struck me as an interesting combination based on the review. the band was never a favorite but i may check it out:
Times have surely been trying for Poison The Well. In the years that have passed since their 2003 release, "You Come Before You", the band not only
lost key members and escaped the major label meat grinder; but also saw the style of music they helped to pioneer get homogenized, digested and shit
out by about 8000 other bands. Luckily enough, adversity is a great motivator and despite recording this album as a trio, Poison The Well have just
raised the bar for not only themselves - but also the leagues of mascara-clad imitators.
For you see, while the metalcore stalwarts have been busy investing in torn up denim jackets and old cassette bootlegs of Iron Maiden and Metallica to
try to revitalize their craft; Poison The Well have instead discovered the untapped resource, the one genre no other band with a distortion pedal was
bold enough to plunder. Yes ladies and gentlemen, country and metal are now finally on the same page. No, not southern rock, country. But while this
may sound like a train wreck on paper, the authentic nature of which Poison The Well incorporate slide guitar and even banjo and horns into their
craft is nothing short of awe-inspiring.
In fact, this unlikely combo turns out to be utterly riveting with a dynamic contrast that sounds fresh and revelatory. It also doesn't hurt that
nearly everything about the band has been amplified and organically strengthened. The vocals, while still bent on melody-laden screams, follow an
unpredictably winding path. The guitars careen into gnarled riffs andsoar with haunting slides and stirring harmonics. Looming bass lines and snappy
drums complete the rhythm section and through it all the band sidestep the cliche incarnations.
It's not indie folk or bullshit country rock, If anything it's more like the ghost of old Johnny Cash adding some color and ambiance to a
reinvigorated melodic metal band who just threw out the rulebook. Stirring, soulful and sounding entirely from the heart, "Versions" is to metalcore
in 2007 what Refused's "The Shape Of Punk To Come" was to nu-metal back in 1998. Let the clone wars begin.moron - 3-22-2007 at 11:35 AM
I was never hugely into them, but that does make the album sound a bit interesting. I might give a few mp3s a chance.DAK - 3-22-2007 at 01:33 PM
I gave this a listen. And as expected I can't stand it.
And for the record I think Refused are overrated.BDx13 - 3-22-2007 at 03:22 PM
the music on that song is kind of interesting, but i don't like that dude's voice.moron - 3-22-2007 at 03:40 PM
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And for the record I think Refused are overrated.
maybe theyre overrated because people swing from their collective sack, but The Shape of Punk to Come is a really good album regardless.Muttley - 3-22-2007 at 06:22 PM
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Originally posted by Muttley
And for the record I think Refused are overrated.
maybe theyre overrated because people swing from their collective sack, but The Shape of Punk to Come is a really good album regardless.
I don't think it was terrible, but certainly not as groundbreaking as people make it out to be.
Then again I think the Beatles and Christopher Walken are overrated too, so people just think I'm a fucking asshole.JawnDiablo - 3-22-2007 at 06:34 PM
never heard emSiczine.com - 3-22-2007 at 06:50 PM
I liked Opposite of December, then every band started to emulate them.DaveMoral - 3-22-2007 at 09:22 PM
This band sucked. I remember when their shit first came out and people were telling me they were like Morning Again and Culture... those bands suck
too! South Florida can't do anything right...with the sole exception of Sick of Society.
