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Refused - The New Noise Theology Audio CD

A fair review of the Refused "The New Noise Theology" 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 Refused reviews here, or go back to the Refused tabs.

Refused Band: Refused
Title: The New Noise Theology
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Release Date: 2000-09-26
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: New Noise 2: Blind Date 3: Poetry Written in Gasoline 4: Refused Are Fucking Dead

Say what?!?!?
" That tune really sets the stage for the nuclear tension of a high school championship football game between Odessa Permian and Dallas Carter. I fell in love with Refused's single "New Noise" while watching the movie "Friday Night Lights. And since this single is AWOL on the motion picture soundtrack (a big mistake, in my humble opine), I went looking elsewhere for more of this band's music, culminating in my picking up Refused's THE NEW NOISE THEOLOGY E. P.

I locked 'n loaded, and got ready to rock.

Don't get me wrong: "New Noise" is literally orgasmic, it's so forkling good; it's throbbing, grinding, angry punk just barely under control. The problem is, there are three other E. P. tracks on this CD, and all three stink. These cuts are redundant, bland, boring. . . non-threatening. It's like two different bands are on this record: one playing kick-arse, the other playing bilge.

Very disappointing.

Having listened to THE NEW NOISE THEOLOGY CD, I'm still a huge fan of Refused's title track. I'm just not a fan of any of their other stuff.
--D. Mikels.


Worth Buying for Poetry Written In Gasoline
Any Refused fan knows the title track, one of the best hardcore songs ever. Probably one of Refuseds best songs, the 7 minute epic Poetry Written In Gasoline is on this EP. Blind Date and the remix of Refused are (. . . ) great songs too making for a great buy, especially for any Refused fan.


New Noise Theology Indeed
I finally did, choosing this ep over other choices out of a desire to save a few bucks in case I did not like it. I have friends who are bigger punk fans than I am, or likely ever will be, and one in particular that told me over and over again to check out this band. Man was I ever wrong. The music moves and thrashes and smacks with a vitality and vigor and brashness that is nearly endangering to the listener. Now, I am sure that there are, again, bigger, and better informed, fans of punk that might disagree but that not withstanding I can do nothing but heap praise on a fistful of songs that had me back to lifting weights and reshaving my head after only a single listening. I look forward to more from this dangerously accessible and potent Swedish-based band. And if anyone wants to disagree they can come talk to me, I'll set 'em straight.


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