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 Published on April 13th 2004
Sounds like a second-rate version of Enema of the State-eque Blink-182. For those still with us, Canada's Nagoya is pop-punk. Very pop-punk. For those still with us...the similarities are pretty out in the open. Although the band takes a much more serious (the band's name is taken from a Japanese city bombed in World War II, after all), more midtempo focus with some laced acoustics here and there, they still sing about relationships and the like, and "Closer Now" is a bit harder and darker than EotS could ever wish to be. But that's not enough to defend against the fact that "I Believe in You" is practically a B-side to the aforementioned album with its undeniable "Blink-182 guitar sound," the main backup vocals bear a striking resemblance to Tom DeLonge a lot of times, and the opening of "Eastwest" certifies any other doubts. However, the production is crisp and clear to this trio's apparent debut EP at least, and they've got the harmonizing thing down. It might sound like a lazy comparison, but it's true. Proof is below. MP3s Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
hey his new band has mp3s on their website. they're actually really good. where can i hear the good singers new band? note to the guy who hated the singer... the good singer DID quit and start a new band oh my mistake, I'll call it Montreal. As a japanese man I hate this band without having heard a single song. sorry i was so distracted by how bad that one singer was that i forgot to give it the proper rating. that one singer really sucked, like i believe in you, east west and passport check, that guy sucks. the first song broken promises is alrite and closer now kicked my ass but the other songs really brought this album down ALOT, i'd say the closer now dude should start his own band without gay eastwest fucker last post was brought to you by: where is the "kickass" album artwork? At least they have some kick ass album artwork. Wow, judging by their name, I clicked thinking they were Japs. The band is actually named after the city the guitarist's internet girlfriend is from, and it's not their debut, they had much MUCH worse (if that is possible) CD before this called Pages. Although the songs suck, they were produced by John Paul Peters who also did the Comeback Kid CD and the new Figure Four CD. Basically, this is the worst thing I have ever heard. Sounds like... |
