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Review by: miniblindbandit See others by this writer Official Website (link) Only registered users can post comments Published on September 5th 2006
Grimple is one of those great bands that sadly not too many people have heard. With that in mind I’ve decided to write a review for their only LP so as to draw some much deserved attention towards them.
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I had Filth! on in my car earlier that day driving home from work. Probably should've specified that, but I was kinda wasted. My dad fucked his neck up gettin hit by a drunk driver the other year. So yeah, I don't do that. I agree with the poster below. Drunk drivers are assholes. Don't drive drunk, asshole. classic...makes me feel old, but good to see this up here nonetheless. Booo anonymity! that was me who said the filth! thing below this. JT = drunk right now. Filth! Nice, I actually just had "Banned From The Pubs" on in my car. I've loved this record for a very long time now. I wish they had directly influenced more bands. P.S.- There's NOTHING "crust" about this record. Rough-edged melodic punk? Sure. Crust? Metal? No way. That's the split record and their later live shows, plus their later bands like El Dopa, Watch Them Die, and so on... This is a great record. A shorter (and more accurate) review would've read: "Sounds like the non-ska Op Ivy songs." Seriously, that's exactly what it is, with their own Oakland-by-way-of-New-Mexico pot-smokin' twist on the lyrics! Definitely one of the best local bands when they were at their peak, I am not a fan of their later, much more metallic split with Logical Nonsense, nor of their very metallic reunion shows a few years back. They really bring to mind Filth...they have that same sort of fuck you attitude and a sound that people always like to lump in as "crust". Retching Red are awesome. I thought the first full length was great and the new one is even better. Glad you got that off your chest anonymous. Anyone wanna comment about Retching Red/Oppressed Logic who isn't a total idiot? uh, no. Retching red is fucking GARBAGE. Oh hey by the way, if you like Grimple and early 90's East Bay hardcore, DEFINITELY check out Cinder Block's band Retching Red if you haven't already. They rock quite a bit. Good album. Didn't dig all the subject matter, but that's punk. if you dont like grimple, you dont like hardcore., Whoa nice, I thought I was the only person on earth who had this album! 1 - 2 - Fuck - You! Grimple Up your ass!! one of the true greats. Pop crust on this record and then some sort of crust metal on the split. A great, very unique band. I've heard TLA mention these guys in interviews as favorites a few times. great punk record. also, they did support marijuana and talked of it openly. that makes for a great punk band. of course they dont come like this anymore. |