The Scottish The View caused quite a stir with the album (2007) and also convinced live as the tight and organized brothers of . At the time, the average age of the band members was seventeen years. Five years and four albums later, The View seems to be mainly fighting for maturity and the right to exist. Bouncy punk songs they can still write and perform with a lot of energy. But against every
… uptempo song there seems to be a 'serious' pop song and it is precisely in this category that a total lack of originality is striking. In nagging pop songs like Bunker (Solid Gound) and The Clock the group sounds the most like a jaded . Even the thick Scottish accent is whining. They better keep exploiting their youth while they still can. (MR)more
