(Punk Rock) S.T.U.N. (Scream Toward the Uprising of Nonconformity) - Evolution of Energy (2003) - MP3 - 192 kbps

S.T.U.N. (Scream Toward the Uprising of Nonconformity) - Evolution of Energy

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Жанр: Punk Rock
Год выпуска диска: 2003
Производитель диска: США
Аудио кодек: MP3
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: 192 kbps
Продолжительность: 00:31:27

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Инфо о групе:
Los Angeles art-punkers S.T.U.N. formed in 2000 around guitarist and lyricist Neil Spies, vocalist Christiane J., bassist Nick S., and drummer Bobby Alt. Expanded, the band's name was "Scream Toward the Uprising of Noncomformity," which aptly explains the attitude and activism expressed in Spies' acerbic polemics. After gigging throughout L.A.'s web of bars, clubs, parties, and art galleries, S.T.U.N. graduated to label showcases, where they drew the attention of Geffen, who signed them in spring 2002. Studio time with producer Sean Slade followed, and the debut Evolution of Energy appeared in July 2003. Drawing comparisons to their principal influences of Rage Against the Machine and the Pixies, S.T.U.N. embarked on an extensive North American tour that was to last through the end of the year and beyond.

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Инфо об альбоме:
#777Evolution of Energy is the debut of LA's S.T.U.N., which is merciful shorthand for the clunky "Scream Toward the Uprising of Nonconformity." A collection of well-executed aggro-pop tunes, Energy is the document of a band eager to make noise, but doing so through the throats and ideas of others. It's one thing to wear influences on your sleeve. But it's entirely another to fashion your wardrobe from them. Though the polemic-filled lyric book refers to him as "Communicator Avant-Garde," Christiane J. is really just a vocalist, and a whiny one at that. But his high-pitched siren is fully capable of channeling screeching hall of famers like Zack de la Rocha ("Movement") or Pixies-era Frank Black ("Annihilation of the Generations"), which completes each song's instrumental similarity to the particular influence. Neither of the songs is bad, necessarily. It's just that their blatancy is off-putting. "Movement," in particular, travels so closely to Rage, you half expect Christiane to scream "F*** you I won't do what you tell me!" during the song's surging breakdown. Instead, he chants "We are just a moment away" as Neil Spies' guitar squeals get progressively louder. Evolution of Energy is also plagued by heavy-handed politicking, from its generically subversive artwork ("Get your mind back!" it encourages; "This is an invasion!" it screams) to an unfortunate introduction by a disembodied female airport announcer voice intoning tired rallying cries like "Every action has a reaction" and "Equality is coming for us." The band's passable cover of Wire's apocryphal classic "Reuters" seems to play into its studied, boilerplate consciousness-raising. Evolution of Energy does offer a few tightly wound alt.rock gems, especially the Andy Wallace-mixed "Watch the Rebellion Grow" or "The Future is Now." But even here, the played-out song titles are like Molotov cocktails without a wick. S.T.U.N.'s social agenda might very well be legitimate. But when its lyrics and instrumentalism seem reassembled from existing or previously groundbreaking material (and make one reach for those old Rage, Pixies, and Jane's Addiction LPs), how much of a statement is really being made?
Трэклист:
01. Transmission
02. Movement
03. Annihilation of the generation
04. Here comes the underground
05. Boredom
06. Love & chaos
07. Rreuters
08. Watch the rebellion grow
09. We want you
10. The future is now
11. Illegal operations
12. We will come to you