Rupert Holmes
16 Feb 2003, 17:07
Apologies if someone mentioned this when the record came out, (late 2001) but I just had to let people know how bloody good "United By Fate" by Rival Schools is.
Hadn't even heard of them till a couple of days ago, but picked up the CD, and it's easily one of the best rock albums I've heard in the past decade.
Four blokes who have been around the NY hardcore scene for ages have produced an absolute gem, sort of a cross between Nirvana, Foo Fighters and Fugazi .... soaring chords and heaps of grunt but never overshadowing some really cleverly-crafted and written songs.
Trust me, if you like any of those three bands mentioned, you will LOVE this record.
Cheers
Rupert
PS....Here's the link to their site: it lets you listen to the entire album on a media player.
http://www.islandrecords.com/rivalschoolsunite/site/index.las
Hadn't even heard of them till a couple of days ago, but picked up the CD, and it's easily one of the best rock albums I've heard in the past decade.
Four blokes who have been around the NY hardcore scene for ages have produced an absolute gem, sort of a cross between Nirvana, Foo Fighters and Fugazi .... soaring chords and heaps of grunt but never overshadowing some really cleverly-crafted and written songs.
Trust me, if you like any of those three bands mentioned, you will LOVE this record.
Cheers
Rupert
PS....Here's the link to their site: it lets you listen to the entire album on a media player.
http://www.islandrecords.com/rivalschoolsunite/site/index.las