June of '44
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Reviewer: ? John Carswell (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews Thanksgiving 1998 brought a dream show for me. Three of my favorite bands - Fugazi, June of '44, and Elliott - all performed together in my hometown of Louisville, KY over that break. At that show, June of '44 performed all new songs I believe. It was before Anahata, and I remember thinking that they completely rocked that night. When this album came out about seven months later, I saw bad review after awful review for it. People hated it. To this day I have never seen fans turn on a band like I saw people turn on June of '44 for this album. So I didn't buy it at first. However, a friend was gracious enough to loan me a copy. And upon listening, I am once again impressed by June of '44's willingness to expand and explore new territory. I don't care what you think...it may not be their best, but this is a good album. "Wear Two Eyes (Boom)" rethinks the terrible "Boom" from The Anatomy of Sharks EP, and actually gives it direction. "Escape of the Levitational Trapeze Artist" succeeds in the driving drum n' bass capacity, and leads into the excellent "Cardiac Atlas". It's kind of funky. "Southeast of Boston" recalls the Coctails later work, that is if you mixed the Coctails with June of '44. "Five Bucks in my Pocket" fails to throw any kind of hook into the equation, and basically just streams along failing to catch ones attention. Basically, this album is a far cry from June of '44's past. In stretching out like they have done, they were bound to lose some fans. Upon continued listen, though, June of '44 have solidified a waning one with this album. I'll be watching June of '44 for years to come, for they have proved consistent in one thing: not being comfortable. - Unsubscribed , posted 08/14/04 |
