The Plot To Blow Up the Eiffel Tower
Dissertation, Honey
Happy Couples Never (2003)
This band was supposed to play at a show I went to a while back, but something came up. I hadn't really heard anything about them so I shrugged it off. It's a shame I did. I really wish I had gotten that opportunity because it wouldn't have taken me so long to find out about this awesome, new band. There is a lot of chaos between the jazzy, poetic spoken word intro and outro on the relatively short Dissertation, Honey. The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower have done something that I've been waiting for a long time: merged jazz with punk rock. The songs start out as loud "post-hardcore" sounding (a little too much) like the early Blood Brothers or Swing Kids: sassy vocals, sharp spastic guitars, funky cutting bass lines and fast-paced drums. But what really makes the music exciting is when it launches into to noisy free jazz in the vein of Peter Brotzmann or the Flying Luttenbachers, creating a dissonance that could, but never does, get annoying. The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower, in relation to a lot of other bands out there, is pretty original. But I hear a little bit … Read more
A Static Lullaby
And Don't Forget To Breathe...
Ferret (2003)
I know this band is something-core; I am just not sure which one. With song titles like "Love To Hate, … Read more
A Static Lullaby
And Don't Forget To Breathe...
Ferret (2003)
The most fun thing I found with this CD were the song titles. The music itself combines "emo", metalcore, and … Read more
A Static Lullaby
And Don't Forget To Breathe...
Ferret (2003)
Tolerable but tossable. This CD is filled with that modern hardcore edge mixed with pop melodies that the kids are … Read more
The Suicide File
Twilight
Indecision (2003)
An excellent debut LP from this Boston, MA band. Boasting ex-members of some impressive bands (Death By Stereo, The Hope … Read more
The Suicide File
Twilight
Indecision (2003)
Even though adding metal and hardcore together is the newest equation for success, some bands are still keeping it real. … Read more
