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 Review by: FortyMinutesWest See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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 Published on August 31st 2004
I’ve heard countless bands playing old school Boston hardcore, but R’N’R decided to put a twist on this basic formula. I’ve gone into many a review without knowing anything about a band, but I’d actually heard quite a bit about these guys before I listened to The Infamous And Notorious, and most of what I heard was overwhelmingly positive. What I did know was that they had members of Mental and Think I Care, what I didn’t know is how they would pull off this style. The appropriately named R’N’R plays a mix of Boston hardcore and classic rock, and they do it without compromising anything from either of their influences. It may seem a little strange at first, hearing the huge riffs normally associated with bands like AC/DC, and admittedly, it is odd; but I’ll be damned it doesn’t work really well. These songs manage to take on the anthem like quality of classic rock, while keeping the aggression of hardcore. Joe Shumsky’s screams blend in perfectly with the music, and manage to keep things firmly rooted in hardcore, while the rest of the band is free to shift styles at their leisure. Joe Sylvia and Eric Yu both do their best to emulate the guitar heroes of the past, playing each song with the confidence and swagger of a seasoned rock band. However, R’N’R makes sure that they don’t lie back for too long, they also include enough urgency to keep the hardcore fans interested. I think the band’s sound is best exemplified by the track “12FU” which starts out with some hard rock riffing, before breaking into a speedy, straight forward verse. On the surface this appears to be a really strange concept, and listening to this album doesn’t exactly change my mind, but I can’t argue with the results. This far from the standard Boston hardcore you’ll hear on Bridge 9, and I like that. There’s nothing wrong with straight ahead hardcore, but I have to commend these guys for changing things up a bit. If you’re looking for a little bit of variety, you might want to give this band a listen. My Favorite Track: 12FU People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
whoever doesnt like this album, call me and I will make you like it. its fuckin sick from start to finish. and the guy that said "that kids a fag" if he's talking about the singer, that guys awesome, so cram it up your ass. and why are you bashing on straight edge people? are you trying to show off you drink and shit? yah so do i so do 1 hundred other people in the world, get a clue.. well, maybe 2 hundred Das Goot..Rocking ass tunes.. Esp. for some X boys. "This is good stuff man. Too bad it's Edge, but regardless of them being super duper uptight ( generalization of all edgers), it's a really cool record. I'm originally from the same area as them (South Dartmouth MA) but I live in Cali now. I'd never heard hardcore this good when I lived there." these guys had a split 7" with the suicide file, and that makes them A OK with me. This is good stuff man. Too bad it's Edge, but regardless of them being super duper uptight ( generalization of all edgers), it's a really cool record. I'm originally from the same area as them (South Dartmouth MA) but I live in Cali now. I'd never heard hardcore this good when I lived there. It's hard for me to like much in the way of modern Boston hardcore, between their ultra judgemental "hardcore hero" Choke, and this Boston Beatdown crap, but I'll definitely at least rip this shit off Soulseek. "the Lind bros also did the Ramallah thing together too, correct?" Sinners and Saints are a lot better than Blood for Blood, actually. sinners and saints aint half bad, im glad someone brought them up. the Lind bros also did the Ramallah thing together too, correct? The Ducky Boys went towards ACDC rock also, anyone here heard Sinners and Saints? Boston hardcore was always more rooted in rock than punk, so when they got older, it slowed down. Nor were the F.U.'s, but at least they changed their name. Yeah, SSD and DYS didn't really work too well after 1984. I know lots of hardcore bands ended up going a more metal/rock route, but I cant think of any of them who still maintained a balance of hardcore like this band. sounds like 40 didnt know that all early Boston hardcore eventually merged into ACDC hard rock. At first I thought this was going to be a G 'n R review. |
