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Reviewing Policy: Experiments in living will listen to everything that’s sent to us, but – we will only write about releases that we feel passionate about. If there is a track that isnt here that you feel we should be reviewing then go to the contact section and get in touch.
12 Crass Songs is a rare thing indeed: a contemporary rock album that howls with genuine anger, a hate-filled and angst-ridden rejection of the dogmatic, corrupt and jaded nature of modern society which manages to sound neither archaic nor sanctimonious in its heavy reliance on punk’s original catalyst. You can forget veiled references to the turmoil in Iraq or flaccid attempts at running down the Bush Administration; virtually every recent artist’s attempt to rail against societal evils sounds restrained in comparison.
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Lots of reviews: (We Are) Performance. Nicky Wire. Manic Street Preachers. Robots in Disguise. Hope of the States.
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“ Its such an un pop word, umbrella… ” The idea of taking something so ordinary and mundane and transforming it into an exotic sounding metaphor is quite a feat; but it’s also one that hasn’t gone unnoticed by other bands. We’ve already seen covers from the likes of Vanilla Sky, Biffy Clyro and of course the Klaxons. So what is it that makes this version different from the rest?
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The opening track, ‘Radio Nowhere,’ whilst charged with the kind of power-to-glory sentiments reminiscent of ‘Born in the USA,’ has a chest-thumping feel which is deceptively bleak, hiding lyrical scars. In the chorus Springsteen addresses an America that appears to be morally dead, asking “Is there anybody alive out there?” In keeping with Born in the USA’s ill-fated title track, the singer comes across as being mired in his own disillusionment and spiritual isolation from America
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Play this song on repeat and remind yourself of how special the Manics were / are and will always be – because this song should be read as a promise that no matter what, the Manics will still continue – as a band unable to compromise on their principles and refusing to give in. They’ll continue fighting because they know that if they don’t, no one else will. Other bands take note, either step up or fuck off.
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(We are) Performance: Chernobyl
(We are) Performance should be seen as continuation of Crass, Generation X, The Sex Pistols and The Situationist International. They don’t just want to soundtrack your life – they want to change it.
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A trip down to the zoo turns into a moment of inspiration and suddenly “everything is new” even if it has already been done before – and that ladies and gentleman, is why experiments in living will always love Assembly Now. They’re a band that will never give in to the cultural malaise that surrounds us and who instead implore you to create in spite of everything… just “ make it up as you go. ” Ten out of ten then! Can’t wait for the album!
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