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  Review by: Anchors See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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 Published on January 21st 2005
As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing more important for a band than having an impressive debut album. It can either launch your career into something more, or if done poorly, make very sure that your career never even leaves the ground. In the case of Savannah, Georgia's Circle Takes The Square, the former occured, as this first EP set the stage wonderfully for their masterpiece breakthrough in 2004, As The Roots Undo. There's so many pitfalls that can be made on a debut: poor production, being too ambitious, not being ambitious enough, and subsquently becoming another bands carbon copy. Luckily for everyone involved, Circle Takes The Square manages to avoid everything that can go wrong and create a truly impressive piece of music.
Whispers invoke the artists of this tragically seemless, ill fated tapestry, blistered fingers are tending their loom. / She collects the strands to braid into life. / Logging the weft of an ageless, woven infinity, countless raw fibers are clawing the frame. / A woman's work is never done, but the final stitch has got to come, and so three witches contend to slice the very last thread (that you curse, curse constantly) / But nothing's immortal, and comfort is not guaranteed / A yearling who bears our sincere passions is chosen, frozen and quivering, like a thread in the wake of a blade. / So we compromise, so we sacrifice, compromise nothing, but that which secures a comfortable life, risk as the indication of a healing sacrifice. / Destroy the altar whose boundaries tides will never exceed, ignite the pyres underneath a sedated mythology. / Five decades his lifetime, and his life's work is just fading scratches in stone. / She tends the numerals, counting fingers, counting her toes. / Keeping track of the time racing, years wasting (dance to the sound of his weight bearing back breaking) infinite ages the length of this quilt's making. / And we dance, we dance in the stronghold.../ That you curse, curse constantly, of the needle's sheen. / Do you feel this thin strand resting in a pinch? / That's the thread that you curse, that you curse constantly.This album was really a breath of fresh air from me when I first heard it. Since the comparison is inevitible, I'm going to say As The Roots Undo is the better album. It's produced better, and CTTS expands upon a lot of the harmonics that layed a base for in this album, and had more of the grand, epic feel that this album also showed potential for. That album is a 10, but this really isn't far off. This showed a lot of promise for a debut, and it was just expanded upon in As The Roots Undo. In any right, however, this is an absolutely stellar release, and I encourage all of you to purchase this. People who liked this also liked:          ![Sublime - Sublime [Deluxe Edition]](/images/covers/thumb/sublime-sublime_deluxe_edition.jpg) Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
pretty good band, the 'hidden' rap track is a nice touch. This band is ok, the duel vocals are nice change but they sing at the same time to much, it sounds like a fucking mess and gives me a headache. you are the one who's fuking crying brizzlebrizzle. god forbid spelling errors in a sentence typed in 3 seconds. thats a fucking sin. yea and you can't read well. Deal with it. I remember when BSD was the msot hated, and insincere dave made everyhting funny. Where doesa the time go? no he hates him for believing that his opinion is the only correct opinion . no he hates him for believing that his opinion is the only correct opinion .
"By the way, some people have a personal vendetta against me" "just accept the fact that the things you comment with make people hate you" And yet I'm worth a nine. Chinatown suuuuuuuuuucks. Suck suck sucks. Thanks a lot for not even remotely addressing the points I made in my post! I find his input to be hilarious usually. "You, on the other hand, seem to be an insecure people-pleaser, always trying to be positive, and even devoting most of your free time writing loads and loads of reviews in hopes of landing a job as staff reviewer to get some free albums. Congrats on that, hypocrite. You're the Jason Tate of this site." Horrible vocals. Not good screamo at all. Interesting enough musically but the vocals just kil it. Oh yeah, a one. "I'd also hire Chinatown to spew racial epithets. :)" "That album is a 10, but this really isn't far off. This showed a lot of promise for a debut, and it was just expanded upon in As The Roots Undo. In any right, however, this is an absolutely stellar release, and I encourage all of you to purchase this." I think this band is really awful, but if I ever had a need for a publicist, I'd probably hire Anchors for his ability to turn a pile of shit into a nicely written epic. I normally don't, but Chinatown annoys me to no end. And while I do know I should let it go by the wayside, I can't always bite my tongue. dude, you're a staff member now. stop giving a fuck about what people think about your reviews. "When it comes to curing insomnia, I think Anchors's reviews are more effective than a dose of Sonata." Anyone remember that Far Side cartoon "What we say to dogs/What dogs hear"? The previous post so reminded me of that... blah blah blah blah blah blah. Oh yeah, and Anchors, do supply me with a list of "witty" things you've said since you began posting at this site. You seem to think you're so qualified at judging the quality of other users' posts. I'm sure your own ones hold up to your lofty standards... When it comes to curing insomnia, I think Anchors's reviews are more effective than a dose of Sonata. I really like this band. The instrumentals are really good, from just hearing their music, i wouldn't think that they are just a three piece. "Circle Take The Square is to Punknews.org what Radiohead is to pitchformedia.com both bands very pretencious, however Radiohead makes good music" yeah.. just not feeling this band at all. The vocals are really bad. Like "I'm a warlock who should be in some nordic metal band but instead I'm stuck playin with these guys" bad. Score is for Icapped2pac remembering WussEmoRock. I miss that guy, and I miss everyone ripping on him. I wonder where he is right now? Maybe he just changed his user name and is acting out a different personality. first of all, 8 of my last 10 comments are on your reviews because we get into arguments. and i don't comment on EVERY REVIEW...like i said the last time you said that, this is like the third review of yours i've commented in, big guy. i know you want to come up with some half-assed defense against my criticism but you're gonna have to do better than that. and don't tell me i've only written one review because i've worked for two websites writing reviews for them. "Is it just me or does this guy write the same goddamn review every week?" Is it just me or does this guy write the same goddamn review every week? amazing fucking band Is it just me or does this guy write the same goddamn review every week? Circle Take The Square is to Punknews.org Score is for Icapped2pac remembering WussEmoRock. I miss that guy, and I miss everyonr ripping on him. I wonder where he is right now? Maybe he just changed his user name and is acting out a different personality. Good review. I haven't listened to CTTS, but how do they compare to I Would Set Myself On Fire For You? (I only ask for the comparison because they both seem like interesting bands from Georgia with male/female screaming.) I'm a full time student, but don't have a job. And actually, most of the reviews in the past month were written over Christmas break. So I was home for a month with nothing to do, because most of my friends did have jobs. Hey Anchors, I mean this in the least condescending way possible (because I like your reviews most of the time), but do you have a job or go to school, dude? Because every time I read your reviews, I wonder how you could possibly have the time to write such thorough reviews in such quantity. Georgia representin' Hey, don't forget the rap track, that's boss. Man, I wish I could go on Hollywood Squares. I would fucking rule that game. Amazing fucking band. One of the few good newer screamo bands. I don't know, as crafty & unique as this band is, I can easily call them a screamo band. They did a split with Pg.99, they're on Robotic Empire, & they play screamo. i hear good things about this band. this band has easily become one of my favourites... shitty stuff. word the fuck up son |
