![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, despite this sometimes glaring aspect, the record's songwriting and performance more than makes up for it. The two aforementioned slower songs would have benefitted from a tenderer production that would have added to the intimacy of the subject matter. The constant static-ky distortion creates an atmosphere that added to the little variations in each song becomes difficult to sit through the whole 40 minutes or so of the album's runtime, and makes some of the songs even run together. However, as refreshing it is to hear consistent lo-fi hardcore, that very same production value and consistency hinders the album's impact somewhat. Even in the more vicious tracks, the passion is still present, married to the anger and distorted riffing that not only avoids entirely generic chugs, but keeps a level of energy and punk dissonance that only the best hardcore bands can maintain. The Passionate vocals, the gently strummed electric guitar chords and the suprisingly gifted songwriting of Iero is incredibly refreshing, especially in an increasingly stale punk climate. The two ballads, "She's the Prettiest Girl." and "Stage 4 Fear of Trying" are spectacular, intimate moments on the records, and that's completely ignoring the lyrics. Short, brutal torrents of hardcore riffs and shouted gang vocals are entrenched in most tracks of the LP, such as opener "All I want is Nothing", and mid-album jams "Tragician" and "Neverenders". While this album lacks the hooks and sugary goodness of "Hesitant Alien", it more than makes up for it with energy, passion, and distortion, amounting to the best old-school punk imitation Iero, or any other member of MCR has ever done, or ever will do. Frank emerged from the trial with an intense artistic statement to convey, and it's that he's pissed off and in pain. He became a recluse, living, writing, and recording in his basement, crafting the music on this record. In an interview with AP magazine, Iero revealed that much of the music for this project was borne in 20 while he was suffering intense pain from digestive issues. What resulted was a new band and some of the best music of his career. While Gerard was off ripping off britpop and David Bowie, his former band-mate Frank Iero was dealing with his own demons. ![]()
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