Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Fear - "More Beer"
I went to see Fear this last weekend at the Galaxy and it reminded me of a couple things. One, Fear didn't come on until midnight and after being forced to watch three shitty opening bands and endure horrifically long buzz killing lines for beer, I remembered why I stopped going to as many shows as I used to. Two, while Fear has some classic songs they sure do have a lot of shitty ones, especially the weird tempo/solos all over the place ones that aren't the best to play live. Not to mention Lee Ving's voice is even more gravelly now which is hard to imagine given what he started with. So in honor of the especially long drink lines here's a couple classics I had to constantly sing to myself to keep my spirits up while I waited to get a drink."Have A Beer With Fear"
"More Beer"
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Saturday, February 3, 2007
Lock And Key - "Pull Up The Floorboards"
This one isn't brand new but I feel like it got looked over when it was originally released and, considering how much I still listen to this record, I thought I'd let you know more about it. I'm pretty much a sucker for any band that sounds like Hot Water Music so when I first heard Lock And Key needless to say I was amazed these guys had flown under my radar. They play a sort of cleaned up, more straight forward version of the jangly, aching post hardcore Planes Mistaken For Stars are known for but further pretty it up with the dynamic songwriting prowess and melodic sensibilities of Hot Water Music, especially their tendency for driving chord progressions layered with melodic accents. Doesn't hurt that the singer sounds like he's in the latter band (or should I say The Draft now) so you get the idea of the vocals: gruff, throaty and ragged but with plenty of force behind it. Personally I thought their earlier EP "No Fate" had a bit more energy and edge to it but this debut full length is still solid. These guys are not quite as varied and expressive as some of Hot Water Music's best work but with the demise of that band and the somewhat different direction of their new project, I wouldn't be surprised to see these guys fill the gap on their next effort."303"
"Winston Churchill"
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