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 Dean and Robert Deleo, the two core songwriters in STP, have teamed up in a musical entourage with former Filter lead singer Richard Patrick and Ray Luzier of David Lee Roth's band. Together, the four have formed Army Of Anyone and plan to hit the rock charts with a bang. The self titled debut album compiles 11 of the 30 or so songs the band has recorded in a year's time. Originally set for early 2006, they have garnered much more hype with the long await. Tracks like Goodbye, Disappear, and It Doesn't Seem To Matter have been leaked already by the band. However, their is still some hidden magic to be found. The album opens with the hard hitting, "It Doesn't Seem To Matter". It doesn't have the power a lot of CD's would like to start with, but the intriguing chorus will have you hitting the repeat button on this one. Army of Anyone then goes into their first single, "Goodbye". This may be the best track on the CD altogether. Between the great solos and hard drumming, Army Of Anyone has a great launching pad for the band in "Goodbye". Let us hope the bit of Irony of debuting with a song called "Goodbye" doesnt mean this band is a one CD effort. It ends on a siren and guitar mixing that jettisons you straight into the third song, "Generation", without a break. It brought a nostalgic thought to how Pink Floyd worked some of their CDs in the '70s. It is musically alike to the second track and a little less appealing but overall a good song.  "Non-Stop" is set as track 5. But I question why of the 30 songs they had this made the cut. My guess is this was titled "Non-Stop" due to the mass amount of drumming in it. Luckily, the sixth track, "Disappear", made up for it. It opens with a Breakfast At Tiffany's-esque type of guitar. This CD is nailing the 90s rock crowd I believe. This was the first track written and recorded by the group and was originally intended for Filter's fourth album. I am deeply awaiting this to be the second single. "Stop Look And Listen" is a great slow rock ballad type. It is followed up with a cliche lyric free for all in Ain't Enough. The following two tracks ("Father Figure", "Leave It") are also a drop off from the start of the CD. Great management on disc placement though makes you listen to the rest. The final track, "This Wasn't Supposed To Happen", is a long ballad that does a great job ending such a great debut. It is one of those rare CD enders that have single potential. My advice woould be to pick up a copy on November 14th. The songs apply both to the new generation and the 90s rock kids. The four do rock the way it was meant to be played. Hopefully we will see a new album in the following year or so. Reviewed by goodguy Audio: Goodbye (Radio Edit) Video: Army of Anyone
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