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Cliff Evans's avatar

It really does seem, at least on the surface, like sort of a crapshoot. From my own perspective, it did sort of seem like the Rites of Spring album came out and then all of a sudden some existing bands did a hard swerve into melody and feelings, and I was a little cynical about that. It seemed to me like Dear You got pilloried because so many bands were getting scooped up by major labels around then. I think it's a great record. But then you've got records like Zen Arcade, or more recently all of Fucked Up's discography from Hidden World onwards or Soul Glo getting absolutely celebrated (and rightfully so). I wonder if it's about perceived sincerity or how organic the change seems.

(And that three-minute clean guitar instrumental is, along with "Every Country's Sun" by Mogwai and "Leave a Clean Camp and a Dead Fire" by Juno, something that goes on every compilation I make for other people.)

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Louis's avatar

Thanks for another great piece of the culture. Is it weird that may friends and I in suburban Nutley, NJ loved the change records from our favorite hardcore bands. Can I Say I enjoy Wig Out and Field Day more? YES I CAN! I still listen to the post New Wind 7 Seconds records with a lot of pleasure and respect. Soulforce is a perfect lp. And I still Stare into the Sun on occasion. The self titled Marginal Man has some gold in it. I digress. We used to call it cheese-core because it had hooks and spoke to feelings but we loved it. And it definitely opened the door to Bay area and Chicago happenings in the early 90s for me. So lets all consider ourselves ok to be free. Liberation is essential for art

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