The Monthly Music Trading Post (album, review, 1979, Computer)

LoathsomePete · 07-22-2009, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Stone Birds

FaSho's inbox is currently full, so until he cleans out i can't do nothin'

You could let him know that his inbox is full.

Antonio · 07-22-2009, 11:37 AM

LoathsomePete sent me:

Kirk Witt-Kirk Himself And He
(there was no cover art that i knew of, so i can't put it here)

i was pleasantly surprised with what i heard. in all honesty, from the name being attributed to a solo artist, i expected some sort of solo acoutic thing, but that's definately not the case here. this is a combination of prog and metal reminiscient of artists such as Strapping Young Lad and Coheed & Cambria. much of the music took various left turns at given moments, going from strikingly beautiful to earth shattering heavy. save for a few tracks, it's mostly instrumental, and the instrumentation is superb, imaginative and very inspired.

in all i give this a 10/10

LoathsomePete · 07-22-2009, 01:04 PM

I take it the 6th track "That Sound" is the reason this isn't a 10/10?

Rage Against the Machine · 07-25-2009, 11:21 PM

Crash override sent me 'Hell or High Water' by As Cities Burn. Aside from a couple of last.fm radio appearances and my brother owning a shirt for them a few years back, I had very little exposure to these guys before. It essentially amounted to what I expected, catchy post-hardcore with dabs of indie rock influences and eloquent, spiritual-themed lyrics, a-la mewithoutYou. Almost folkish at times even. But the lack of surprise doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it, I thoroughly did. Cody Bonnette's (yes I had to look that up) powerful tenor voice combined with a thick rhythm section and twinkly guitars provided a great listen, probably worthy of a few more. However I'm not sure if it will have any full lasting effects, time will tell though.

B+

(Robert Christgau rating system lawl)

07-22-2009, 01:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
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07-25-2009, 11:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rage Against the Machine Jewish Cowboy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 632	Crash override sent me 'Hell or High Water' by As Cities Burn. Aside from a couple of last.fm radio appearances and my brother owning a shirt for them a few years back, I had very little exposure to these guys before. It essentially amounted to what I expected, catchy post-hardcore with dabs of indie rock influences and eloquent, spiritual-themed lyrics, a-la mewithoutYou. Almost folkish at times even. But the lack of surprise doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it, I thoroughly did. Cody Bonnette's (yes I had to look that up) powerful tenor voice combined with a thick rhythm section and twinkly guitars provided a great listen, probably worthy of a few more. However I'm not sure if it will have any full lasting effects, time will tell though. B+ (Robert Christgau rating system lawl) __________________