Mouthpiece began before I got into hardcore. And Mouthpiece broke up before I started to attend REAL shows (I don't usually count seeing Sam Black Church and Tree at Zootz "real" shows). But once I started going to shows, I HEARD about the amazingness of Mouthpiece. And this caused me to pick up the What Was Said release. I played it and played it and played it. In fact, I overplayed it and probably haven't listened to anything Mouthpiece in at least 8 years. Sad but true. I just wore those grooves out and wore myself out too, in the process.

Putting on this CD was like running into a great friend you haven't seen in years. Years have gone by, but the music and the message is still as awesome and relevant as it was back then. And thankfully, Mouthpiece has stood the test of time. Oddly enough, the sound that Mouthpiece pioneered has greatly re-surged in the last few years. You've heard Have Heart. Without Mouthpiece, there is no Have Heart. Every epic note Have Heart pounds out is due in part to Mouthpiece.

The other thing I always loved about Mouthpiece was their unabashed love of The Straight Edge. Everything about this band IS straight edge. Well, straight edge and Nikes. I can support that fully. What remains? More than words!

Shoot over to Rev and pick up your copy today. But if you're looking to get those crucial old tees, you're better off trying your luck on Ebay. Or maybe lurk the LWR board for a while. Shout out to Ed on a great design job. I'm especially a fan of the cd artwork; a nice throwback to Rev 1-4.

One gripe: The live audio mp3s on this CD are ripped at 128kbps. 128kbps, for real? WTF?! I know the music is from 1993, but the technology shouldn't.

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 Colin Bayer said...

dude. leave zootz out of it

1/21/2009 10:00:00 AM  

 hows yr edge said...

I love Zootz, no doubt, but I feel like I never saw a REAL hardcore show until I moved to Mass. I guess I did see Snapcase, Earth Crisis, Strife(??), Blood For Blood, ... maybe a few others at Zootz, but it still didn't feel "real." You know?

1/21/2009 10:27:00 AM  

 Anonymous said...

hands tied was better.

jim c

2/07/2009 11:56:00 PM  

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I'm not sure where I first heard about Blackened. It was either morGODo talking about "this awesome new band" or Tanguay talking about Chris Legg's new band. If you don't know, Chris Legg was once in Fastbreak, and Tanguay is a bit of a Fastbreak fan. I think Legg was the reason Fastbreak wasn't initially a Straight Edge band though. What's up with that? And of course, Jay Reason is on vocal duties for this band (hence me thinking it was morGODo who tipped me off). You may recall Jay Reason from Voice Of Reason. I know I do. I saw them at this show

May 3rd 1998 @The Tune Inn New haven CT: Time Will Tell, Voice Of Reason, Rain On The Parade, Up Front, Follow Through, Fastbreak, and Tenfold reunion

It was a ridiculously awesome show. No real weak links. Everyone had fun, lots of good times were had. I expect Blackened will have the same feel. Granted, Blackened sounds nothing like Fastbreak OR Voice Of Reason. Rather, this band gives off that AN/Suicide File vibe. It's been a while since that sound popped up so maybe these guys are going to re-start that trend. Who knows? They have the potential to do it big.

Pre-orders are available now. The official release date is Jan 20, 2009. You can get your order in here. You could also grab that back catalog for the ex-members over on Ebay. You'll never know what you're going to find. PS. I just got a sweet Fastbreak hood in the mail via a trade. Fastbreak Boston. LOL. Youth Pride, GO!

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Common Cause is friggin incredible. This is not a lie. I've been slacking on my reviews lately (obviously) and Common Cause forced me to break the slump. Not sure how I slept on listening to this or reviewing it for so damn long. I'm sure Ange will give me a hard time for that. I bet he LOVES this band.

This band plays the old style of hardcore. No new jack shit. Likely influences include: Uniform Choice, Youth Of Today, Floorpunch and Rain On The Parade. This is real friggin good. The next time you are hanging in the Netherlands (Editor's note: Klaas pointed out this mistake. Oops ... Norway, duh. OC HARDCORE!), you should check out this band. And since that's not so likely, you should start a petition for them to tour the US and then follow them like they were the Grateful Dead. They are worth it.

Try your luck on Ebay. Or hit up Powered Records and try to score some ill limited colored vinyl. I got a nice powder greenish one. Looks good. Great color choice. They have some pretty cool shirts too. Quit sleeping!

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 Anonymous said...

Fuckin A

1/19/2009 07:44:00 PM  

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