Originally, I was going to post another Vinyl Distraction, however, I can't find the digital camera anywhere. So, to make up for it, I may make three normal music posts tonight. I know, this is one hell of a life that I lead. Rebecca Black would just be so disappointed that I am not out partying. Fun. Such is life.
Now my tastes in hardcore have always leaned towards the more abrasive, and disjointed sounds. Such as many crust/crust punk influenced bands. This is also going to be the first, in a long line of posts, about the family tree of bands stemming from His Hero Is Gone. My favorites of these bands always fluctuate, it seems nearly improbable that these guys can be in so many great bands. Mediocrity does not rule here. Nothing less than greatness is achieved by these guys. Almost like the Chicago Bulls of hardcore punk. I also will most likely do a focus feature on family tree bands, the ones in which everything a certain person(s) touches turns to pure musical bliss. But back to Tragedy.
Can We Call This Life? is the second release from now legendary Portland punks, Tragedy, and the most revered among fans, as well. These three songs display that the band turned into a well oiled machine, from their self-titled debut preceding it. The first LP showed to the world that Tragedy was more than willing to shed the sludge of His Hero Is Gone for a D-Beat sound, but it still found its way into the music. Like the shadow of Michael Jordan over every basketball player ever (sports.). With this EP, that slight hint of influence is gone, in replace are three songs of straight blistering crusty d-beat. Dare I say, epic? "The Ending Fight" is what takes the cake here, one of the best hardcore punk songs of the modern age. Not only does the intro pound you into a crusty garbage dump, but the bridge, oh the bridge. Burdette's lyrics about his vision of a Utopian society meld together perfectly over the buzz of the bridge. As he says, this is war.
You should already know about this band, but if you don't this is the perfect starting point.
Tracks:
- The Ending Fight
- The Waiting
- Life
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