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Published on August 21st 2005
What has France done for you, lately? That’s always been the first thing I’ve asked myself when I got out of bed, and I’ve simply just never been able to answer that question. Well, I no longer have to ask myself that very same question in the morning, as a fine lady by the name of Amanda Woodward has done so for me. This is no ordinary lady, however; this is chaotic hardcore sent stateside by way of France. All the songs may be in their native tongue, but the type of rock this band brings is something any American can fully understand.
Days have gone when we could see the usurpers settle their bloody works on our glorious expectation ruins. Many years too late, dressing our wounds, enduring the wearing and tearing of our confiscated bodies, only our eyes are left for window shopping and cry for that commercial modern convenience. But this disposed luxury is at the cost of all the broken hands that made it.Those lyrics, courtesy of “On Les Aura Bien Plombé Les Yé” perfectly represent what the messages of this album are all about. Maybe it’s just me being a close-minded American, but who knew such unrest with social and political issues existed in France? Amanda Woodward are obviously not casting a blind eye on such issues, and they’re tackling them with ferocity and style. "Sans-Vie” rages on a course full of unsure structure, careening through various chord progressions and vocal explosions with all the intensity one could ever ask for. “Trop De Gens Qu'on Mal A Mon C” showcases the other side of the band's personality, offering more low, brooding instrumental passages with sporadic bits of screaming; this is where that City Of Caterpillar influence definitely shines through. That’s not to say the band doesn’t have their own identity, as I find the more I listen to this album, the more distinct it actually becomes from the pack. Everything works for Amanda Woodward on this album, probably even better than the band themselves could have expected. The guitar tones are just right, melodic and discordant just the same, the vocals only get better, and more intense as the album progresses, and their political message, albeit in French, does not go without notice. A powerful message put forth in an even more powerful manner, this is definitely a band too look out for. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
Dante - it's Agent 51 and they do have a pirate song "Mariner's Revenge Song" by the Decemberists may qualify as a pirate song. there is a band from detroit called blackbird suite that plays pirate rock, they sound like against me but the songs are about pirates. at least thats what someone told me, i booked them with pitch black a few months ago and was running around the whole time not paying attention to any of the bands really sailor rock is also good man, thanks. the fury of the aquabats has one of the best pirate songs written The new Skulls album had priate songs on it. Some other band like Agent 45 (?) had a pirate song. And this band called Fintrol has killer ass songs that sound piratey, but I can't tell because it's not in english i need a band that does pirate songs. anyideas? Then buy Le Decadance La Decadence. It's their most recent, it comes on CD, and it's as good, if not better than this. It's cool. They sound like a good band. I'd buy it but I never play picture disks. I'm nerd like that. Yeah they're just a band. My bad, I can see how it's misleading. http://remembermyname.free.fr/Amanda Woodward 05.jpg So I'm slow, is this an actual Person or a band? "blazing through 8 songs in just under 25 minutes? uh.. that's still an average of over 3 minutes a song.. does that count as blazing?" blazing through 8 songs in just under 25 minutes? uh.. that's still an average of over 3 minutes a song.. does that count as blazing? horrible review. is this the prequel to la decadence de la decadence? who the fuck are these homos on saturday night live right now? probably some french sallys Opstand were really fucking good, so is Coche Bomba. France has stood up against a foolhardy, wasteful, terror-spawning war... lately. But no, enjoy your freedom fries! |
