Hardcore Punk Reviews: Circle One-Patterns Of Force 12"

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Circle One-Patterns Of Force 12"

well after a long absence i'm back. and i'm coming back with one of my favourite vocalists. everybody already knows all about his stories, like his death, so i won't talk about it. i just really love the way he sings. especially on "Gospel". just a fantastic song. anyway this was recorded and released in 1983 on Upstart Records. this was re-issued two years ago by two labels, Mass Media and Puke n Vomit Records. a great mix of long and short songs on this one. now i downloaded a version of this album a long time ago. the recording was very simple with no effects on the vocals or instruments. now when i bought this re-issue i found myself listening to an album with tons of effects on it. like the massive echoes on his voice, which wasn't on the downloaded version. what does the original 1983 release sound like? effects or no effect? oh well, who cares.

a-side

1. social climbing leeches 5/5 (great opener.)

2. beware 5/5 (nice.)

3. gospel 5/5 (great, favourite song.)

4. survive 3.5/5 (ok.)

5. fading 5/5 (fast and short.)

6. destroy exxon 5/5 (love vocals.)

b-side

1. patterns of force 5/5 (great chorus.)

2. plastic life 5/5 (short.)

3. rapture 5/5 (oooohhhh.)

4. vietnam vets 2.5/5 (meh.)

5. pride 5/5 (love it.)

6. our sword 4/5 (jesus christ.)

7. unity 5/5 (great ender.)

overall: 8.5/10 strongly recommended

great lp from a later stage in the punk rush. thrash without getting too fast on the back and fourth of the snare and hi-hat.

(((DOWNLOAD: MUSIC---SCANS)))

8 comments:

elliottJanuary 25, 2012 at 11:55 PM
puke n vomit are the ones doing all the rf7 reisues. this band kills i first heard them on the public servis comp. great stuff. i'll see if the original has effects or not.they add an interesting touch to the music for sure
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zachJanuary 26, 2012 at 12:21 AM
yeah they are doing those rf7 reissues. they have a really good label and distro. thanks for commenting.
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elliottJanuary 26, 2012 at 1:53 AM
yeah i'll say. along with grand theft audio. the original sounded like this one
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zachJanuary 26, 2012 at 1:18 PM
oh that sucks. the other recording i heard is way better than this.
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elliottJanuary 26, 2012 at 10:12 PM
yeah i'd have to say i'd like it a bit more raw. still really good. worth the wait
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zachJanuary 26, 2012 at 10:15 PM
glad you like it.
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AnonymousJune 28, 2014 at 2:16 PM
Vietnam vets deserves a 5, no fucking way in hell it's "meh"
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i started this site a long time ago with the main focus on reviewing hardcore punk records (that i didn't own). that's why the original name of the site was hardcore punk reviews (and the same, unchanged blog address as to not destroy links elsewhere). then i started buying records. so i ripped and uploaded them here. the site was going strong for about two years, then i started posting less and less. i ended the site in 2012, as well as my tape label. i started other sites but none felt right (so all those posts will be imported here). that's why two years later i'm back. but now that my musical tastes have evolved, the submissions here will be more then just punk. now it's just a place for music i like, as it always was.