I wasn't so sure about this record when I preordered. This is the latest The Effort LP from Panic Records. After I heard the Demo Sessions 7" I was a little hesitant to buy any more The Effort releases. Demo Sessions wasn't bad it just wasn't as good as past releases, and with the member changes it could be a bad sign. Well this is a good LP and I'm glad I preorderd it.
This just delivers what you would hope from this band, pure and honest melodic hardcore with meaning. That's about it, I feel like this band just will be something special for me. A lot of people can't get in to it, but I think its really refreshing. Tony's lyrics are as usual a driving force of the band and I feel like the guy has a great niche, but doesn't repeat himself.
As for the look of the record, it's pretty good. Good cover, layout, vinyl color, etc. The one thing I don't get is the insert, it's too small. I like big full size inserts even if it doesn't fold out. Why have a small folding insert when u have more room to make a simple full size insert? Having a small folding insert just comes off like a CD insert, which is just stupid. The poster up top is nice. O yea and one song has a recording from a Sarah Palin speech.
This is the copy of the bonus 7" that came with SFU's Consider It Done pre-order, only this is with a cover for the last show that Dave never made it to. Glad I was able to get this without being there and not having to pay lots to get it.
Here is another press of the Iconoclasm LP from Seasick Records. Pretty simple re-press. I missed out on getting a black copy, idiot. Vinyl looks good tho. It's funny cuz the matrix has the Words of War etchings on it, interesting.
So I traded a very nice gentleman in Belgium my extra copy of Focus on the Light with the US tour cover for his extra copy of Rush of Hope with the record release cover. Great trade, a win-win. This has a Uniform Choice rip off cover, so I decided to put them side to side to compare.
I believe I won this on eBay from Zak at Words of War. This is the copy of the s/t The Carrier 7" with the Ken Stewart cover art prototype cover. Pretty cool and #'d out of 30. Zak also seriously hooked it up with a Built to Last and Masterpiece 7" and an On My Side and At Half-Mast LP. Seriously awesome dude, I hope he puts out some new stuff sometime.
I've been meaning to complete my Get the Most 7" collection. I picked up all three of these pretty easily and in one offer. I've got all of the versions of the 7"s as far as I know, just missing the tests and a few versions of the new LP. Still on the hunt...
So I wanted to order one of the last show shirts from the True Colors website and to make the postage worth it I also picked up a copy of Rush of Hope Powered press. Pretty basic on blue. Anyone know the pressing info?
Soon I'll be posting some stuff I don't have collections of, don't worry I'll give you something to be in to.
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rush of hope on blue is out of 320...
Well I read it.
People are too busy doing their own blogs these days to comment on other peoples'.
I also don't get why the insert of that new Effort record is small. Especially since the artwork is really good, a bigger booklet would enhance it even more.
Interesting to see the ROH record release version compared to the Uniform Choice in one picture...
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