Chasing Victory (Official Thread) [Archive]

batmannj

02/12/09, 03:26 PM

I was giving these guys some spins today, and I realized that we didn't have a thread for them, so I figured we could talk about them.

I will start with my favorite tracks on both albums: on I Call This Abandonment, I really enjoy Unrequited Love, and on Fiends, I really like Fiends and Zombies.

jtsnazzy

02/12/09, 03:28 PM

Unrequited love is by far my favorite track from them. Honestly though, I haven't listened to the newer album hardly at all.

batmannj

02/12/09, 03:46 PM

I love Fiends. It makes me sad that they broke up.

Klatzke

02/12/09, 04:02 PM

I reviewed all 3 of their albums over here, so anyone who likes them should check those out ;-)

more heart

02/12/09, 04:22 PM

I don't know, I just can't get into these guys.

Charles777

02/12/09, 04:27 PM

Great band.

RIP

Velvetground

02/12/09, 06:52 PM

Klatzke

02/12/09, 07:08 PM

These guys really remind me of Boys Night Out somehow. Not really into their screamy stuff, but Ocean's Away is a fun song to jam to.

Edit: Woah, a lot of the comments on your I Call This Abandonment review are just wrong, haha.
Which ones? And Boys Night Out is actually a great call there probably. Never really given that band the time of day.

I have to agree with all the ones claiming it to be the best album of this style. Give it another chance and you might agree.

Taniam

02/12/09, 07:11 PM

My favorite is wolves

wewascontenders

02/12/09, 07:35 PM

these guys came up on shuffle the other day and i was digging it. really only like a few songs off of i call this abandonment, don;t really like any from fiends.

Klatzke

02/12/09, 09:34 PM

Fiends was above and beyond their previous works, by far. Though i admit it's less accessible.

nfgrox312

02/12/09, 09:35 PM

I've been listening to these guys so much lately. Kings off of Fiends is the song I listen to most.

Klatzke

02/12/09, 09:43 PM

I've been listening to these guys so much lately. Kings off of Fiends is the song I listen to most.
Good song.

batmannj

02/14/09, 12:24 PM

Fiends was above and beyond their previous works, by far. Though i admit it's less accessible.
I agree with you there. I really miss these guys, talk about smart post-hardcore.

Foxholes

04/22/09, 02:27 PM

Is the rumor that they're making another record true?

awakeohsleeper

04/22/09, 03:29 PM

Can someone confirm if any of these guys are now in the band Sons of God? I think I heard that somewhere.

ErinLea

04/28/09, 03:14 AM

Can someone confirm if any of these guys are now in the band Sons of God? I think I heard that somewhere.

Nah. I'm pretty sure Jason the guitarist for CV before Chris was with Sons of God for a short time.

Regards

04/28/09, 04:19 AM

Their cover of Jesus Freak was probably my favorite thing they ever did.

xJesusFreakx

04/28/09, 04:34 AM

Their cover of Jesus Freak was probably my favorite thing they ever did.

Agreed, though I don't think that's a compliment. I loved that cover and went to check out their music, and was very disappointed. I never gave Fiends a fair listen, though.

Regards

04/28/09, 05:37 AM

Agreed, though I don't think that's a compliment. I loved that cover and went to check out their music, and was very disappointed. I never gave Fiends a fair listen, though.
Yeah, it's pretty generic, Ocean's Away was a fun song, but other than that it was pretty boring. I never checked out Fiends either, but I don't really have much of a desire to.

SeeTheLights

09/11/09, 04:12 PM

Yeah, it's pretty generic, Ocean's Away was a fun song, but other than that it was pretty boring. I never checked out Fiends either, but I don't really have much of a desire to.

Fiends is such a great record, not like any of that generic hardore/screamo out there now, it had a good southern rock feel to it. I also have been hearing rumors that they are recording a new record.

jvg4444

10/07/10, 05:37 PM

Bump for a ridiculously underappreciated band.

Regards

10/07/10, 05:41 PM

Meh. I always associated them with Dead Poetic who was VASTLY underrated compared to CV

xJesusFreakx

10/07/10, 05:50 PM

Dead Poetic > Chasing Victory. I mean, which band released Vices? Exactly.

kearn1tm

10/07/10, 05:57 PM

Fuck yeah senior year of high school:

DmOes9pzUIk

xJesusFreakx

10/07/10, 05:59 PM

Todd, you were a Chasing Victory fan? For some reason this surprises me.

kearn1tm

10/07/10, 06:01 PM

Tim, I was a scene kid in high school.

xJesusFreakx

10/07/10, 06:05 PM

Yeah, I kinda knew this. You even got to play bass and scream in some totally awesome scene band, right? I guess I'm just too used to modern non-scene Todd.

Also, I first heard Chasing Victory on the tail end of my, "This band both sings and screams; how awesome is that!?" stage, so that might be a factor.

kearn1tm

10/07/10, 06:06 PM

Yup. Scene Todd looked so good in eyeliner.

xJesusFreakx

10/07/10, 06:12 PM

I used to wish I was scene in high school, but my body build, curly hair, and laziness kept me from pursuing that dream. Conveniently enough, these same traits make me perfect for the faux-grunge hipster trend.

Regards

10/07/10, 07:04 PM

Dead Poetic > Chasing Victory. I mean, which band released Vices? Exactly.
Which band released the closest thing to skramz tooth and nail will ever see? Exactly.
Fuck yeah senior year of high school:

DmOes9pzUIk

Words can't express the emotions I'm feeling right now.

IdiotFlight

10/07/10, 08:35 PM

Miss this band way too much.

awakeohsleeper

10/07/10, 11:58 PM

Dead Poetic > Chasing Victory. I mean, which band released Vices? Exactly.
Never actually checked out Vices. I enjoyed their first two albums and I know the final one was a little different but I still have no idea why I never got round to listening. Well... I do... I ran out of money! But still, Dead Poetic were the first band I saw live. I should have given it a go.

ErinLea

10/08/10, 12:14 AM

Well, for anyone who cares. The drummer, vocalist, and old guitarist have a new band called Astoria. It's way different kinda like Maroon 5ish.

awakeohsleeper

10/08/10, 12:26 AM

Well, for anyone who cares. The drummer, vocalist, and old guitarist have a new band called Astoria. It's way different kinda like Maroon 5ish.
Yeah, I remember checking them out but not really enjoying it that much.

ErinLea

10/08/10, 12:33 AM

Yeah, I remember checking them out but not really enjoying it that much.

From the UK, huh? How'd you hear about CV, just curious?

awakeohsleeper

10/08/10, 01:08 AM

From the UK, huh? How'd you hear about CV, just curious?
Most bands I listen to are from the US. You're forgetting that the internet has reduced the size of this planet.

They were on Mono vs. Stereo too which was always a pretty awesome record label.

ErinLea

10/08/10, 01:36 AM

Most bands I listen to are from the US. You're forgetting that the internet has reduced the size of this planet.

They were on Mono vs. Stereo too which was always a pretty awesome record label.

True, I forget. MvS was awesome.

awakeohsleeper

10/08/10, 01:37 AM

True, I forget. MvS was awesome.
It's been resurrected by Relient K and Deas Vail I believe. Which makes it still awesome.

xJesusFreakx

10/08/10, 01:43 AM

Never actually checked out Vices. I enjoyed their first two albums and I know the final one was a little different but I still have no idea why I never got round to listening. Well... I do... I ran out of money! But still, Dead Poetic were the first band I saw live. I should have given it a go.

It's highly under-appreciated. They dropped that often obnoxious screaming and became a really tight alternative rock band, which is clearly what they were meant to be. It's a shame that they imploded before the album even hit stores.

stephen06

12/02/10, 09:34 AM

new ep from chasing victory soon!

incognitojones

12/02/10, 10:45 AM

new ep from chasing victory soon!

Stoked if true.

adamscribes

05/20/11, 10:28 PM

does anyone actually have confirmation of a new EP? or was that just giving me false hope

Chris_B

05/20/11, 11:09 PM

does anyone actually have confirmation of a new EP? or was that just giving me false hope

Astoria talked about it on their facebook post, can't see why they would lie

ACA

10/27/11, 12:38 PM

Checking out their last, Fiends. Not bad, kind of weak at times.

Is their older material any better?

SeeTheLights

10/27/11, 12:49 PM

Checking out their last, Fiends. Not bad, kind of weak at times.

Is their older material any better?

I would say their first album (I Call This Abandonment) is more generic than Fiends. It's still pretty good hardcore with southern influences, but Fiends blows it out of the water. I still love Fiends. I think it's a great record. I miss this band tons.

Mario57

11/14/11, 01:17 PM

Posted on Astoria's facebook :

As far as Chasing Victory goes: The comeback is a no go. All 5 members of CV actually met up last weekend at Chris Cargile's wedding. We talked a little bit about it and came to the conclusion that a comeback was impractical. In lieu of beating a dead horse, I'm going to say it is not EVER going to happen. Sorry, guys. I have a CV song that I wrote and recorded at my house that I may post on this page someday. But don't fret guys and gals, there is plenty of music to come from Astoria.

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