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Quicksand - Quicksand Audio CD

A fair review of the Quicksand "Quicksand" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Quicksand reviews here, or go back to the Quicksand tabs.

Quicksand Band: Quicksand
Title: Quicksand
Rating:
Release Date: 1994-04-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Omission 2: Clean Slate 3: Unfulfilled 4: Hypno Jam With Dan

flawless
Infact, earlier today a friend an I were listening to slip and it took us back years. It never gets old. Going to see them at Roseland to open for rage. so sick. Timeless.


Quicksand Rocks!
I'm sad to say that there are only 4 tracks. Simply said, this band rocks! It has a more raw sound than Manic and Slip, but it is nevertheless it's the sound of the band you love. If you're a fan, pick it up!
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Changed the HC scene forever
This 7" (cause thats how everyone remembers it. this came out before CDs were popular for small releases) changed how just about everyone in the HC scene thought about music.

Revelation up to this point had put out a pretty consistent roster; YOT, Gorilla Biscuts, Chain of Strength, Bold, Judge, etc. All fast hardcore with straight-edge lyrics. This changed all that. Melodic, lyrically clever, but with HC names and style this really revolutionized everything. Suddenly you didn't need heavy, heavy guitars to break through into the audience. You didn't need the Mike Judge raspy voice to get heard.

Listening to it today, unlike much of the music of the era, this still holds up. It should hold a proud place on any HC fan's shelf.


A Great Supplement to 'Slip'
The sound quality is not as good as 'Slip', but this album was released a few years before it. If you liked their full release 'Slip', you will like this album. 4 1/2 stars.


New Noise for the 90's
And let me tell you, this was truly a revolutionary recording, both for the label it was released on (Revelation Records) and for the audience it was marketed to (SxE Hardcore Scene). Although the CD format was released in 1994, the original version on 7" vinyl came out in 1990. Quicksand set an entirely new precedent with this 7" and in the process changed our definition of how hardcore music could sound. With slow tempos, progressive rhythms, elaborate guitar solos, and melodic vocals, Walter and company constructed a style that was unlike anything else. And yet they managed to capture an intensity that equaled, if not surpassed, any of the traditional hardcore outfits of their day, which is precisely why my friends and I were so enamored with them. Quicksand proved that it was possible to play innovative, challenging music and still maintain the energy that made bands like Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits so captivating.

It is to this day one of my favorite records, and in my humble opinion it is Quicksand's single best release.


You can see a complete list of all Quicksand discography, or go back to the Quicksand tabs. There is also a good guide on how to read guitar tabs here.

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