10/01/2006
Tracklist
1 Color Of Removal
2 What Could've Been
3 Baiting The Public
4 Last Man Standing
5 Litany
6 Police
7 Circling The Drain
8 Reset The Ride
9 A Light That Never Comes On
10 Generation
11 Red
12 Dance Of Death
13 Cult Radio Set
14 Demo
......+ 7 bonus tracks
Info
This is a collection CD of most every song from the band's vinyl releases to date, often appearing as alternate mixes from the versions on the actual EP's. Apparently the band prefers the 7" format and is just doing this to satiate non-vinyl-loving fans who want to hear their music. According to the liner notes some of the records represented herein weren't out when CD was put together, hence a few missing tracks. I admire that decision as a fan of music who hates buying 7"s only to have them released on collection CD's soon afterwards, but I'm not sure I agree with that decision because making such a CD as complete as possible is generally the best way to go. Anyway, what you're in for is a lot of rock 'n' roll with a hardcore/punk attitude/edge. But there's no denying the rock here, be it in the form of a quick lead break or a simple, blues based chord progression. The vocals are gruff as fuck and definitely add a lot more anger to the songs, which I love. The tracks included were taken from the sessions for "No Pasaran", "Police", "Baiting", "Litany", and "Dance of Death", as well as live tracks recorded on CIUT 89.5 FM, and the band's original demo. Most of the recordings are pretty damn consistent here. Part of that might be due to a solid mastering job, and there are of course some subtle differences, but the band seems to know how to achieve their sound. It's of course pretty raw, but the mixes are even, it's thick, and it sounds about right for their approach to rocked out hardcore/punk. I could live without the live and demo tracks because the recordings are shoddy, but as a document of the band it's cool to have 'em here. The layout looks pretty cool, so you'll get photos, flyers, the original record covers, brief yet interesting liner notes about each recording session, etc. The only thing that bothers me is that the tracklist on the back, while it looks cool, is hard to read, and they don't include song titles for the demo. Also, the tracks seem to be arranged in a sort of haphazard order as far as chronology goes (the order is listed wrong on the traycard as well), which is strange… I don't know, a cleaner organization that would be easier to follow may or may not have been helpful. All in all I like this CD a lot because the songs rock and it's cool to have a lot of this stuff on one disc back to back. I definitely think things could've been handled in a slightly more listener friendly matter, but fuck it.
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