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| Absolutepunk |
 Kwyjibo. Tomacco. If your knowledge base is dotted by newfangled vocabulary words, Canadian metal punkers This Is A Standoff may excite you, because endless riff corralling and contorted layering schemes all take part in such joyrides of spontaneity. And if you’re pressed to define it, simply say “it’s a big dumb balding North American ape with no chin and a short temper” and what seems illogical may start to make sense to some degree. However, that’s not all it takes to be an unforgettable record.Be Excited, the dawn-breaking debut of ex-Belvedere and ex-One Shot Left, aims straight for the throat, but lead singer Steve Rawles’ sandpaper vocals do not force enough grit and grain to counter the highly convoluted Vivaldi-rhetoric to which metal punk is often orchestrated. “Silvio”, however, nicely hammers in a no-bullshit attitude with tooth and nail as Rawles exclaims, “I'm not following you down, I’m not following you down. Arrangement dedications and dumb down it's complications… fuck you” against razor-sharp arpeggios that shred music sheets into illegible bits of chicken-scratch. Overall, the songs don’t have the catchiness or memorable value that I would love to hear these guys channel into their writing. The record boasts colorfully layered melodies, an energetic and upbeat spirit from the pounding heart of the drumbeats, but the excessive twisted metal riffs seem to be ill-placed and random. Though the toned down “Underwater” and “Climb The Ladder” are like tourniquets to wounds of the more fury-ravaged tracks, other songs such as “Where I Can’t Be Heard” and “Dream Beater” foul the blood-work needed to resuscitate whatever interest may be salvageable, where the lyrics become nothing more than the psychobabbling patient post-trauma....full text |
| Musicemissions |
| When Belvedere announced their split, Calgary punk scene (and Canada for that matter) had taken a blow. By 2006 Steve and Graham had hooked up with John from Ottawa's Forty Cent Fix and This Is A Standoff was born. Corey from Deville joined the band a little while later to round out the line-up. Earlier this year the band hit the studio to create Be Excited and excited I am. So you would expect the Belvedere comparison but does This Is A Standoff add anything to the mix? Not a lot but these guys are seasoned veterans and that is easily heard on this melodic album. The songs have hooks and killer guitar riffs with melody first on the list followed by speed. Be Excited opens with a flurry of activity on "Better Than All Of Us". If you make it through this song and feel that "Oh yeah! These guys rock!" then carry on because the best is yet to come. They take a huge nod from Bad Religion, working with their fast pace and melody. Even on the second track, "You Won't Pass" has a big BR feel with the back-up vocals. I love the stop/start of "Underwater", it seems to add to the energy that this band has. When I hear "Climb the Ladder" I can't help but think it would be suitable fare for a good rock station, catchy punk with hooks galore....full text |
| Smart-reviews |
| Kwyjibo. Tomacco. If your believe bottom is dotted by recent wording words, Canadian steel punkers This Is A Standoff might excite you, since unconstrained riff corralling and warped layering schemes all take partial in such joyrides of spontaneity. And if you’re pulpy to conclude it, simply contend “it’s a big reticent balding North American ape with no chin and a short temper” and what seems fallacious might begin to have clarity to a little degree. However, that’s not all it takes to be an noted record. Be Excited, the dawn-breaking entrance of ex-Belvedere and ex-One Shot Left, aims true for the throat, but lead thespian Steve Rawles’ sandpaper vocals do not force sufficient courage and pellet to opposite the rarely involved Vivaldi-rhetoric to which steel punk is mostly orchestrated. “Silvio”, however, easily hammers in a no-bullshit perspective with tooth and spike as Rawles exclaims, “I’m not following you down, I’m not following you down. Arrangement dedications and reticent down it’s complications… fuck you” opposite razor-sharp arpeggios which fragment song sheets in to unreadable pieces of chicken-scratch. Overall, the songs don’t have the catchiness or noted worth which I would love to listen to these guys channel in to their writing. The jot down boasts colorfully layered melodies, an enterprising and upbeat suggestion from the pulsation heart of the drumbeats, but the extreme disfigured steel riffs appear to be ill-placed and random. Though the toned down “Underwater” and “Climb The Ladder” have been similar to tourniquets to wounds of the some-more fury-ravaged tracks, alternative songs such as “Where I Can’t Be Heard” and “Dream Beater” tainted the blood-work indispensable to cure whatever seductiveness might be salvageable, where the lyrics turn zero some-more than the psychobabbling studious post-trauma....full text |
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