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All of My Friends Are Going Death

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Since I can't define Some Girl's sound to a single genre, it would be better to describe their sound based on what bands the members come from. From the legendary synth-grind act known as The Locust comes one of the more prominent members, Justin Pearson, along with additional members from bands like Give Up The Ghost and American Nightmare. There's a lot of influence and skill involved in the band. It's a surprise that they can get together and make music like this, despite their differences and busy schedules. But alas, Some Girls creates a genious equation that seems to stun even the most seasoned listeners of aggressive music.

Most of the songs here are similiar in nature. The traditional grind/hardcore drumming patterns and occasional blast beats. The guitars range in style. Some songs have more traditional San Diego scene guitar elements, while others seem to take off in their own direction. However, the vocals are where this band really shines. Wes Eisbold gives ranting hardcore screams accompanied by the shreiking Justin Pearson. This combination never gets old. Just when you think you've figured out the pattern, one of them comes up with a different way of screaming the words just right so they change in appearance.

What can I really say more? This band shreds. If you like any of the bands these guys come from, I would highly recommend you pick this up. For that matter, all fans of aggresive music should check this out. It's that good.

It took me a few listens to get into this, but I'm digging it... basically Swing Kids/Locust type music with American Nightmare scream-vocals. This is a good rebound album from my disappointment with the latest Blood Brothers album (which I think is too dance oriented). Sometimes you just want to listen to someone scream their head off and the rest of the guys play as fast and mathematic as possible. Reminiscent of "golden era" mid-90's screamo bands. Thumbs up!

(I'm not even going to touch on the Juliana Hatfield thing... some people should do their homework before throwing their money around!)

After hearing Heaven's Pregnant Teens, I quickly went out and picked up thsi album. And I was dizzyed after the first two songs; as my mind and musical ear cannot seem to slightly categorize this outfit. But in terms of attitude and aggression, this is punk. And it is a better punk record then most "punk" these days claims to be. The album smothers your senses with inaudible, slightly intoxicating cacaphonic wretching and intricately brutal instrumentation that leaves blood trails in it's wake. What plays off as simple but scary blastbeats, actually comes off as a new interpretation for punk rock. The lyrics are some of the best, and offensive things ever put to paper. Some Girls are obviously going for the agenda of simply bashing your skull and earholes with unhinged musical chaos. Otherwise, they come off with it at a smashing pace, and I truly enjoyed this album for it's originality and seperation from most of the aggressive music out today. Also, a terrific art layout by Converge frontman and extrodinare J. Bannon.

When I listen to a group like Some Girls, The Locust, Curse of the Golden Vampire, or even to a slightly lesser degree, Converge or Give Up The Ghost, part of my enjoyment is the gratification of feeling exclusive. Maybe that's about as cool to say as "album art matters," but both of these statements are sorely true, and proven through this release. This music is an antisocial treatment not just for you ears, but for your whole social environment, and it easily has a numbing effect on the listener. If it's in your headphones then you should feel pleasantly juxtaposed to just about any surrounding short of the Gaza Strip. If it's in your vehicle then chances are you probably have the windows rolled all the way down and the look on your face is completly stoic as fellow drivers neglect to pull all the way up beside you at the stoplight. If you are listening to this while selling music in a record store (yeah, it's still called a record store, don't worry) then it's most likely poorly managed or only sells indie stuff (in both cases we are talking about a dirt hole of a store). There is little point in analyzing the best songs, rifts, or the technique of the musicians. If they don't care then why do you?

I was initially drawn to this work through the a mixture of it being on Deathwish Inc. and the strange slant shown through it's ad campaign: wrapped in a lipstick-esque pearly rougue cardboard dustcover with the letters "SG" cutout to peek through at a modern graphic emulating a stencil-ish collage seemingly representing either a protest, a punk crowd, or an all out riot. In the world of great Jake-Bannon-endorsed merch, the juxtapostion of this cover to the subsequent sound beneath is most masterful indeed.

Some Girls have a very bad attitude. This music is snaling and stand-offish in a way that should make Avril Lavine spontaneously compust for ever using the word "punk" in her bios in any shape form or fashion. Seriously, this music makes Sid Vicious look like little more than a heroin addict.

What's most facinating however, is the execution, having seemingly merged a glossy/shimmery production asthetic with a genre of music which has seldom to never been this well produced, without draining the work of it's intensity. Give up the Ghost tried to do this on "We're Down Till We're Underground" but it came off as being very pre-meditated. No, that is not what we see with "All My Friends Are Going Death." Instead we witness what appears to be uncalculated killing, from very calculated minds. It's like comparing two mass murders, because it's as if SG set foot out of the house with a careful checklist of weapons and absolutly no regard for who might suffer at their hands. The irony, for me, is that the lyrical subject matter is not that far from "We're Down Till We're Underground," unless you pick up on the vibe of how both albums might be less about relationship woes with the opposite sex, and more about their disgust with loosing respect for many musicians they once admired.

Some Girls have reaffirmed that there is something left which can most trully be considered undilluted tear-your-face-off hardcore punk--bursting with an almost masochistic sense of untamed manic fury. This is not a supergroup which borrows from each band members former group, but rather a terroristic assault on the fact that any of those bands ever called themselves hardcore. "Destroy, Erase, Rebuild."

So I didn't think this cd topped "Heaven's Pregnant Teens" but it was still good.

Honestly now with a cover like that and song titles like "some girls have all the F**k" how could you confuse the two? Anyways, Wes certaintly has a talent for picking bands that have the same name as another band... anyways, this is not as good as American Nightmare/Nothing/Give Up the Ghost, I was expecting it to be a step up at least, but alas no. Anyways, it's alright, it just isn't very interesting, his voice just doesn't fit speed rock and it just isn't heavy enough to be grind so it just kinda falls in the "blah" catergory. To be honest with you, AN is prolly the only reason why I bought this cd (oh your so lame dude!) so what though! It just isn't that good. Plus I read some interview w/Wes and he's all talking bullcrap about how bands like Daughters (and his band I'm SO sure) are the only bands doing anything orginal in hardcore. Haw! Hardcore gave you everything you had Wes, don't be a jack ass about it! And Daughters suck ass anyways! I don't know how American NIghtmare was all that diffrent than any other garden variety hardcore band (they were just really good) so why are ya knocking it? You'd still be bagging groceries for hells sake! Despite his little "gripe" I still like the man, he writes great lyrics (honestly he is really good at writing lyrics) and that's probably all I really like about this record (esp. the lyrics to that song about the "modest" little ship, I have it on lp and the lyrics are etched onto the b-side so they are kinda hard to read, real nice even though I have lollipop green which is just an awful color for vinyl). So in closing man, I really like AN a lot, hell I paid 30 bucks for a used t-shirt off of ebay man, I ain't kidding, but this just doesn't got it with or without the superstar pedigree of this collective.

Ha ha!!! That chick is stupid. Comprised of a cast of members that includes Wes Eisold (Give Up The Ghost, American Nightmare), Rob Moran (Unbroken, Over My Dead Body), and Justin Pearson (The Locust, Swing Kids) among their collective line-up. Each member brings their own approach and past musical history to the table. This CD EP is a collection of both EP's released on Deathwish, also included is a very special bonus track. Eleven raw, unpolished, and altogether manic punk songs.

I guess the only thing i have to say about this album is that its one of the best ive bought in a while.The music is fast and hard hitting. I also recomend The Locust,Holy Molar and Swing Kids which all contains Justin Pearson from Some Girls...Three One G has done it again!
However if you listen to all that happy crap pop punk they play on the radio then this is not for you and i would tell you to stop listening to music in general cause that music sucks ass.
If you want a good time then BUY THIS ALBUM!

This is NOT the Juliana Hatfield, et. al. group also named Some Girls. If that's what you are expecting, as I was, you will be disappointed.

Just kidding. I really do like Juliana Hatfield though. This is not my favorite Justin Pearson band, but it's still pretty good. It's got more of a straight up hard-core vibe and less weirdo-laden content. My friends give it static because this band is now on Epitaph...but I don't really care about that. Alot of really solid bands are on Epitaph. The songs and riffs are tight, but it just seems to be missing something. Still, if you like holy molar/locust/crimson curse/swing kids/justin pearson....pick this one up.