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| OnGuardThis Has Its Price and That Price Has Been Paid2008 Red Sound 
  Review by: Hubitcherkokov See others by this writer Red Sound Records (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 Published on August 7th 2009
Back in 2006, I was pretty jazzed on OnGuard’s potential. Here was a solo project that featured those higher-pitched, hoarse, shitty vocals that endeared me to early Jawbreaker, Brendan Kelly-fronted bands and A Radio with Guts, but wasn’t a folk/country act, like Chuck Ragan or Tim Barry. Unfortunately, OnGuard was never fully realized, the songs put to tape never saw a physical or digital release, and their MySpace page was deleted, so I couldn’t even stream the three songs featured. Fortunately, in the fall of 2008, the kind folks at Red Sound Records released those three songs, plus an additional three that had never been featured on their MySpace page, as This Has Its Price and That Price Has Been Paid. And free, to boot!
Oh, sun shines like murder in my veins when I picture her wearing that dress / Oh, I hear every little note she sings to me / Oh, I got another thing coming"It really does suck that OnGuard never got past the demo stage, because This Has Its Price and That Price Has Been Paid really had a lot of promise. At least we can take consolation in that the demo has finally seen the light of day. DOWNLOAD People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
Oh shit, my prayers have been answered. I thought these were lost forever, but here they are. This day smiles upon me. I love the chorus in 'Mr Misery'. More so than in 'Can't Go Back To Daddy's'. Oh my god! Have you fucking heard Bound's full-length??? Little Prison's my second favorite on this album next to..well you guys can probably guess... "First disappointing Shevchuck project." Needz moar Dan Yemin. Lupe's Fault is such a good fucking song. Score is for that song alone. Turns out I meant a 3/5, not 3/10. But who's counting? Lupe's Fault and the Reds are fantastic enough to give this whole thing a three... But everything else is kind of boring. Thanks for the great review. Up next is a Flipsides EP , and quite possibly a Soviettes album. Thanks so much for the great review. Up next is the Flipsides and quite possibly, a Soviettes demo album. Touche. wish it was intended. Probably would have ruined it with a comment referencing the pun, however. This would have yielded a serious scolding from Maddox. Never heard the fourth and fifth songs. The falsetto in "It's Like a Happy Couple" took me off guard. I listened to this and On Parallels way too much about a year ago, ruining them forever. I just can't listen to them anymore. "Only the first track seemed fucking super" Got my Bouncing Souls, None More Black, Lifetime tickets yesterday, and I move into my new apartment tomorrow! Uhhhhhhhhhh no. "It's Like Blaming Cupcakes" is still on the Generic Insight Radio comp, and not on this. Never heard the fourth and fifth songs. The falsetto in "It's Like a Happy Couple" took me off guard. Listened this to a couple of times. |
