Forward, Russia! (Only one exclamation)- Life Processes
Written by lupethefiasco on Tuesday, 22 of July , 2008 at 10:30 pm
The first thing I noticed about Forward, Russia’s! latest disc is that they have eliminated the first upside-down exclamation from their name. Now they’re just Forward, Russia! The second thing I noticed is that these songs have names. A strange concept? For them it is, because all of their previous were numbered in the order they were written. The third thing I had noticed was that this album is really good. I am easily impressed, but I generally don’t listen to a whole album straight through. I pretend I have to much stuff to do to achieve that. But this album really kept me interested the whole time. As I was writing this, I just noticed something strange about the album art. On the cover, the two exclamations are feature but oddly under the artists name, they are nowhere to be found.
I really don’t know what kind of genre this band fits in, just because it’s so different. Some of the stuff is so heavy, but so melodic it really makes it hard to pin a label on them. I’ve mostly heard the word post-punk thrown at them, but I think thats inaccurate. His voice is too melodic and an instrument to be considered punk. I’m not saying that punk singers don’t have good voices, they just don’t use them as instruments like singer Tom Woodhead does. When I picture this band in my head, I think of an 8 piece crazy circus with everyone jumping around. I was surprised to find out there are only four members. The different noises they get with just four members makes me wonder what the point of a large band is. Anyways, I highly recommend this album, along with their first. Enjoy a couple of my favorite tracks from the new album. These files are too big for the websites server! Yousendit or Mediafire? I’m in a Medifire mood tonight.
Forward, Russia!- Some Buildings
Forward, Russia!- Gravity & Heat
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