Bands with only one good album - Page 4

Geryon · 03-10-2009, 06:37 PM

I'm glad, let me know what you think when you do.

Geryon · 03-10-2009, 08:41 PM

They're sort of like Operation Ivy on crack, so much crack...well just look at Stza's shirt for fucks sake

Satchmo8101 · 03-10-2009, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Geryon

OH! I can't believe I forgot about this wonderful and horribly underrated album:

It's a shame there is so little discussion of Choking Victim on this forum, but then again the punk sub-forum isn't too active in general. I absolutely adore this album and IMO its a record anyone interested in punk rock should give a listen as well as one of the best punk albums to be released over the last decade. They were a great live band as well and they continue to maintain a cult following especially in and around my home state of New York.

After Choking Victim broke up most of the members formed Leftover Crack. Obviously since the bands line up didn't have any major changes the two bands sound very similar. In the case of these two bands the similarity turned out to be a good thing, especially since CV was such a short-lived band and their only release left me and many others craving their eccentric mix of ska punk, crust, hardcore, and anarcho. They even managed to include death metal influenced riffs here and there.

In a sense though I'm reluctant to point out their incorporation of ska influences because of the other bands associated with the genre. I'm not for the most part much of a fan of the vast majority of ska punk bands, though I do enjoy the few bands that fit under the ska punk umbrella that do it creatively and effectively. However Choking Victim is undoubtedly not your typical ska punk band. They combine those elements with their own more abrasive and cynical sound.

Also, if you're like me and you despise the police, Choking Victim and LOC are two bands that share in our disgust for officers of the law as they have a substantial amount of songs about killing cops

(for instance One Dead Cop, Gang Control, Crack Rock Steady,etc.). Aside from killing cops, their lyrics tend to stay within the range of subjects that are common among punk bands like politics, drug abuse, anarchism, rebellion, criticisms of society, etc. Even so Stza (the leader singer, his name being a Wu-Tang Clan homage) manages to write very effective, dark, and often humorous lyrics despite their relative simplicity.

No Gods No Managers is without a doubt heavy and intense listen, but they don't sacrifice their own brand of intellect, cynicism, and dark humor. If you enjoy punk music of any kind and you've never listened to Choking Victims debut/swan song then I strongly suggest you give it a listen. Admittedly for some people Choking Victim can be the type of band that you'd have to let grow on you for awhile to really appreciate. In any case, they are definitely a band that's worth looking into in my opinion.

For the time being that is all the knowledge I'm going to drop regarding one of the best punk bands to make music in recent history

I notice of late the 12-year-old going on 45 is starting to make a "Don't Call it a Comeback" after a multi-year sabbatical of being an actual teenager.

Not that I am saying there was anything wrong with going through the teenage years....everyone has to go through them....and some take longer than others to get through them.

WTF? knows....you might actually be able to finally give Grasshoppa Roivas a list.

Having said that and to get back on the subject at hand....I have never really been a fan of Chocking Victim's lyrics....but that record is still worth listening too.

Don't even get Satchmo started on Ska Punk or Third Wave.

Geryon · 03-10-2009, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Satchmo8101

I notice of late the 12-year-old going on 45 is starting to make a "Don't Call it a Comeback" after a multi-year sabbatical of being an actual teenager.

I think its because I have a lot more time on my hands lately than I have for awhile so I'm spending more time on my posts and making them more thoughtful.

Geryon · 03-10-2009, 11:36 PM

Btw Satch, do you happen to know if Stza is still in jail for that whole throwing donuts at cops incident last year?

Satchmo8101 · 03-10-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Geryon

I think its because I have a lot more time on my hands lately than I have for awhile so I'm spending more time on my posts and making them more thoughtful.

It probably doesn't hurt that the mind altering phase is over, as well.

Satchmo8101 · 03-10-2009, 11:57 PM

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Btw Satch, do you happen to know if Stza is still in jail for that whole throwing donuts at cops incident last year?

Not exactly something I would have been interested in or kept track of....but I can't imagine he would still be in jail since last September....even if he only had a Public Defender....he should have been able to get out on bail.

Equinox · 03-11-2009, 01:34 AM

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Tool - Aenima
Scorn - Gyral

gonna have to disagree. Aenima is completely overrated. Undertow is by far their best and rawest album.

...and since Mick Harris has soooo many releases under that name, it's really hard to say Gyral is the only good album.

anyone say Stone Temple Pilots 'core'?

or even Testament's "Low"?

and if you really wanna go out on a limb, you could say Moby's 'Play' when it comes to commercial appeal, but i still feel that his best and only solid album is 'Everything is Wrong'.

Seba · 03-11-2009, 03:49 AM

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gonna have to disagree. Aenima is completely overrated. Undertow is by far their best and rawest album.

Bah! Well we're just going to disagree in this thread.

Undertow is their most generic sounding album. I'd say it fares about as well as your average Deftones or Staind album, who are Tool clones, yes, but you get the point. I consider Aenima in the top 10 of '90s rock, period -- everything else they've put out is fairly forgettable compared to it. I've never even bothered listening to 10,000 villages or whatever it's called all the way through.

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anyone say Stone Temple Pilots 'core'?

I hate Core. I'd take any STP release over that one. It's Pearl Jam/Soundgarden/Nirvana worship all over that thing. They only started getting somewhat interesting and beyond their "copycat" label by their third album. I even started liking STP by Tiny Music and No. 4.

panbient · 03-11-2009, 04:41 AM

the 2nd STP disc 'purple' is where it was at