The End of the Ring Wars

If you like Sunny
Day Real Estate and want the cuts that didn't make any of
their albums, then this is the LP for you. In fact, Appleseed
Cast sounds a lot like other emo bands like SDR and Mineral
and Compound Red, but are missing
the variation in their songwriting. Now, this is the swirling,
open your mouth and let the sound fall out of it kind of emo,
not The Promise Ring type,
so the lack of chorus, verse, chorus is kind of par for the
course, but the lack of melody tends to grind on you over the
course of a whole album. Everyone appreciates good drumming,
but to what end? The wall of sound thing is okay for a while,
but without something special in the mix, Ring Wars
just becomes another CD gathering dust on the shelf. |
Musical Connections:
Chin Up Chin
Up
Hundred Hands
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