WHITE LOAD - WAYNE'S WORLD 3 B/W GODFATHER 4 (LOAD 140)

THE VICE MAGAZINE OBSESSION WITH TOUGH-SOUNDING HARDCORE OVER MORE NAKEDLY EMOTIONAL AND SINCERE FORMS OF MUSIC SPOKE TO THEIR FEAR OF EMOTIONS. YES, IT IS TRUE A LOT OF INDIE ROCK (THE ESSENTIAL HOME OF VICE THOUGH THEY MAY NOT WANT TO ADMIT IT) WAS COMPLETE BALLS BY THIS TIME, BUT THAT'S NO REASON TO THROW IN WITH A GENRE THAT LARGELY CEASED TO SIGNIFY FOR NON-MARGINALISED PEOPLE AND CULTURES AFTER IAN MACKAYE GAVE IT UP FOR ACTUAL MUSIC.

OKAY I AM BEING OVERWROUGHT BUT I DUNNO ABOUT THIS SHIT EITHER. I WAS AN AVID READER OF MXMRNR AND I GUESS I GOT TIRED OF THEIR NONSENSE AND MINISCULE CRITICIAL CRITERIA ("26 SONGS IN 24 MINUTES, NO BULLSHIT CRUST" - LIKE MAYBE I WANT THE BULLSHIT ( MELODIES? REFLECTION?)?? YOU EVER CONSIDER THAT?) IT'S NOT THAT WHITE LOAD CAN'T DO HARDCORE WELL - THIS IS PROBABLY A VERY CREDIBLE HARDCORE RELEASE WITH LITTLE "BULLSHIT". BUT WHAT DOES IT ADD TO HARDCORE ASIDE FROM ANOTHER BODY PILING ON ITS ALREADY OPPRESSIVE MUSICAL DOGMA? VERY LITTLE I WAGER.

THE MOST LOAD RECORDS THING HERE IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A BASS PLAYER. THE RECORDING IS PRETTY LO-FI IN A WAY THAT WORKS AND YOU DON'T MISS IT. IF THEY'RE FUNNY OR POLITICAL I CAN'T REALLY HEAR. THE ALBUM TITLE TEES YOU UP FOR IRONY THOUGH.