2020. 2. 27. 01:42ㆍ카테고리 없음
Back in the late nineties I bought a that turned out to be a sampler for Tooth & Nail records. I knew nothing about the label, I just wanted to listen to some new Punk bands, It turns out that T&N is a Christian music label and only releases albums by bands of a Christian persuasion. Had I known that at the time I probably wouldn't have bought it, dismissing it as preachy nonsense. If I hadn't I very likely would never have discovered one of my favourite bands.The first track on that compilation was Shiv by Stavesacre and was easily the best on the CD. A month or so later, I stumbled on a copy of Absolutes in a bargain bin and snapped it up. I absolutely (haha) loved it. I tracked down everything they did and over the years I've listened to them more and more until they've become of my all time top 10 favourite bands.The band themselves are a Post-Hardcore band that formed from the ashes of Christian Thrash Metal/Crossover band, The Crucified.
Vocalist Mark Salomon and Bassist Jeff Bellew (who switched to guitars) formed the band along with Dirk Lemmenes (Bass) and Jeremy Moffat (Drums). They still retained some of their earlier heaviness but are much more melodic which better suited mark's strong, soulful voice.After the release of their first album Friction in 1996, Jeremy Moffatt was replaced by Sam West and following the release of their second album Speakeasy, Jeff Bellew left the band to concentrate on family and Ryan Dennee joined as guitarist.
Jeff later rejoined the band for the release of their final EP Against The Silence in 2009 and they now play as a five-piece. At least until they did that hiatus thing that bands do when they don't want to say they've broken up anyway.There are several reasons I love this band, Mark is a hell of a singer. His voice is strong, soulful and soars when he needs it to. As a band they're great songwriters too, intelligent lyrics, loads of catchy choruses, memorable lines and huge, pounding riffs held in check with a ton of melody.
As for the Christian aspect, admittedly a few of their songs are a little bit 'I Love Jesus me' but on the whole they're thoughtful, intelligent and introspective. More often than not Mark actively questions Christianity and his belief which I can identify with. Nobody should blindly take anything as truth, especially not religion, make up your own mind about it.Stavesacre in 2009:Mark Salomon, Sam West, Ryan Dennee, Dirk Lemmenes and Jeff BellewAnyway, there were a couple of reason for this post. Firstly, I wanted to do something themed as I haven't for a while now, secondly, I'm currently reading Mark Salomon's autobiography whcih I'm really enjoying and thirdly, I've just discovered there's to be a new album to be released this year of which I am VERY excited about. I'm less excited about the fact it was crowdfunded and I completely missed the campaign so I'll have to wait an extra 3 months for it to be officially released.Making this playlist was hard as there was far too many songs I wanted that would fit onto one CD. I also wanted to put something on by The Crucified and also Outer Circle, which was a Punk side-Project Mark was involved in.
Stavesacre Speakeasy Rare
There just wasn't the room, maybe I'll put them on a future mix, I dunno. There's also nothing from Collective, a Greatest Hits of sorts and also Live At Deep Ellum, I'll let you work out what that is for yourself.Give them a listen, try not to let the Christian thing put you off if it normally would. I love this band and would like everyone else to as well. This is a more mid-paced but anthemic song, on the surface it appears to be about a teenage couple running away from the town they live where nobody approves of their relationship.
Stavesacre Speakeasy Rar Free
However I think there's more to it than that and it's more to do with the Christian music scene and Staveacre's eventual distancing themselves from it. Maybe even from Christianity as a whole. I think the modern church stands for a lot of things the band don't agree with and that's possibly more what this is about.InclusiveTaken from the 1997 album Absolutes.
There's quite the contrast between Alice Wishlist and Teeth Like Knives. This is an aggressive, angry song that, I think, is about Christians who are holier-than-thou, judgmental and, not actually that Christian. Against The Silence was the last thing they recorded but also the first to feature returning guitarist Jeff Bellew. The band sound energised and hungry and the whole EP is great. If they do actually release a new album this year then I hope it sounds similar to this.Freefall (From Hand To Hand)Taken from the 1999 album Speakeasy.
I don't really know whats going on in that cover. Is it a ship on the sea? Is that a naked woman on the left? This was the first of their albums I bought and it's a classic.
Sand Dollar is the second track on it and is about laying on a beach contemplating your life, choices and mistakes you've made throughout it.(EDIT: Since reading about this in Mark's book it's partly about when his Step-Dad used to go hang gliding and he used to sit on the nearby beach cos he was too young to glide) I love the guitar in this song, it's a weird melodious chugging thing that works really well. Oh and weird thing is a Sand Dollar.Fear And LoveTaken from the 2006 album How To Live With A Curse. I said before that this album left me cold at first and that, over time, I grew to love it. This song in particular I thought was very forgettable. It wasn't until six months ago, when it cropped up on shuffle, that I paid attention to it.
Now I don't know what I found forgettable at all about it and I listen to it all the time, I quite often listen to it 2 or 3 times in a row. The chorus is incredibly catchy and the guitar line hits me right in the wibbly spot. It really reminds me of another song and it's driving me mad trying to think what it is, Lyrically it's just about getting old and looking back at your life and deciding whether you've done good with it or not.Why Good People SufferTaken from the 2002 album (stāvz'ā'kər). I used to be in several mix trading groups around the internet that, over the years, dwindled away and now nobody seems to bother with them anymore. With this blog I’m intending to periodically upload mixes for people to download should they wish. Ideally you should download the mix, burn it to CD and listen to it as intended. Don't worry, there won't be spot checks.
I'd like feedback from time to time if you do listen to the mixes please, ta.Sometimes they’ll be themed, other times just songs I wanted people to listen to. I might do genre or band specific ones too. Depending on the success of it I might get other folk to post guest mixes if they want. The only real rule I’m imposing on it that each mix must fit on one CD.Given the fact that my musical tastes stopped being relevant in about 2003 at best, the blog will have limited appeal but hopefully, SOMEONE will appreciate it.