TrailOfTragedy
10-07-2004, 01:51 PM
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Record Label: Eulogy Records
Release Date: June 2003
Line-up:
Kevin Garvin: Drums
Mike McMillen:Guitar
Sean LaForce:Guitar
Johnny Cupcakes:Keys and Samples
Johnathan Blake:Vocals
Huck Lamboardo:Bass
Bio:
Some of Us May Never See the World” is OBW’s debut full length for Eulogy. This is a great introductory CD for a band that currently has some sick buzz in the underground. The best part about this CD is that it lives up to the hype. (Courtesy of www.eulogyrecordings.com)
Track Listing:
"Maybe the Earth is Flat"
"Listless"
"Giving Up the Ghost"
"I Do My Crosswords in Pen"
"The Spawning of Progression"
"Like Starscream"
"A Movie Kind of Life"
"Six Hundred Cubic Centemeters"
"As You Speak"
"A Lazerus Envy"
Album Review:
You only need one word to sum up this Boston band's debut album: flawless. From the very first breakdown in "Maybe the Earth is Flat" to the freestyle rapping in "A Lazerus Envy," On Broken Wings proceeds to grab your jugular and rip it out through the front of your throat. Unless you are familiar with grind or grind influenced hardcore, this CD you may consider to be the epitome of crazy. Even though it's not, this CD has the ability to drive you insane and make you do things you wouldn't normally do.
The intensity that On Broken Wings brings at you right from the get go doesn't let up until you hit the introduction of "The Spawning of Progression." The change is a needed one in my mind, as the insanity that is an OBW's album can put you into shock. The first four songs will, undoubtedly, have you on the floor clawing for a chair and will have your mouth watering for more.
I know that some releases go strong for the first five or so tracks then just sort of die off as if the band decided they've done enough. This is not the case with On Broken Wings. It is apparent how hard-working these individuals are when one of their strongest tracks is second-to-last ("As You Speak").
This album truly has everything you could possibly want. Do you want breakdowns? Look no further than "Maybe the Earth is Flat," "I Do My Crosswords in Pen," "Like Starscream," "Six Hundred Cubic Centemeters," and "A Movie Kind of Life." Looking for melody? "As You Speak" has enough to cover for the whole CD.
If anyone were to ask me what the one downfall of this record would be, I may say the vocals. They are very pummeling and reminiscent of Converge and A Life Once Lost in terms of inaudibleness and harshness. However, if you enjoy that style of vocal approach like I do, there are no complaints.
Final Rating:
This album is a very deserving 5/5. I honestly can't remember a debut album that stayed in my CD player as long as On Broken Wing's Some of Us May Never See the World did. Their live show also does this album justice and should be picked up by fans of Between the Buried and Me, Glass Casket, and basically any metalcore band. You will not find a band like On Broken Wings, period.
Record Label: Eulogy Records
Release Date: June 2003
Line-up:
Kevin Garvin: Drums
Mike McMillen:Guitar
Sean LaForce:Guitar
Johnny Cupcakes:Keys and Samples
Johnathan Blake:Vocals
Huck Lamboardo:Bass
Bio:
Some of Us May Never See the World” is OBW’s debut full length for Eulogy. This is a great introductory CD for a band that currently has some sick buzz in the underground. The best part about this CD is that it lives up to the hype. (Courtesy of www.eulogyrecordings.com)
Track Listing:
"Maybe the Earth is Flat"
"Listless"
"Giving Up the Ghost"
"I Do My Crosswords in Pen"
"The Spawning of Progression"
"Like Starscream"
"A Movie Kind of Life"
"Six Hundred Cubic Centemeters"
"As You Speak"
"A Lazerus Envy"
Album Review:
You only need one word to sum up this Boston band's debut album: flawless. From the very first breakdown in "Maybe the Earth is Flat" to the freestyle rapping in "A Lazerus Envy," On Broken Wings proceeds to grab your jugular and rip it out through the front of your throat. Unless you are familiar with grind or grind influenced hardcore, this CD you may consider to be the epitome of crazy. Even though it's not, this CD has the ability to drive you insane and make you do things you wouldn't normally do.
The intensity that On Broken Wings brings at you right from the get go doesn't let up until you hit the introduction of "The Spawning of Progression." The change is a needed one in my mind, as the insanity that is an OBW's album can put you into shock. The first four songs will, undoubtedly, have you on the floor clawing for a chair and will have your mouth watering for more.
I know that some releases go strong for the first five or so tracks then just sort of die off as if the band decided they've done enough. This is not the case with On Broken Wings. It is apparent how hard-working these individuals are when one of their strongest tracks is second-to-last ("As You Speak").
This album truly has everything you could possibly want. Do you want breakdowns? Look no further than "Maybe the Earth is Flat," "I Do My Crosswords in Pen," "Like Starscream," "Six Hundred Cubic Centemeters," and "A Movie Kind of Life." Looking for melody? "As You Speak" has enough to cover for the whole CD.
If anyone were to ask me what the one downfall of this record would be, I may say the vocals. They are very pummeling and reminiscent of Converge and A Life Once Lost in terms of inaudibleness and harshness. However, if you enjoy that style of vocal approach like I do, there are no complaints.
Final Rating:
This album is a very deserving 5/5. I honestly can't remember a debut album that stayed in my CD player as long as On Broken Wing's Some of Us May Never See the World did. Their live show also does this album justice and should be picked up by fans of Between the Buried and Me, Glass Casket, and basically any metalcore band. You will not find a band like On Broken Wings, period.