red8ge
07/07/09, 01:37 AM
Mesa Verde - The Old Road
Record Label: Art for Blind Records
Release Date: August 30, 2008
I wish I could lie and say that I was active when screamo didn't equal bands with swoopy hair and inflated egos. I wasn't. Recently, I was snooping around the internet in search of "true skramz" so I could know what it was like. I stumbled across a band called Mesa Verde, and got a very good idea of what it was all about.
I was thrown off at first because the first track, "A Deep Sleep Without Dreams," which sounded more like post-rock than a screamo. The song takes its time, slowly building up with steady-paced guitars, zero vocals, and crashing drums. The song tries to play tricks by building up, going into melody, and then returning to a build up. In the last minute or so, the band pulls out all the stops with the whole band hammering on their instruments at a frantic pace, before dropping out for the next song.
The frenzied riffs return throughout the rest of the album. The vocalist for the band aims for the heart with lyrics like "Now that you've woken up to that empty space you sought, realize time won't heal a god damned thing," and a delivery so wrenching it's nearly impossible not to strike a chord in someone. When the riffs decide to cease, they swirl around for a short break before deciding to come back ten times more vicious than before.
The same pattern carries out throughout the rest of the album until the last track, "Post Youth," which really brings together the entire album. It brings together all of the great things about the record, and throws it back with much more force than before. Combining fast-paced riffs with slow pacing provides for a rewarding experience throughout the song, where the guitars will once again provide a relaxing atmosphere before coming back and bringing the pained shrieks. Eventually the song will make its final ascent with the band chanting "One day my dreams will meet my fears, take a piece of me, make a brand new start," which will truely rip out one's heartstrings.
Mesa Verde don't change the wheel in any way, but they perfect it, bringing in a melodic edge that makes this album an example that screamo is still going, and it can still bring some new tricks to the table.
real screamo, post-rock, Envy, Pg.99, Saetia, Loma Prieta, I Would Set Myself On Fire For You
Check out Mesa Verde on Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/mesaverde).
Record Label: Art for Blind Records
Release Date: August 30, 2008
I wish I could lie and say that I was active when screamo didn't equal bands with swoopy hair and inflated egos. I wasn't. Recently, I was snooping around the internet in search of "true skramz" so I could know what it was like. I stumbled across a band called Mesa Verde, and got a very good idea of what it was all about.
I was thrown off at first because the first track, "A Deep Sleep Without Dreams," which sounded more like post-rock than a screamo. The song takes its time, slowly building up with steady-paced guitars, zero vocals, and crashing drums. The song tries to play tricks by building up, going into melody, and then returning to a build up. In the last minute or so, the band pulls out all the stops with the whole band hammering on their instruments at a frantic pace, before dropping out for the next song.
The frenzied riffs return throughout the rest of the album. The vocalist for the band aims for the heart with lyrics like "Now that you've woken up to that empty space you sought, realize time won't heal a god damned thing," and a delivery so wrenching it's nearly impossible not to strike a chord in someone. When the riffs decide to cease, they swirl around for a short break before deciding to come back ten times more vicious than before.
The same pattern carries out throughout the rest of the album until the last track, "Post Youth," which really brings together the entire album. It brings together all of the great things about the record, and throws it back with much more force than before. Combining fast-paced riffs with slow pacing provides for a rewarding experience throughout the song, where the guitars will once again provide a relaxing atmosphere before coming back and bringing the pained shrieks. Eventually the song will make its final ascent with the band chanting "One day my dreams will meet my fears, take a piece of me, make a brand new start," which will truely rip out one's heartstrings.
Mesa Verde don't change the wheel in any way, but they perfect it, bringing in a melodic edge that makes this album an example that screamo is still going, and it can still bring some new tricks to the table.
real screamo, post-rock, Envy, Pg.99, Saetia, Loma Prieta, I Would Set Myself On Fire For You
Check out Mesa Verde on Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/mesaverde).