Rival Schools - United By Fate

Rival Schools

United By Fate

Emo-Core/Alternative

2001

192Kbps



1.Travel By Telephone

2.Everything Has Its Point

3.High Acetate

4.Undercovers On

5.Good Things

6.Used For Glue

7.World Invitational

8.Switch

9.Holding Sand

10.My Echo

11.Favourite Star

12.So Down On

13.Hooligans For Life



Rival Schools: Walter Schreifels (vocals, guitar); Ian Love (guitar); Cache "Utah Slim" Tolman (bass); Sam Siegler (drums).



Walter Schreifels knows that people really, really miss Quicksand. He also knows that fans have been waiting more than five years to hear what their New York hardcore hero will come up with next, having already given them countless jagged-edged sonic moments in not only Quicksand, but also Gorilla Biscuits and Youth of Today. But the nail-biting anticipation has finally ended with 'United by Fate', the debut release from Rival Schools. Schreifels has created a new sound that takes all the rawness and urgency of his former work, extracted a bit of furrowed-brow angst, and added elements of straight-up pop/rock - with amazing results.'United by Fate' barrels through thirteen songs filled with biting guitar hooks, triumphant chords, and unstoppable rhythms - all topped by Schreifels' vocals, which somehow manage to come from the heart and the gut at the same time.



The finest emo album of 2001 - Kerrang!'



'For all the thrills in its details, though, 'United' amazes most in its entirety, its fat payload of great songs. Bad timing should not be allowed to make a lost classic. So here's to the first landmark record of 2002' - NME



Rolling Stone (9/13/01, p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A fond - not to mention energetic and tuneful - look back at the alternative rock of 1995..."



Q (1/02, p.106) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...[This] emo blends the no-frills fury of US hardcore with the hand-wringing of grunge....a model of economic rock power..."



Mojo (April 2002, p.101) - "...[Songwriter Schreifels] is able to distill the energy of three-chord thrash into more rounded and accessible songwriting..."



NME (1/5/02, p.31) - "...A late but timely contender for the noisy crown, and the sound of the meek finally getting their due rewards..."



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