A good stab at Hüsker Dü’s Land Speed Record in intensity. It’s more punk than hardcore, and a very refreshing glass of youthful angst on this hot sunny day.
This ain’t gonna challenge anyone’s expectations about the future of music, but Three Years Down plays good, tight punk rock and that should be enough.
You can fuck to it, drink to it, declare a point of grave creation, sit in exile under fist over lecture, or stare at a dark wall with a gun in your underwear.
Sadly, the debut from ex-Stone Roses guitarist John Squire new group, The Seahorses, doesn’t even approach brilliant. In fact, it doesn’t even approach “good.”
Forty-five minutes into their Valentine’s Day show, the Oblivians put down their instruments, stood their ground, and made a demand of the house: More beer.