No Wings to Speak of [Original recording reissued]

Hopesfall | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Trustkill Records
• ASIN: B00007FOJJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,848 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Hauntingly beautiful, this band mixes frenzied hc with deliberate screaming while suddenly changing it up with quiet ...see site for more info.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fabuloushardcore, November 9, 2004

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J. Wallace "flow spitter" (D.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No Wings to Speak of (Audio CD)

My brother saw Hopesfall perform one of their first shows back in 1999. He told me about how amazing they were, so I tracked down Frailty of Words and bought it online. I had all but stopped listening to hardcore before the first night I listened to the DTS release. Just like a lot of independent music, my first listen was a confused and almost disappointing one. But then I listened to it again. Now, nearly five years later, this is still my favorite cd of all time. I listen to all kinds of music too. I'm not a die hard metalcore/hardcore fan by any stretch of the imagination. These guys are blessed. Even though the original members have all gone their seperate ways for the most part, I still support and buy every album that this band comes out with.

Now, let me get to No Wings To Speak Of. Just as enjoyable as their first album, and slightly more progressive. If you want to here some outstanding music, buy this EP. Trust me, for fans of hardcore, this is cutting edge pure emotion spilled out over sound waves. It will change your perception forever. Everyone rants about End Of An Era. It's absolutely 100% as good as people say, but every song on here is equally impressive. This is the fullest sounding, most emotionally driven, heart pounding, deep and intense music I've heard maybe ever. If you don't buy this cd, you are cheating yourself big time.

If you like Hopesfall, I strongly recommend 7Angels 7Plagues, Misery Signals, Evergreen Terrace, Between The Buried and Me, Prayer For Cleansing. All these bands deliver much passionate hardcore, but you just can't compare them to Hopesfall. They are in a Leauge all their own. And just one more thing. What is it about North Carolina that so many of these awesome bands come from there? I dunno.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hopesfall, January 19, 2003

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"bulkypalo" (Wilmington, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Wings to Speak of (Audio CD)

what can I say? These guys are phenominal! I expected nothing less. A Charlotte, NC based hardcore/emotional band screams and sings their way to be one of the best bands of their genre on the scene. Like all hardcore music, repeated listenings are a must because you don't catch everything that goes on in the songs on the first listen.

For fans of From Autumn to Ashes, Glassjaw, Atreyu, Beloved, Poison the Well, Avenged Sevenfold, Underoath, and Boy Sets Fire

Their newer album is most definitely worth checking out. Hardcore music is never gonna go mainstream but Hopesfall will become one of the major influences in the modern hardcore scene

Enjoy and rock on!

-Greg

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 isnt enough, February 21, 2003

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Kyle Hook (naples,fl) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Wings to Speak of (Audio CD)

ok track by track is how this review is going to go
in no particular order of course here we go
-endeavor- the band breaks this one down and delivers a technical masterpeice with slowdowns and mind jarring riffs the dual lyrics and screams are something you can only dream of.
-open hands to the wind- a solid track starting out with a barrage of lyricl chaos including screams and yells leading to yet another beautiful musical break down.
-april left with silence-ooo what a beautiful song soft subtle lyrics saying silence to lead it off and then boom they get straight to the point this song is a great emotional song i love it so much.
-from your hands-in my opinion the song most of us can relate to great emotionaly lyrics mixed with yet more well hopesfall great breakdowns and speed ups and he really flexes his voice with this song.
-far pavilions-one of my personal favorites of any band of all time the band is all on the same page on this whole album but this song seperates itself from everyone in this genre when you add lyrical genius to incredible musicianship you get wonders the drums leading up to a barrage of beauty set the tone for the album.
-end of an era-lackadasical in my oppinion but only to other bands standards this completes my review of quite possibly the best band when they were together also check out there other songs not on trustkill before the singer left