1:38 mark.
23 years is a long time, for some like Creston Spiers & company, that's how long they have been playing music. For others, like a few reading this for example, it will be how long Harvey Milk has existed before you heard their music. I myself, did not hear of them until 2009, the year after Life...The Best Game In Town was released.
Describing the record or even the band is trying, because they don't fit into conventional genres very well, it's like trying to hammer a triangle shaped peg into a round hole. This record touches on sludge, hard rock, punk, acoustic singer/song writer weirdness and pop all rolled together into a dripping southern barbecue sandwich of sound. Thunderous drumming can be heard throughout and is very much a driving force behind a lot of the songs. The band makes excellent use of pauses and other quiet passages, letting the last bit of a riff ring out until it fades completely, before crashing back in with another monolithic dirge. The record also features an impressive take on "We Destroy The Family" by LA's FEAR.
The band or at least singer Creston Spiers believes that this is their worst record. However, many fans, critics and myself strongly disagree. I feel as though I am failing to describe how great this band truly is, however in a few searches of the internet, most other reviewers have the same problem. The music speaks for itself and ultimately that is what is most important. Check out the links below to let the music speak to you.
"I am alive and it's good to be alive"
Describing the record or even the band is trying, because they don't fit into conventional genres very well, it's like trying to hammer a triangle shaped peg into a round hole. This record touches on sludge, hard rock, punk, acoustic singer/song writer weirdness and pop all rolled together into a dripping southern barbecue sandwich of sound. Thunderous drumming can be heard throughout and is very much a driving force behind a lot of the songs. The band makes excellent use of pauses and other quiet passages, letting the last bit of a riff ring out until it fades completely, before crashing back in with another monolithic dirge. The record also features an impressive take on "We Destroy The Family" by LA's FEAR.
The band or at least singer Creston Spiers believes that this is their worst record. However, many fans, critics and myself strongly disagree. I feel as though I am failing to describe how great this band truly is, however in a few searches of the internet, most other reviewers have the same problem. The music speaks for itself and ultimately that is what is most important. Check out the links below to let the music speak to you.
"I am alive and it's good to be alive"
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