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I loved much of this stuff at the time. Looking back on it, its dated really badly. Most of these bands make me wince now. I'll always make an exception for Skycamefalling - To Forever Embrace the Sun....
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Skogsberg wrote:I'll always make an exception for Skycamefalling - To Forever Embrace the Sun. An incredible record that unfortunately floats in a sea of generic shit. Their second record '10:21' was...
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I can't see how anyone could prefer '10:21' to the debut EP. Everything is raw and 'visceral' on the EP, its powerful and life-affirming (but also nasty and unnerving). 10:21 sounds so watered down in...
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Skogsberg wrote:I can't see how anyone could prefer '10:21' to the debut EP. Everything is raw and 'visceral' on the EP, its powerful and life-affirming (but also nasty and unnerving). 10:21 sounds so...
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Skogsberg wrote:'America Online' is such a good song! Half because it came out when the internet was just getting in to every home and half because it's more relevant than ever right now.There's a...
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Morning Again were brilliant. The 'Hand of Hope' era stuff hasn't aged that well, but even then they knew how to construct interesting music in a way that most bands didn't.I think the later stuff ('As...
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Skogsberg wrote:I can't see how anyone could prefer '10:21' to the debut EP. Everything is raw and 'visceral' on the EP, its powerful and life-affirming (but also nasty and unnerving). 10:21 sounds so...
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Was going to post the same This Day Forward song but beaten to it. Not actually sure if I still like them after re-listening though....I don't think Candiria ever became explicitly guyliner - but they...
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jock_gestapo wrote:Even the hip hop stuff holds up.'Mental Politics' is a genuinely *good* piece of hip-hop.
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Skogsberg wrote:jock_gestapo wrote:Even the hip hop stuff holds up.'Mental Politics' is a genuinely *good* piece of hip-hop.agreed.i love that tune.
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Been listening to loads of candiria lately. Phenomenal band.
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i saw racetraitor play in indianapolis in 1996 and they were nuts, but totally overshadowed by ice nine and converge.i would have put boysetsfire in the moshmo box rather than guyliner, but having said...
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Skogsberg wrote:Morning Again were brilliant. The 'Hand of Hope' era stuff hasn't aged that well, but even then they knew how to construct interesting music in a way that most bands didn't.I think the...
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aramcheck wrote:That Sky Came Falling EP is incredible, I am not sure if it is an accident or not, but the production makes it a very cold, aloof, record and gives it a very atmospheric edge that they...
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-PTW changed a lot since their 10" as of nearly all band memers got kicked out and some of them died(i think the drummer) and they became famous with opposite of december and trustkill started its...
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