The Skinny: Army of Anyone is one of the newest bands in the growing trend of Rock Supergroups. This act consists of ex-Filter frontman Robert Patrick, drummer Ray Luzier, and the DeLeo brothers Robert and Dean (of Stone Temple Pilots fame) on bass and guitar, respectively. Even though this band has some heavy hitters, they’re currently on Machine Shop Records, which puts them out of the “mainstream” category.

The Rating:      What does this mean?

Why: This album is clearly equal to its parts. Add ½ STP, ¼ Filter, and a pinch of a good studio drummer. Bake for 30 minutes. The music on this album is good, but that’s about it. Often times you’re listening to this album and songs sort of blend together and you’re not quite sure if you like it or if it needed more cinnamon. And although the music is well done, there is definitely something missing here. There is nothing special about this album in any way. If there was ever a band that needed some icing or maybe another layer, Army of Anyone is it.

Again, not saying this a bad album, it’s just an OK album. Every now and then a song will really stick out, such as Goodbye or Generation, but most of the time you’re left wondering “is this the best they could do?” A lot of times while you’re rocking out to Army of Anyone you’re left craving more portions of STP or Filter. Army of Anyone seems more like an appetizer than anything else. I cant tell you the amount of times I put on this album, made it a few songs in, skipped to Father Figure or Go On, and then quickly put in STP’s Number 4 because, dammit, this CD gave me a taste of a good album and I now want the real thing.

The best way that I can sum of Army of Anyone is with this statement: Take the music of STP, add a huge upgrade to their drummer, drop the quality of the lead singer, and you have Army of Anyone. Logically, you would think that the quality would be as good as what you started with, right? However, there is definitely something missing with this offering of hard rock.

Dont know them? Their CD can fit in with other such albums as: Stone Temple Pilot’s Purple, Filter’s Short Bus, and Velvet Revolver’s Contraband (yes, really.)