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Posted by arcticsunburn on 06-17-2003 at23:55:

  Darn Bite - Big Floor

Recently I’ve been taking frequent 40 minute walks. I usually listen to my Discman while I’m out, so if it’s a shorter CD I get to listen to it all the way through. Today I listened to Darn Floor – Big Bite.

“Return of the Beat Menace” was an excellent start to an otherwise good to excellent album. I liked it because it reminded me a lot of Alarma! DFBB has more dissonance than Alarma!, which is interesting because Alarma! has plenty of dissonance on its own. One listen to the riffs on “Beat Menace,” and “Pictures of the Gone World” have me convinced that Greg was inspired by Jerry’s playing on Alarma!

The better cuts: “Return of the Beat Menace,” “Darn Floor – Big Bite,” “Pictures of the Gone World,” “Half Light, Epoch and Phase,” and “The Unattainable Earth.” It’s not often you find that many tracks you like on one album.

A lot of people here have commented on the monotony of the same instruments, but I would like to propose that this is simply not true. Greg makes his guitar sound like a violin, a synthesizer, and a choir of angels. I felt that this provided plenty of variation.

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Posted by .backs. on 06-17-2003 at23:57:

 

Good review. Are you still posting reviews on your site?
Rants?

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Posted by arcticsunburn on 06-18-2003 at00:09:

 

I'm working on a new design for the site right now. It will definitely have new reviews and rants.

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Posted by .backs. on 06-18-2003 at00:11:

 

i always think of you now when i enter a phone booth to do my Clark Kent thing.

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Posted by arcticsunburn on 06-18-2003 at00:12:

 

Heh heh.

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Posted by neo on 06-18-2003 at00:15:

 

glad i found this one on sale....

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Posted by Dr Rich on 06-18-2003 at09:48:

  I like to say that DFBB

quote:

Originally posted by arcticsunburn Recently I’ve been taking frequent 40 minute walks. I usually listen to my Discman while I’m out, so if it’s a shorter CD I get to listen to it all the way through. Today I listened to Darn Floor – Big Bite. “Return of the Beat Menace” was an excellent start to an otherwise good to excellent album. I liked it because it reminded me a lot of Alarma! DFBB has more dissonance than Alarma!, which is interesting because Alarma! has plenty of dissonance on its own. One listen to the riffs on “Beat Menace,” and “Pictures of the Gone World” have me convinced that Greg was inspired by Jerry’s playing on Alarma! The better cuts: “Return of the Beat Menace,” “Darn Floor – Big Bite,” “Pictures of the Gone World,” “Half Light, Epoch and Phase,” and “The Unattainable Earth.” It’s not often you find that many tracks you like on one album. A lot of people here have commented on the monotony of the same instruments, but I would like to propose that this is simply not true. Greg makes his guitar sound like a violin, a synthesizer, and a choir of angels. I felt that this provided plenty of variation.

Is Part 5 of the Alarma Series!

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Posted by joey on 06-18-2003 at16:16:

 

quote:

Originally posted by neo glad i found this one on sale....

you suck!

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Posted by brd2yrmother on 06-18-2003 at16:31:

 

I'm happy I've bought all this stuff as it's been released. I'll have to bring it to the BBQ to have Terry and Mike sign.

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Posted by wes berlin on 06-19-2003 at01:00:

 

dfbb....


rules!




it is all that one can hope for.......





in a album (or cd).

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Posted by arcticsunburn on 06-19-2003 at01:04:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Dr Rich quote: Originally posted by arcticsunburn Recently I’ve been taking frequent 40 minute walks. I usually listen to my Discman while I’m out, so if it’s a shorter CD I get to listen to it all the way through. Today I listened to Darn Floor – Big Bite. “Return of the Beat Menace” was an excellent start to an otherwise good to excellent album. I liked it because it reminded me a lot of Alarma! DFBB has more dissonance than Alarma!, which is interesting because Alarma! has plenty of dissonance on its own. One listen to the riffs on “Beat Menace,” and “Pictures of the Gone World” have me convinced that Greg was inspired by Jerry’s playing on Alarma! The better cuts: “Return of the Beat Menace,” “Darn Floor – Big Bite,” “Pictures of the Gone World,” “Half Light, Epoch and Phase,” and “The Unattainable Earth.” It’s not often you find that many tracks you like on one album. A lot of people here have commented on the monotony of the same instruments, but I would like to propose that this is simply not true. Greg makes his guitar sound like a violin, a synthesizer, and a choir of angels. I felt that this provided plenty of variation. Is Part 5 of the Alarma Series!

Yup, that's totally what I was thinking Doc!

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Posted by Dr Rich on 06-19-2003 at08:37:

 

I read that somewhere! )