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I give it five stars cause the drumming is like Tool before Tool and the structure is before them yet Tool is getting all the credit. "We need someone to carry on, We disappoint" classic lyrics to me and really defines the period. The round about drumming is featured in this album . The band has great twang in the guitar and rhythmic music to accompany it.
January 28, 2008This band came out of the hardcore scene of the late 80s that gave us Shelter, Texas is the Reason and others. Quicksand were a whole lot better though. Slower paced with a heavy bass line, dont know why but they remind me so much of Led Zepp how this band never got a wider audience is beyond me.
April 17, 2007Even 13 years later, this album still rocks. It's one of those rare masterpieces where EVERY track rocks. A must for any collector of heavy, edgy, early 90's post-hair-band metal. Truly, every song is awesome. Baphomet is one of the scariest songs I've heard. Still gives me chills - and it's the 10th track!
April 1, 2006| | | Better and more urgent by the year- DESERT ISLAND 20 | |
Every 6 months or so I just HAVE to put this on again. All of todays heavies owe so much to the punch, structure, and succinctness of the crossover perfected here. Formed out of the ashes of Gorilla Biscuits (from Minneapolis), who were pretty lean and fast as a punk outfit- they shone well on the debut ep.
Then wrote their 'genius' effort here, slowing the focus of punk into sheer emotional power , with each song shining warmly like old friends in battered leather jackets smiling broadly to reveal teeth lost to loud music.
I was soooo lucky to catch them in Milwaukee, touring with Deftones in an effort to regroup. I had seen them once before, but I thought they were long gone. Playing a huge old Eagle's Club ballroom-THEY WERE SO MIGHTY, it was like a drug. The kids were drop jawed wondering where the rock roundhouses were coming from, seamlessly running through this whole album and a few from 'compression'. I risked life and limb to toss the kids around a bit for old times sake.
And then they were gone.
ted.o
February 23, 2006| | | Full-Length Debut From Quicksand Metallic And Raw...4.5 stars... | |
Quicksand formed in New York in the late 80s, and while they released a minor self-titled ep early on, it was this early 90s debut that turned the band onto the metal/punk scene. While many would want to throw Quicksand into the punk-rock scene, they actually lean more towards metal with some hints of punk escapism thrown in. They lean more towards hard guitars and pummeling, crushing rhythms, while vocalist/guitarist Walter Schreifels has enough angst in his voice to fit in nicely. And other band members, Tom Capone-guitar, Sergio Vega-bass,and Alan Cage-drums, create dense walls of noise. Tracks like the hard-hitting "Dine Alone" and the dense metal of "Fazer" showcase Quicksand's more abrasive side. "Omission", from the band's debut self-titled ep, was a hint of the metallic sound that dominates this and the band's last album, the well-crafted frenzy of MANIC COMPRESSION. Elsewhere, "Head To Wall" pummels the listener, and "Lie and Wait" is another fist-pumping anthem.
If you're looking for a dose of good metallic rock, then SLIP and MANIC COMPRESSION should satisfy any metal fan. Creating some of the most influential music during that time, Quicksand sadly went their separate ways after a brief reunion in the late 90s. But with this album, Quicksand most definitely created some smart and well-crafted rock-metal.
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