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Near Miss

The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies
2002
Fearless

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Review by: SONIKtheHEDGEHOG
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Published on August 9th 2002

For those of you who didn't know Near Miss is made up of two ex BigWig members Jeremy and Max. Jeremy has taken over singing and rhythm guitar duties and Max has taken over on drums instead of playing bass like in BigWig.

The cd starts off with a great opening song called "This Bridge" The song is very fast and will remind you a little bit of BigWig. With fast palm muting and speedy drumming. Max really is a great drummer I was suprised. Jeremy’s vocals are very soothing and clean sounding.

The next song "Walk Away" Is a little more poppy then the last one but still maintains speed and a great chorus.

Let Go is very poppy in the vein of Humble Beginnings or Midtown. The song is still enjoyable though and flows right into the next song "Answers" which is easily one of the best songs on this cd with great lyrics hard hitting cords and fast pace drumming and even throws in some screaming at the end.

Some of the other highlight songs are Everything and Everyone, the Game, Seasons, and the Gentle Art.

This cd is a great blend of melodic hardcore and pop-punk anthems. I highly recommend this cd to anyone who likes BigWig, Humble Beginnings, Midtown, Good Riddance, or just music in general. Great cd.



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    Posted by thatswack on 2005-01-07 17:56:41
    My Score:

    I love this CD, as I like Bigwig also. Powerful and aggressive music. The lyrics are also really good, political and introspective.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 30, 2004 at 7:07 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    this is a good album. and a really good band.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 16, 2002 at 5:30 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Having seen them a few times live, I have to say that the CD is a little more
    polished (produced??) than the live shows ..... they are great live. See um
    if you get the chance. Great CD in my
    book!

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 15, 2002 at 10:52 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    i saw them live a bunch.. fuckin rad band. near miss rules.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 at 12:43 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    i heard warner bros. owns 51% of epitaph. dick.

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 12, 2002 at 1:08 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    The warner owning 51% of Epitaph thing is quite old guy, give it up.

    Posted by waste_elite on 2002-08-10 00:21:13
    My Score:

    fearless sucks

    Posted by martin on 2002-08-09 21:24:31
    My Score:

    I like it

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 9, 2002 at 7:14 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    This is an incredible generic punk album. You can tell these guys were in Big Wig just from hearing the first song. You guys belong on fearless, home of the generic punk band that never really get big.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 9, 2002 at 3:04 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    I've had their Demo CD since March, when Mychael (bassist) handed it to me at a gas station after a NOFX show. I still believe the three songs (Walk Away, Answers, and October Tenth) sound better on the demo, but this is a good album... and a great album if you're into pop punk. Good luck to them.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 9, 2002 at 2:47 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    yeah it's good, if you like generic , emotionless punk rock, folks , unless you want a straight up socal punk rock album, try it out, if not, trust me this has been done thousands of times before, and better

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 9, 2002 at 12:49 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Midtown...? They don't fit with Good Riddance amd Bigwig....

    -sickboi

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 9, 2002 at 12:44 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    who cares gob isn't on epitaph records which i heard is 51% owned by warner bros!!

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 9, 2002 at 12:15 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    That's new Gob.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 9, 2002 at 2:40 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    It reminded me of old Gob big time (ie. how far shallow takes you era).

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