One Wrench

Avail | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 20, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Wreck Chords
• ASIN: B00004TB9H
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,979 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hard and heavy punk rock with something extra, November 25, 2000

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John Peter O'connor - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Wrench (Audio CD)

To stand out, punk rock needs real aggression from the musicians and to have the greatest appeal, the music needs to be more than just thudding drums and guitars with all melody replaced with distortion. Avail hit the nail right on the head with this CD. I like it a lot.

Listen to the vocals on "N30" for an example of the band's involvement in the music.

The music too is interesting and varied, clearly the band has a lot of ideas and they make fine use of them.

I like every track on this album, the drumming on "Levelled" caught my attention as did "Invisible", "Bell", "Union" and "Old Dominion". "Bell especially shows that the Avail span a wider range than just narrow punk.

If you are into punk then you should have no hesitation over buying a copy of this CD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!, August 18, 2003

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Josh (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Wrench (Audio CD)

I have been an AVAIL fan for about 10 years now, and I must say to everyone else that is comparing this album to Over The James..... This album is different. Period. Each album that AVAIL puts out has the same flow to it, just with a different style. You can not compare one album to the next. So in that case One Wrench is one amazing and awesome album that has perfect hooks and grabs you right away. Never has a band been able to pull off what AVAIL pulls off on a daily basis. Of course this compares not to their awesome live performance!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive hardcore album, August 3, 2001

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Wrench (Audio CD)

I should first point out that I'm not a fan of hardcore music. Both of my brothers love the stuff, but it just doesn't grab me. The one exception has been Avail. I think it's the vocals more than anything that made the difference. The singer has more range and melody than the shouting and yelling that I normally hear in this type of music. It also has a real energy to it. It's not as good as their last album, Over the James, but is still a really good hardcore album.