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Quicksand | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 9, 1993)
• Original Release Date: February 9, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fontana Island
• ASIN: B000001E0G
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,951 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Are you kidding me? This record kills it!, May 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Slip (Audio CD)

This record bridges the gap between Sunny Day Real Estate and Rage Against The Machine in the best way! It's the best melodic hardcore record you'll ever hear. Even Deftones fans will step off once they've spent a little time with Slip. An addictive record with precise, meaningful lyrics. Came out at the height of new school NYC hardcore scene...on the heels of Gorilla Biscuits and 7 Seconds, and dusting everything that's come out since. Quicksand. Just to say it makes me smile.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No adjectives suffice to describe its greatness, October 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Slip (Audio CD)

This album changed hardcore forever. After this album, everyone either tried to emulate Quicksand's style, or just gave up. It made everyone look around at the state of hardcore at that time and say, 'what have we been doing this whole time?!?' This was the first record of its kind, though Swiz and Fugazi were probably influences. If 'Dine Alone', 'Fazer', 'Freezing Process', and 'Lie and Wait' had any more groove to them, the world would have to just stop spinning. Walter's voice and lyrics and his syncopated vocal rhythms serve to strengthen the already-massive musical force of their music. Tom Capone is one of the few guitar players in the world who should actually be playing guitar solos, and Alan Cage's drumming style is unparalleled. These four seasoned hardcore vets (the various members were at one time or another in Youth of Today, Bold, Beyond, Absolution, Gorilla Biscuits, Shelter, Moondog, Burn, and other great bands), all got exactly what they deserved by being signed to a major, and this debut release scarcely disappoints. The only let down here is the lack of vocals on Baphomet ('if you were mine...'). The vinyl version (good luck finding it) even has a better mix of 'How Soon is Now?' than you'll find on the Dine Alone promo single. Pick this up as soon as possible and feel whole again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best album of the 90's???, July 26, 2004

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C. Cerrato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slip (Audio CD)

Walter Schreifels has one hell of a track record. He cut his teeth in the seminal punk/hardcore band Gorilla Biscuits, and proceeded to start this band here, Quicksand, before going on to form the amazing Rival Schools. All three sound completely different, but gracefully hold their own. Gorilla Biscuits was hardcore through and through, while Rival Schools was more of a rock records, per se. But his best work was with Quicksand, a perfect blend of the two. Blurring the lines of what hardcore, punk, and rock should sound like, Quicksand had a sound all their own. Ask the thousands of similar sounding post-emo, post-hardcore, post-whatever-bands what their favorite albums are, and I'll bet Quicksand pops up every time. And they should. Quicksand have an uncanny skill to create incredibly catchy songs while retaining all the heaviness of a hardcore band. While going relatively unnoticed to the general music-buying public, they have an almost cult-like following that remains strong to this day. I remember seeing this band open up for the Offspring and No Use For A Name in 1995, and all my friends hated them. Naturally they became my favorite band. Basically, anyone into bands ranging from Thursday to GlassJaw to even the Blood Brothers, this is where it all began. An absolute classic in all regards.

Standout Tracks: Fazer, Head to Wall, & Freezing Process