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| BrandtsonDeath and Taxes2003 Deep Elm 
 Review by: Circa1983 See others by this writer Brandtson (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on April 15th 2003
I had this EP preordered from Brandtson so I received it today. It's good stuff, certainly doesn't disappoint. First thing that I noticed that the track lengths were a little short for Brandtson type songs. Truth is the songs are somewhat different from what I'm used to from Brandtson. Seems a bit more poppy on the whole. Your chance to live is right before you. So put it down on paper. Sing it out loud. Lock yourself in your room, and come out as beautiful as you are. Circa 1991 Song about finding "the one" so to speak. Outstanding vocal work on this one again, even if the lyrics are a tad cliched. In The Pills Sad emo breakup song. Another good tune, nothing all that remarkable about it, but it's a solid track. Ain't No Trip To Cleveland Fastest song on the EP and my opinion the weakest. That doesn't mean much on a great CD like this though. In A Word This song takes Brandtson's sound in a new direction. At times it reminds me a lot of Sunny Day Real Estate. There's a lot to like in this song. As a a sort of side note, the cover art and design is pretty cool. The lyrics are included in the insert, which I always like. Overall, the EP is a good buy, but certainly not my favorite from Brandtson. All the songs are good, but it doesn't draw me in completely as Brandtson's past works have done. In the end, it's a good release and I look forward to their next full length. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
I apologize for my reviews earlier in this review. Its time for a real one. This band sounds like some constipated japanes dudes singing about how bad there life is. Its different but diffinetly not good!!! This sounds great, can't wait for the full length! Planes Mistaken for Stars (i think. they seem to alternate between No Idea and Deep Elm) and Slowride are also awesome. Desert City Soundtrack and Lewis are cool too, if you like slower-paced stuff. Appleseed Cast (of Low Level Owl I and II) and Red Animal War are two great bands. This score is for them. If you refuse to listen to anything on Deep Elm, you're missing out on some surprisingly good music. how the hell is brandtson better than hot water music? does the rancid street team also have to use herbal conditioner? Brandston rocks it alot harder live. ha hot water music better then brandtson. i don't agree brandtson are the one band that i have to skip whenever i listen to a deep elm compilation. "on three" is one of the first tracks on the new anti-suicide comp, and sucks immensely. emo can either be really brilliant (rites of spring, appleseed cast, hot water music) or really pussy-ass bullshit like this. RANCiD i never heard them (virtual) brady is anonymous. he's obsessed with RANCiD!!! Rancid is a very good band and i would re-buy any of there cds than get this piece of shit!!! i hope you do the right thing and buy a rancid cd~! rancid is gay. yeah the rancid street team is out in full force Rancid buy a rancid cd you fags!!!! this CD is muy bien! But if the point is listen to RAW. every other band you can piss on. PMFS is on this label? I thought they were on No Idea? you're making a huge mistake by not listenening to Red Animal War and PMFS I refuse to listen to any band on this label. Sorry, thats just how I roll. this review was way too formulaic and every song only had a 1/2-sentence comment. this cd is also terribly overrated...it basically sounds like a reunion show who dropped some of the weezer influence. yeah i was there on friday for the KD renunion they smoked the place. ps the curse fucking blows, no wonder they broke up I like this CD, but there is something missing to them that all of the other brandtson cds definitely had. I cant really put my finger on it. Maybe because its more more poppy than their other cds. But as a whole, so far its my least favorite release from brandtson. Speaking of Kid Dynamite, thier reunion shows fucking rocked my ass off. This score is for them. i'd rather be listening to kid dynamite. Death and Taxes is the best Kid Dynamite song ever. I've never heard of this band. Whoo! Um, "In a Word" is like a million other songs they've done. It's good, I'm just saying that it's nothing new from them. "Ain't No Trip To Cleveland" is pretty good too. My only complaint with this cd is the guitars...they are mixed really low, and have no bass to them hardly at all. Oh well, I guess. |
