Before the Quiet

Controlled Bleeding | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Controlled Bleeding
• ASIN: B001608BY0
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #564,965 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wall of China Love Letters

2. No Flies

3. Veal

4. Fiddles and Eggs

5. Controlled Bleeding

6. Veal

7. The Third One

8. First Haircut

9. Body Sink

10. Mahon's Massapequa

11. Penis Party

12. Wall of China

13. Fiddles & Joey

14. Q Factor

15. Breed the Shed

16. Penis Party (Studio Version)

17. U-Boats

18. Veal

19. Ocean Sky

20. Protein Song

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the Controlled Bleeding you expect, December 22, 2008

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Chuck Foster "Mr Phreek" (New Suffolk, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Before the Quiet (Audio CD)

This excellent collection compiles CB's earliest recordings, from rehearsals to their first 7" to some great live material. Back then, Paul Lemos was equally influenced by the late '70s NY punk scene and some of the odder prog rock that was around at the time. This seemingly impossible combination worked well under the hand of Lemos, whose energetic guitar noodling anticipated the schizophrenic jazz punk style of Black Flag's Greg Ginn, especially with his post-Flag band, Gone. Meanwhile, the rhythm section and Gary Pecorino's keyboards conjure the aggressive pop sensibilities of early Blondie. The overall result is pretty similar to the under appreciated Italian band, Confusional Quartet. This CD is a must-have for both old fans and those interested in underground punk history.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY! AMERICA MIGHT BE CATCHING UP WITH CONTROLLED BLEEDING, October 8, 2008

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Dead Presidents (Long Island, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Before The Quiet (MP3 Download)

For the last 30 years, Controlled Bleeding has been one of America's most-overlooked but influential outfits in many different genres. Early recordings like KNEES AND BONES pioneered head-crushing audio experiments; in the late '80s, the SONGS FROM THE GRINDING WALL EP came out on Wax Trax!, America's premier industrial label at the time. Then there was the early '90s metal/noise hybrid released under the band name Skin Chamber, and later, ambient works on labels like Soleilmoon and Tone Casualties found the band in different, albeit just as dark, territory.

Despite all this activity -- probably because of the band's slew of releases on European labels over the years -- few Americans seemed to realize that Controlled Bleeding is from Long Island, New York!

BEFORE THE QUIET proves once and for all that Controlled Bleeding is an AMERICAN group. These early (late '70s/early '80s) tracks showcase the ROCK band that existed previous to recordings like KNEES AND BONES. Driven by Paul Lemos' dissonant guitar, these rare (some live at CBGBs) cuts are almost exclusively instrumental, but manage to maintain interest through out. Faves include the punky and joyous "Wall of China Love Letters" and "Testing," which gives a brief insight into some of Joe Papa's scat vocals found with the Breastfed Yak project. BEFORE THE QUIET is a welcome insight into a chronically underappreciated band that's almost impossible to pin down.

5.0 out of 5 stars Oldies but goodies, September 26, 2010

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GuyNamedGuy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Before the Quiet (Audio CD)

Paul Lemos is both a life advisor and friend to me. I have always looked to him for help starting in High School, then in college, and even in my marraige this man was able to give me honest and well thought out advice. His recent work is mostly rereleased material. It never gets old, I love it and can never get enough! I look foward every year to buying his work.