Not bad at all.? Six quick tracks of extremely varied hardcore with yelling/screaming vocals from Chicago in barely over 10 minutes.? The vocals are a little "hip" sounding, but not too far gone, and since the music is really energetic and to my liking it doesn't bother me at all.? "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me is Everything" opens up and blows through everything from rock and heavy hardcore to some brilliant post-hardcore textures; "Follow Your Nose" is more of a straightforward metallic hardcore tune that still flirts with punchy melody; "High Life" is total pop-punk complete with octave chords and zippy palm-muting rhythms that shift into some full blown rock ?n' roll; "Need for Speed" is a bit chunkier but not without its melodic moments or rocked out bursts; "Out of Stomach, Out of Mind" is a little more energetic and includes some heavy breakdowns and vicious backup shouts; and "You're Killing Me Smalls" is another more traditionally based hardcore song - probably the most streamlined of the entire disc as far as its palette of influences is concerned.? Amongst the guest vocal contributors are members of bands like Fall Out Boy and The Killer, which is both a testament to Not Enough Gold's diversity as well as what would suggest an impressively unified scene in the Chicago area. The recording is a little muffled, but the mix is pretty even and it sounds decent enough to work out. I'd like to hear things given a little more brightness and clarity, but for the most part it's alright as is. The vocals sound solid, the rhythm section is basically in place, etc. The layout looks good to me and uses mostly images of dingy walls and nasty textures, with the lyrics presented in crisp text in artistically jumbled arrangements. Sadly, the lyrics are atrocious, what with lines like, "Get real, and wipe the smile off your dick," or, "I grab the mic... that's what you like, You shoot the shit and you're a fucking hit." What the hell is that shit all about, anyway? I like this CD otherwise. I really like it, actually. I certainly wish the lyrics were a little more creative in their use of sarcasm or whatever, but the songs kick ass, so I'll really be looking forward to hearing more from this band. They definitely have the means in place to blow me away in the future, so here's to hoping that they pull it off sometime. I wish this fucker had a handful more songs on it!
[Hewhocorrupts]
Running time - 10:14, Tracks: 6
[Notable tracks: The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me is Everything, Follow Your Nose, Out of Stomach, Out of Mind]
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