Cherry Knowle [Original recording reissued]

Leatherface | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Better Youth Org.
• ASIN: B00000J8MN
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,291 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #69 in Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars CHERRY KNOWLE: The Start of Something Big, June 13, 1999

By 

Dave Hornish ([e-mail]) (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cherry Knowle (Audio CD)

Cherry Knowle is Leatherface's first full length and is considered by some (including me) to be a minor hardcore classic. While their sound would coalesce into majestic post punk thunder two albums later on Mush, this album offers a preview of their later sound on a few cuts, particularly on "Colorado Joe/Leningrad Vlad" and "Discipline". There's also the added attraction of Frankie Stubbs' soulful rasp degenerating into an undecipherable growl on "Heaven" (a cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"), something he would later do to great effect on The Last's "Patrick Kills Me" and a couple of other songs.

The album buzzes along at a rapid pace and will have you pressing REPEAT on your CD player more than once. Buy it and find out why! In fact, buy any Leatherface release you can find. With the exception of Mush and the new BYO Split Series CD, they are incredibly hard to come by. From Mush onward, they demonstrate over and over why they are among the top three or four bands in the world.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, May 11, 2007

By 

Gogol (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cherry Knowle (Audio CD)

Great CD. How can I describe the sound to someone who has never heard Leatherface? For an American not used to British hardcore imagine 80s post 'emo' DC hardcore (Soul Side, Swiz etc) mix with Motorhead style vocals and you come close to the sound of Leatherface. Decent lyrics, anyone who likes bands such as Snuff will like this one.