SHUTDOWN - 1990-1995 CD UKHC EMO SAMIAM SEAWEED SNFU

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For those who don’t know the SHUTDOWN story, let me put it in a nutshell for you. They were one of the best UK bands to emerge in the 90s, articulate, powerful, melodic and explosive in the live arena. They were heads and shoulders above most, if not all, the UK bands on the punk rock circuit at the time. They were up there with such luminary bands such as FARSIDE, LIFETIME and TEXAS IS THE REASON. They should have been the most applauded UK band of their era, the trouble was, they were ahead of their time. The UK audiences, as a whole, were not ready for what we now know as “emo” music. Yep, it may be the greatest sound of the cities now, but back in ‘96 / ‘97 hecklers shouted out “emo” as an insult! My, my, how the times they a-change huh? Before they called it a day, SHUTDOWN released two CDs on Golf Records, the first was a delayed release and by the time it appeared the band had certainly moved on some degree. Their second album “Icarus” was, and still is a crowning achievement, a faultless release from a band at their peak. When they decided to hang up their boots it was a sad, sad for true music fans in this country. If you weren’t around in punk rock / hardcore circles in the mid 90’s, well now’s your chance to catch up on some class sounds courtesy of Boss Tuneage. What this CD offers up is the bands 12”, the singles and various tracks they recorded, maybe everything excluding the 2 albums. I hadn’t heard the early tracks for many moons and it was obvious from the start, they had a knack of writing original sounding material, sometimes mid-paced and sometimes faster, but never losing track of the good tune factor. Very clean sounding, lots of tempo changes and a wealth of ideas to keep the listener tuned in. They just kept getting better, that is even more so evident on this CD with the songs in chronological order, the growth in musicianship, songwriting and execution is more than impressive. For me, personally, the band really found their feet in 1992 with songs like “Monday Mornings”, which still sounds fresh and relevant today, in fact the version on here is better than the one that appeared on their debut album. There are 23 songs on this disc, including their BLONDIE and BEAT covers and the crowd favourite “The No.1 Seed”. With a radio interview tacked on the end, this will show you everything you needed to know about one of best bands to have emerged from this underground scene. Pure class and top drawer tuneage, you HAVE to acquire this, it’s mandatory for all those blessed with good taste and an appreciation of quality. Proof positive than the UK can produce bands as good as and even better than the Americans can.

- Review from Fracture Fanzine.

TRACK LISTING:
1. Self
2. Your Side
3. Manipulation
4. Something I'm Not
5. Disconnected
6. Out of Place
7. Let Her Go
8. Broken
9. Imprint
10. So Many Years
11. King of Fools
12. Just Be There
13. British Way of Life
14. Paralysed
15. Monday Mornings
16. Day To Day
17. Rebound
18. Out of Place
19. Just Another Drink
20. Mirror in The Bathroom
21. The No. 1 Seed
22. Will Anything Happen?
23. In God's Keeping

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