Thursday, December 23, 2010

Gay for Johnny Depp - 2007 The Politics of Cruelty


Band : Gay for Johnny Depp
Album : The Politics of Cruelty
Release Year : 2007
Genre : Screamo / Spazzcore / Experimental
 
Tracklist:
1. cumpassion
2. you have a theory, i have a gun
3. belief in god is so adorable
4. lights out!
5. noise
6. point the finger (juicy's last $)
7. happens
8. very little good happens between 3 and 4 in the morning
9. delirium approaches (slut dust)
10. to the alcoholics: life is depressing
11. here
12. i hate our freedom (fuck you gladys, i'm on vacation)
 
A joyous, spasmodic outburst of frenzy, 'The Politics of Cruelty' is the first full-length release from Gay For Johnny Depp.
Whether you want to label it screamo or spazzcore or whatever else, this is certainly not easy listening, but GFJD strangely manage to combine discordant riffage, battering drums and often screamed vocals into a very listenable package that ultimately belies it's component parts.
Many of the songs are so short that by the time you've managed to wrap your head around the shifting tempos and signatures you're on to the next track. The shortness actually contributes to an overall album length of around 21 minutes, and that's for 12 tracks!
What the album lacks in overall quantity is made up in terms of quality though. Anyone with a penchant for the more eclectic end of the hardcore spectrum could do a lot worse than picking up The Politics of Cruelty.
 
 
 
 
 

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