Who in their right mind hasn't enjoyed a pageninetynine record at some point? They're screamo legends for a reason, and that reason, as you may have already guessed, is their unbridledly passionate songwriting and performing. Document #14: Singles chronicles the band's many splits and a few normal singles, and it's very apparent on even a cursory listen that intensity, passion, and unleaded emotion was the name of the game throughout their entire careers. Every song here is dripping with the type of palpable emotion that so characterizes the band, and though some songs may be written better than others, they're all winners because of that. The compilation works backwards from Document #13 to Document #1, allowing the listener to notice the sort of backwards progression the band had made throughout their time, similar to Orchid's Totality. It's really a fantastic listen, cementing the notion that in their time pageninetynine was one of the most noteworthy and memorable bands in the entire American screamo scene.
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