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  Review by: KEVINWADE See others by this writer Converge (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on September 21st 2004
I'm not sure what to say about this release. I think I'm still suffering from some sort of complex pertaining to their contract with Epitaph. I understand why Epitaph would want to get their hands on an inevitable release that will go down as a landmark in hardcore and independent music, but it's awkward to cope with. Converge got me into Equal Vision. Not Shelter or Saves the Day. Converge was the band that got me into Cave In, and eventually slightly more off-center bands like At The Drive-In. They put on a phenomenal live show (even with just one guitarist), and are a role model for DIY bands (doing their own production, artwork; they could have even conceivably released this on their own successful label). I might as well have written this review before the record even landed in my mailbox.
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i love how the Converge reviews on this site are so fucked up... "When Forever Comes Crashing" is their only 5 star release??!!? its their worst album in my opinion (too frantic combined with shitty production). Jane Doe gets an 8?!... it is infact the greatest metalcore album of all time. And the review for this album is rushed... it gets a 7 and the reviewer himself realizes that every cd Converge writes takes a while to grow on him. Definatly not one of Converge's better albums that song is too long u thinkits gonna end but then it just carries on some people like me not being one of them plus why the acoustic track with singing it just slowed the record down n ruined it the tracks are pretty good though especialy in her blood n eagles become vultures which r the best track on the albumdont buy this go buy jane doe which is far betta god damn converge does it again This is the bands most listenable album I think.For me they are really pushing the boundries of heavey music. I have this on vinal so I don't know the song titles but the break down at the end of the first song is genius. Live they are amasing and are one of the most influentual bands around. "the words 'six-minutes' and 'hardcore' should never, EVER be in the same sentence...EVER, unless you're talking about that fucked up last track of the Right Brigade -S/T album. " i got this and "terrifyer" by pig destroyer yesterday, and i love both; I like how "you fail me" is something of a bit more cleanly produced, more "punk rock" (at least in its feel) counterpoint to "jane doe," which i have also been spinning lately i cant stop listening to # 11 holy shit... this album is awesome. this album is excellent to listen to while fucking your girlfriend in the ass WHAT THE HELL? im done with this shit site! i dropped by for the first time today and left two posts and im gone. ill never come back! the reviews are o.k., but you idiots with you idiot comments. how old are most of you? 12? i laughed so hard at the comment "convege arent hardcore". you fucking idiots. ha ha ha. have you ever been or seen a show by converge? stop being cool, with your shit generic punk rock, and get real. grow up! its not all about school, girls, and being 13. punk rock is converge, punk is joan of arc, rites of spring, mohinder, joy division, for that matter punk rock is the all mighty k.r.s. one. punk rock is how you live your live and carry your thoughts thru communication. when you grow up, youll forget all about this punk thing. thats what seperates hardcore from punk loser. yo bra this albums fucking slays "if you like techno-breakbeat-ska" i dont like coverge. Converge are not real hardcore this is for the song "dropout". holy shit, that is one magnificent riff. bonerfest. this album has grown on me as it should. i still like jane doe the best out of all converge albums though. I don't dig Converge. Too hard and too random for pussy old me. Buy the DEP album instead the words 'six-minutes' and 'hardcore' should never, EVER be in the same sentence...EVER, unless you're talking about that fucked up last track of the Right Brigade -S/T album. can you actually read the lyrics with this album? One the unfortuanate things about converge booklets is that they're usually graphic-designed to hell to where you can't even read the lyrics this record is great BECAUSE its not "metalcore". converge did the best anyone is going to do with that genre and moved on. i think this could be the best thing theyve done. the words 'six-minutes' and 'hardcore' should never, EVER be in the same sentence...EVER, unless you're talking about that fucked up last track of the Right Brigade -S/T album. this is an amazing album while i saw them play about 2 maybe 3 songs from it at hellfest i just knew that what i was in for was more of the converge that i love. i say that simply due to the fact that they are a constantly evolving band yeah theres acoustic guitars and some almost new metal parts ( last light). who cares when i see a converge release i know witho any doubt im capable of trusting the fact that it will be great and this did everything but dissapoint. oh go see them and wait for them to play"black cloud" absolutely devastating and awe insp[iring live as well as on record. I think I agree with Kevin still (which is why I asked if we could run his review) but I think Cory at Lambgoat wrote a great review as well, you guys should check it out: cd is fucking amazing, its like an orgasm in a box. Kevin Wade fails me and so does the review editor for reposting a punkrocks.net review. Go read the review on lambgoat. The comment below me couldn't have put it any better. I disagree with this review. Is it me, or does the dudes voice sound really different on this cd? I'd still kill for a voice like his though... I completely agree with the comment about Drop Out being the best song. The riffs at the end are simply amazing! This score is for the review and reviewer. The reviewer here is comparing it way to much to Jane Doe. This is a great cd and its good to see Converge experimenting with tracks like "first light" and "in her shadow." There is a definite flow on this cd, i dont know what the reviewer is talking about... "You Fail Me" and "in her shadow" are linked and since "in her shadow" fades out, the cd can start up once again with "eagles become vultures." he also didnt read the lyrics and observe how they are layed out either because he probably downloaded it off Soulseek 2 months ago. This is good. You just need to listen to Swans more to get it. Wow, I listened to this album and I was amazed to find it actually had songs on it (i.e. real cohesive songs, not 2-minute spazz-outs). What the fuck is this, clearly this is an album of epic proportions and this fuck just keeps going off on how it isn't pulled together right. Who cares if it is on Epitaph, Converge still keeps their roots, with the LP comming out on Deathwish. And as for the comment about how there are 8 good tracks, the album is set up as a poem. Read the lyrics, they don't stand alone, but instead flow from one song to the next. I commend Converge on this album and say fuck this man. BSD- This one is tough for me, because as much as I liked the older stuff, Jane Doe was always the perfect Converge record. That record was probably one of the most intense, visceral and focused records by any aggressive band around. And unlike their previous records, it was impeccably well produced. they've never had, is what i meant to say. they don't carry converge cds at the best buy here in tampa. they had any of their back catalouge, and didn't have this one this morning when i went to get it. pure awesome-ness. converge never lets one down. I really really dig this album. The first couple of times I listened to it, I thought it wasn't as great as Jane Doe, but it eventually grew on me to reach the same level as their last record. I think that they tried to balance things between their old style and the Jane Doe era sound. The production is also less metallic. And contrary to Jane Doe, You Fail Me doesn't have a continuous flow. The ending track may not be as spectacular, but it senses a completely new emotion. So overall, I consider this album to be on par with their last record. But I'm pretty sure Converge didn't want to release a Jane Doe part II anyway. love it. i wouldn't call converge 'metal-core,' though... i'm going to agree with your score. i want to love it, as a fan of almost everything they've done (minus a lot of the pre-petitioning stuff), but instead i just like it. good for any other band, a slight dissapointment for converge. still a solid record though. I really dont know what happened to this cd. I love Converge, but....i dunno about this cd.... Actually, I like Converge. I like Bane, too. I just think it's dumb that some kids base their bands around modern bands. It makes the music so dull, and means they have a definite lack of influences. You can tell Converge listened to more than just their contemporaries. "Jane Doe" taps all sorts of music (besides the ever-popular jazz trend shit), ROCK music. Good album, but instead of someone just copying it, why not someone listen to their influences and let them honestly impact the music. I don't see the point of atonal noise when it's derivative of other atonal noise. Surprisingly, this record doesn't really leave my CD player ever. I wasn't too into Jane Doe. BSD, you've fucking crossed the line this time. "YOU FAIL ME in your knowledge of the most influential hardcore "CDs" ever. i'll give you 20 albums that are more influential than this. hehe, kids these days." Not as good as Jane Doe, but great anyway. Couldn't find it. "Petitioning The Empty Sky (still, as far as I'm concerned, one of the most influential hardcore CDs ever" This is one of the best albums I have heard this year. I thought at first it was disappointing compared to jane doe at first but after a number of listens (like Jane Doe). I got into and and realized that this album is better. Yeah, I said it. The lyrics are better than ever and you can actually make them out most of the time. The guitars and drums are still tremendous and the complexity with only one guitarist is something to be appreciated. By giving this album a 7 KEVINWADE, You Fail Me (wow, terrible joke, like I mean really bad, but seriously this album is tremendous). |
