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Complicated Futility of Ignorance

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Wow. That is the first thought that came to my mind the first time i heard this cd. Incredible hXc punk songs breaking the typical hXc mold. Incredible guitar work and even more impressive lyrics. Any one can take something from what Steve Cunningham (singer/guitar/lyrics) has to say on this cd. Buy it, NOW!

heckle were a good band who followed the socal style of hardcore punk ala AFI in there earlier days, but they were from jersey, where ensign and mouthpiece resided and definitely have a clear love for old school NYHC. where as the first album, we are not laughing with you, was more punk, this album finds steve cunningham getting more involved in the gorilla biscuits tendencies that he only hinted at on his first album. while not anything new in terms of style, steve brings a good dose of guitar dynamic to an otherwise basic music form. heavily influenced by dag nasty at times, it is the little guitar flourishes that decorate this album. that and steve has a knack for writing catchy ass hardcore songs....

some of these songs remind of some of the best late 80's NYHC songs that were never written, "along for the ride", "jokes on me", "dependence", "so much the same" with ther fast rhythms leaading into a classic hardcore breakdown, sometimes complete with youth crew vocals. other songs are of the more fast punk variety found on alot of socal hardcore bands such as pennywise, AFI, and bad religion and of course dag nasty (though they were from DC). there is a cover song, "C.O.I. - convenience of ignorance" that is from an old band of steves and the drummers called seven years war that were from vermont. they were way more metallic but with dense mathy rhythms that would've made bands like converge and coalesce proud.

After We're Not Laughing With You, I was stoked for this to come out and bought it without listening to it. That was a mistake.

Gone are the melodic hardcore hooks from the first album, and in place is just fast, generic music, without a soul.

I think punk rock is the most dynamic musical genre but all the songs on this album sound the same.

Heckle displayed so much talent with their first record but had nothing left for round two, and appropriately called it quits after this album.

this cd is great. and has a very distinct sound to it. the first cd is may be better however, out of ten this probably is a 9.5 the other HECKLE(were not laughing at you) would be a ten. melodic hardcore with a distinct sound. you may enjoy

OTHER HECKLE HAS BACK UP VOCALS FROM DAVE OF A.F.I.

This is by no means original hardcore, in thought or in musical prowess. It does have good breakdowns and some keen sing-a-long choruses, but many of the songs run together, which is good if you like the record but a serious fault if you dont.