Change Is a Sound

Strike Anywhere, Strike Anywhere | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 14, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jade Tree
• ASIN: B00005MLLH
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,229 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Melodic Hardcore, December 15, 2003

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Timmy P (Mississauga, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Change Is a Sound (Audio CD)

okay, so i'm sitting here listening to strike anywhere's "change is a sound" and i can't get enough of this record. its soo catchy, yet its soo...angry and hard and fast and..AMAZING. strike anywhere has a rather unigue sound, while not really doing anything new. i guess they just do it about 100 times better than most bands in the gere. the lyrics are basically all politically-influenced but are soo personal and sincere that you know the singer is pissed off and wants to really try and change things. i dunno, all i can say is if you're into fast, catchy, politically-influenced hardcore punk, then if you havn't heard this...do so now.

Fav. Songs:
"You're Fired"
"Sunset on 32nd Street"
"Refusal"
"Riot of Words"
...but they're all REALLY good, so check out the album

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so much energy.................and heart, November 11, 2003

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east coast kid (eastcoast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Change Is a Sound (Audio CD)

I saw this band about a month ago never heard of there music before then. I was going to see the bouncing souls and didnt know of any openers and strike anywhere came out and played a great show with so much energy....I bought 'exit english' and 'change is a sound' i suggest if you like fast hardcore punk with meaning check out this group.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb emotional hardcore album with real conviction, January 14, 2003

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Enigmatic (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Change Is a Sound (Audio CD)

If you like bands which scream their political beliefs from the rooftops then you're almost guaranteed to love Strike Anywhere.
Others may be put off by the confrontational stance, and lyrics like "American Justice / American Lies / a racist prison anaesthetized" hardly suggest a band with something especially original or insightful to say. The redeeming features are the overwhelmingly positive tone and the sincerity. For once a band sound like they actually sing what they mean. If the rhetoric doesn't appeal then the manner in which it is delivered certainly does.

The sense of conviction is reinforced by the passion in Thomas Barnett's voice, well supported by the backing vocals. The high-octane vocals on this record are simply superb; on the borderline between singing and screaming, angry and yet melodic. Why can't all hardcore vocalists sound like this?

The music also manages to be heavy and angry sounding while never straying from the melody. Admittedly, there is a certain similarity between the songs, which makes it hard to pick out favourites (My Design and Sunset on 32nd would be my pick) This is due largely to the sustained passion and tempo, and it is still possible to tell where one song begins and another ends. Strike Anywhere don't just pump out the same three chords for two minutes; there's variety within individual songs too. But better production could have enhanced the record by adding some dynamics without taking away the raw edge.

Be warned that while I describe it as melodic, it's melody in the form of a brutal assault on the eardrums - quite a bit heavier than comparable bands like Good Riddance. But if it's too loud for you or you can't stomach their political views, you're missing out on a very fine hardcore album.