Customer Reviews

Built To Last

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

From my point of view this is Sick Of It All at thier very best. Polished just right by RATM producer GGGarth, never had the band been so tight and explosive. Lyrics are my favorite of any hardcore cd out there, catchy, uplifiting but raw and aggressive. Perfection in hardcore, the machine only gets tighter from here on out. The best place to start when digging in the SOIA treasure trove. One Step Ahead, Good Lookin' Out, Burn 'Em Down, Closer... pretty much all the songs on here are great, just let it all sink in. Oh and BTW this has not left my CD stack for 5 or 6 years so... Built To Last, TRUTH.

Ahhh Yes, Sick Of It Alls Final album on a major label. Not that it matters but GGGarth was enlisted to produce this album which at the time I thought was way out of left field for them but I can understand why a HUGE label like Elektra would have them work with a big name producer. Anyway, Sick of it all pretty much continues where they left off on Scratch The Surface except (this is the reason for the 4 star review) the production is well..... a little too slick. The Beauty of Sick of It Alls previous albums was the raw power of the songs combined with a Very raw but well produced recording. This dosen't make the songs on this album any less important at all but GGGArths over-produced effort does have a bit of a negative impact on BUILT TO LAST. If you can overlook the production there are some really good tracks on this album (Built To Last, Busted, Nice, One Step Ahead, Don't Follow, Us Vs Them and Jungle - features some really good tribal percussion). Craig sings on "BUSTED" which is the rawest track on the CD. Definitely not a CD to bypass.

some people may complain about an album being overproduced, but that is just lame. this cd is very well produced. yes their older rougher sounding stuff is underproduced and all of it is still phenomenal. but so is this even if it sounds cleaner. their newer stuff is just as clean as well on fat. it is just how they want to sound now. this cd stands the test of time and is one of their best offerings.

This is possibly the best Sick of it All CD...a toss up between this one and Scratch the Surface. Both are very different...this one has a more positive feel to it, in its lyrics and music. I love this CD. Buy it.

As of late, hardcore bands have been slipping further and further away from punk, displaying more metallic influences. It seems that the only thing that modern hardcore bands have that differ from other "metal" bands is a certain attitude. Showing someone "Breed the Killers", Earth Crisis' latest offering, in attempt to show them what hardcore is may not get the point across as the untrained ear would immediately assume "oh, so hardcore is like Machine Head and Napalm Death". Sick of it All still whips out as much punk as metal and this is one of the most stellar albums I have encountered in the genre. In my cd collection of over 200 discs, this one gets played at least twice a week. I also find that it is far more exciting than Earth Crisis and Snapcase (personal opinion of course).

Do not buy this cd. It is the worst excuse for music that i have ever heard in my life. THe lyrics are horrible and my four year old brother can play the guitar better than those sorry muscians if that's what you consider them.