Music Review

ONe (2006)

The Panic Channel

Reviewed by Michael Endelman | Aug 14, 2006

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Details Release Date: Aug 15, 2006; Lead Performance: The Panic Channel; Genre: Rock

$\'PANIC\' BUTTON Navarro and two of his Jane\'s mates seem like a band lost in time on ONe$

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'PANIC' BUTTON Navarro and two of his Jane's mates seem like a band lost in time on ONe

Despite the big personalities in this new quartet (guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney from Jane's Addiction, along with singer Steve Isaacs), their debut ONe is surprisingly pedestrian. Part of the blame belongs to former MTV VJ Isaacs, an utterly generic frontman. The bigger problem is that 15 years removed from their peak years, Navarro and Perkins are still revisiting a dated '90s grunge pop sound, complete with lung-emptying choruses, spiraling guitar riffage, and clichéd lyrics about addiction and mysticism. Pick up a Stone Temple Pilots disc instead.

Originally posted Aug 11, 2006 Published in issue #891-892 Aug 18, 2006 Order article reprints

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