In Place of Real Insight

Karate | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 28, 1997)
• Original Release Date: April 28, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Southern Records
• ASIN: B000000J1Q
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,351 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great new sound, August 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: In Place of Real Insight (Audio CD)

this is my favorite album by one of my favorite bands. karate is the only group i know that has taken the energy of hardcore/punk and channeled it to almost acoustic songs. sometimes it makes you think you are listening to hardcore despite the fact that there is no distortion, the songs are usually very slow-paced, and geoff farina has a great voice and doesn't growl or scream.

also check out their first album and "the bed is in the ocean".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why emo was good once, May 26, 2004

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Catherine Carpeaux (Burke, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Place of Real Insight (Audio CD)

I've had this album forever and it, to me, is an expression of emo when it was: (a) as a term, a much more precise description; and (b) as a body of work, good because it coupled actual musicianship and intelligent lyrical talent to garner such a true expression of raw emotion that to listen was to live that emotion, in a phenomenological sense. To this day, "the new hangout condition" (from which comes the cd's title) and "today or tomorrow" are favorites of mine. While my predecessor reviewers are right that this album (and, truly, karate) will never be "amazing", they can best be described as "honest and true", which is also valuable.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars beautiful tension, brilliant, April 18, 2001

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Bob Hertenstein (Bob) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Place of Real Insight (Audio CD)

While some of the songs (new martini, the new hangout condition, on cutting) come up short in my ears of clear brilliance, the stark sonic landscapes and unexpected surprises of this album make up for what might be a transitional awkwardness. As always, this band succedes in impressing with their signature otherworldly sound, a combination of sorrowfull lyrics and intelligent arrangements excecuted with robot-like precision. Worth investigating further.