the theatrical and the lack of fear in their lyrical content make for some serious aural refreshment in these days of karaoke kings."
-BLUESBUNNY UK
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REVIEW
"One-Eyed Doll’s second album is a definite must-hear. Kimberly Freeman is proving herself to be a maelstrom of musicality. With her spot-on guitar work and wonderful high-pitched vocals, it’s as if she knows something that the rest of us will hopefully soon figure out. Drumming thespian Paul “P.J.” (or #3) Evans reveals his mettle by accompanying Kimberly’s frenetic playing style. The simple yet heavy riffs will stick in your head until you find yourself humming some part of a song while you’re stuck in traffic… or stuck in a grocery store line… or stuck at work… Suffice it to say, Kimberly pulls some real sticky music out of her... head. The album starts out very light with “We’re One-Eyed Doll,” a catchy, yet silly song introducing the band (both members). “Be my Friend” is a fun, albeit macabre song about the social plights of being a serial killer. On “Brief Candle,” Kimberly’s songwriting and vocal abilities shine. The album rides a veritable sine wave of moods - from light and humorous to dark and brooding, sometimes within the same song. This CD gives us a glimpse into Kimberly’s chaotic mind. Don’t be afraid, it’s an interesting place. Overall, this is an excellent sophomore album from a band that is certain to go places. The title track illustrates that real monsters aren’t the ones dreamt up by Hollywood or fiction writers, but oftentimes they are the ones in whom we put the most trust. “Pao!” is definitely the quirkiest song on the album. Highly energetic and sung in Mandarin Chinese, it’s as if an over- caffeinated, punk rock- loving Chinese girl broke into the studio and recorded the song while holding the producer at gunpoint... And then pulled the trigger…The song “Fight” has Kimberly asking: “Am I crazy?.. Am I de--ranged?” Yes, she’s definitely crazy… like a fox... Okay, she’s probably more like a bipolar otter… While this album isn’t available in stores as of yet, it can easily be bought at the One-Eyed Doll website (oneeyeddoll.com), or better still, at one of their many kick-ass local live shows."
- Karsten Krooss, EDGE MAGAZINE
