Who: Most of the Victory Records lineup.
What: A compilation CD containing the latest singles from all of these bands.
When: April 2014
Where: The label is based out of Chicago, IL.
Why: I've loved this compilation series since it was originally called Victory Style. That said, not all of these songs are winners.
[The Radness Average (or star rating) is derived from assigning each song a number of stars based on a 1-5 scale, then adding the total number of stars, and then dividing that number of total stars by the number of songs on the record. A Radness Average of 4.0 or higher indicates a good or great record. A Radness Average of 2.0 or less indicates pure crap. Everything else is in the middle somewhere.]
Various Artists - Victory Spring Rock Sampler 2014 - Victory Records
1. Emmure (Queens, NY) - "Nemesis" -- ****
2. Comeback Kid (Winnipeg, MB) - "Should Know Better" -- ****
3. The Bunny The Bear (Buffalo, NY) - "Pale Green Eyes" -- *
4. Reverend Horton Heat (Dallas, TX) - "Let Me Teach You How To Eat" -- *****
5. Close Your Eyes (Abilene, TX) - "The End" -- *
6. Seeker (Dallas, TX) - "When Hope Fails" -- ***
7. Neurotic November (Miami, FL) - "Nonchalant" -- **
8. Erimha (Montreal, QC) - "Condemned to Desolation" -- ****
9. Tear Out the Heart (St. Louis, MO) - "Dead by Dawn" -- **
10. Islander (Geenville, SC) - "New Colors" -- **
11. Terror (Los Angeles, CA) - "Hard Lessons" -- *****
12. Counterparts (Hamilton, ON) - "Compass" -- **
13. Darkness Divided (San Antonio, TX) - "Remnants" -- **
14. Ill Nino (Newark, NJ) - "La Epidemia" -- ****
15. Sister Sin (Gothenburg, SWE) - "Fight Song" -- *
16. Wretched (Charlotte, NC) - "Karma Accomplished" -- ****
17. A Day To Remember (Ocala, FL) - "The Downfall of Us All" -- ***
Radness Average: 2.882
Various Artists - Victory Spring Rock Sampler 2014
Verdict: The same old Victory as always. Half of this is miserable crap. The other half will blow your mind.
For fans of: Any of the bands on this compilation.
\m/
No comments:
Post a Comment