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Published on August 8th 2006
It’s good to keep a sense of humor in hardcore. We all love it for certain elements: the passion, the show experience, the fact that it’s spurned by most of mainstream culture, what have you. But some people, and some bands take it too seriously. It’s one thing to have passion, it’s another entirely to claim you’d “die for the core,” or as would most kids who say that sort of thing, “die for the mosh.”
You sold out our dreams! You chose surgery and took the easy way out! / Left us with no more hope! We looked up to you, but you lied! / You broke our trust! Al Roker you fucking changed! / Can we believe the forecast when you lie about yourself? Changed your fucking image to increase your fucking wealth! / Al Roker, you’re untrue! You lied right there on fucking NBC! / You fucking lied to me about obesity! Tried to be what you are not!But the best part of these songs? They’re fucking good. Real good. And unlike their lyrics, I do not mean that in jest. I mean these guys write some really solid hardcore songs, from the gang vocals to the hard-hitting riffs, to the short durations, it all pieces together to form one amazing LP. Forty songs in total, roughly twenty on each side, and only two over two minutes, most barely a minute and a half. This has two effects: first and foremost, none of the songs stick out over the others, unless there’s some particular lyrics you really laughed at (being a Buffalo Bills fan, I took a definite liking to “x Fuck the Cowboys x”'s rousing chorus of "Dallas sucks!"). The second effect is that everything flows together in an incredible manner. Yes, it’s 50 minutes of hardcore, which may seem like a lot, but it honestly flies by. Kev Sigman’s vocals, despite the laugh content of the lyrics, always seem particularly passionate and inspired, his shouting rising above the hard-hitting music the rest of the band provides. The gang vocals are full and present, all just contributing to the solid package X One Way X provides. If you’re one of the people, like myself, that does love hardcore, but gets annoyed at how seriously people take some of its aspects, this my friends, is the release for you. And if you’re somebody who just loves hardcore music, these guys do it better than most. Loud, aggressive, and full of humor, if there’s something not to love with this record, I’ve yet to find it. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
Justin is the shit! "the LP comes with a CDr of the LP" So, is this like a scene-er Good Clean Fun? Because I'm up for that type shit. i heard "generic hardcore song" from a friend and it was amazing, mainly brcause it was making fun of hardcore. Will is exactly the kind of person he's talking about in the third sentence. i think the 2 bands released their myspace songs almost simultaneously. i like it. didnt good clean fun just release a song on their new record called 'the myspace song'? the new good clean fun then? Walkman? you know what this is like? as a furthur explanation of this record...some of the songs were written as intended for splits that never happenned and more songs were written for a 7" that never got pressed, this is all of the songs in one shot. Oh, and the LP comes with a CDr of the LP so you can listen to it in your car/walkman/etc... enjoy. Will is exactly the kind of person he's talking about in the third sentence. The Strife Crew used to make up stickers that said "truth" and would cover up the One Way signs back in the day. (One Truth was the title of their first album). The cover just brings me back... makes me think metalocaplyse...."you folks like coffee/well your gonna get some.....scream for the cream" to the commenter below me, i suggest you pick up "picnic of love." it's not like anal cunt at all because anal cunt's songs aren't even remotely listenable. this band writes cool music. and as silly as they are, they stuff is pretty clever. it's not all just "this is gay" and "that is gay" i was actually thinking about this the other day when some posted this bands myspace like a year ago and i thought to myself what happened with this band. and well now i know I like this alot! This sounds so incredibly cool. so these guys are the anal cunt of hardcore? This is the coolest shit i have heard in ages the songs on their purevolume are great. i love the spanish version. I agree with Will. Will's gonna die for the mosh. Pd made me listen to this band, and they do indeed kick ass. "If you’re one of the people, like myself, that does love hardcore, but gets annoyed at how seriously people take some of its aspects, this my friends, is the release for you" Will, this is a side project for people in the Procedure. Everyone at their show is in on the joke. Eh, jokes in place of actually saying something don't interest me. There's joke bands that can make comedic commentary, but bands like this seem to be worried that if they say anything serious, they'll be laughed at, so they'd rather basically say nothing at all. this album rules. First. |
