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Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombation In 12 Bursts Audio CD

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Refused Band: Refused
Title: The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombation In 12 Bursts
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Release Date: 1998-10-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Worms of the Senses/Faculties of the Skull 2: Liberation Frequency 3: Deadly Rhythm 4: Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine 5: Bruitist Pome #5 6: New Noise 7: Refused Party Program 8: Protest Song '68 9: Refused Are Fuckin Dead 10: Shape of Punk to Come 11: Tannh�user/Deriv� 12: Apollo Programme Was a Hoax

Makes Me Want to Learn Guitar
I've been listening to music since 2000, I've heard so many great albums, including Nirvana's, but never felt like learning guitar until I discovered Refused this year and heard this album. I think Refused made a mistake when they picked the title of this album, because no one will ever be able to make this type of music. .


Brilliant
The Refused may be dead as a band, but The Shape of Punk To Come is ALIVE with stunning, well thought out music. Anybody who thinks that punk rock is a lousy genre where the people can't play obviously haven't heard anything like this before (not to mention everything punk influenced). If you like punk rock, this is a must. This is why.

First off, as punk rock, it delivers on that front. It's loud, occasionaly fast, always feels like the band going to light a fire under their @$$, you name it. While it's not as intense as Minor Threat, it's not exactly supposed to be. It's potent, as WA mentioned, the vocals are full of venom, anger, and rip anew, it's explosive, it's ________ punk! Full of creatively played riffs, monster drumming, and a variety like you wouldn't believe. These guys are extremely talented, and the way they play, JUST LISTEN TO THESE PEOPLE PLAY! Guitar, bass, and drum fans are in for a treat, and not the kind that equate technicality with greatness. People who understand more about music than that (though technicality brings great things, no doubt, like DEP). There are even some effects thrown in for good measure, such as the beginning of Refused are _______ Dead, and inside the liner notes list a Cello, Violin, Tambourine, upright bass, and Melodica. Don't expect much of those, however, I just think it's used great on this record.

And it must be said is the many different styles these guys play, the goody bag of sounds. The interludes, the effects, the jazz breakdowns, the techno breakdowns, some of them you could dance to, the instrumental breaks, the closer, and the electronic song. Refused deliver an astounding variety of punk rock and other stuff that's it hard not to love. And it's great how those things don't feel like gimmicks. The jazz breakdown in Deadly Rhythm could easily have come out straight from the times (only don't expect any horns). And I must compliment on the atmosphere the two last songs. TannHauser/Derive has brooding, atmosphere that paints pictures of the band standing in Egypt at sunset and a city, and The Apollo Program Was a Hoax, I could see the band on a farm, a lonely farm, singing this song, or an empty NASA station with the lights off, or. . . . ERGH, this stuff is ________ cool. Well, I could ramble even more, but I've had enough. It would be waaayyy too long and you would lose interest.

Highlights? Pretty much the whole thing. Once you digested the songs, you won't want to put it down, and listening to the whole thing from beginning to end will not be a problem (I usually try to tackle the songs that haven't grown on me before playing it all the way through).

I won't spoil it for you, but give it some time (I wasn't exactly crazy about it the first time I heard it either). It's worth it and I wont' want to give this album up if you payed me. Best experimentation of punk rock since The Minutemen, and probably one of the last great punk rock albums not released by Rancid.

10/10.


1000 stars
Refused f-ing rock! This is such a slamming, grooving, neck-snapping record, it's hard to properly describe it. If you're a heavy metal fan, you have every right to feel ashamed for not owning this record. I can't heap enough praise on it, it's brilliant! I truly wish this WAS the shape of punk to come! I'd guess that if you like old NYC hardcore, post-punk stuff like Minor Threat and At The Drive In, then you have every reason to LOVE this LP. You'll spin this thousands of times before ever getting tired of it.
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I Love This Album ....
I know my share of punk but to a certain extent. I am in no position to sit here and say that I am an expert in punk. However I will say that I simply love this album. This album is fierce and intense. It almost transcends all genres and is actually accessable to most. Don't ask why but that seems to be the case once I play it for people.

I went on to give Songs to Fan the Flame of Discontent a chance but to no avail. That did not capture the magic of this album. The Shape of Punk to Come and Liberation Frequency are standouts.


Very Intense

A must own in my opinion . . . . my favorite punk album.



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I bought it twice
Well loved the music portion of it anyways, the dvd features aren't really worth it honestly. I bought the dvd version of this album a year and a half ago and loved it like I like an album only a few times a year - listened to it ten times in a row and to the exclusion of doing things loved it.

You can get the gist of what this album is from the other reviews, I merely offer a vote of support. To put it in perspective, after I listened to it over and over again for months I moved. And lost the dvd. And dropped and broke my ipod. After not being able to find it on emusic I am willing to yet again drop over $12 to have it again.

If you like hardcore but INNOVATIVE punk pay for it, if you don't have money then pirate it. But listen to this, seriously.


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