This is a collection of earlier Rydell stuff and you can hear the band as they were before the release of the album. There are 14 tracks here of emotional Punk Rock. The band on this CD still sound very Hot Water Music but on this CD they sound much more emotional and there are no more aggressive hardcore tracks like on the album. This is a good CD to chill out to as it is extremely mellow and so emotional that at times on this CD you want to cry but you just cant because at the same time it is so strong that it is unbelievable. You hear the band as they progress through and become better musicians and then you see how they arrived at the sort of style that they have now. It is quite amazing to see how much they have improved since they started out and a band that started off great have become legendary! If you look at the discography for this band then you can see that it is extremely impressive so this is not just a change that has happened over night, the sound of the band has been refined over a series of years and CDs. All of these songs are awesome in their own right and I feel that they have really managed to create their own unique style in the time that they have been around. Yes, it may draw many different influences but in taking these influences they have put them all together and added their own secret ingredient to spice it up a bit and they have emerged far greater for it and have the most original and unique take on Emo that I have ever heard in my life. I think that they are definitely the best in the UK at what they do and they deserve to be a famous band as by the number of CDs and shows that they have done you can tell that they are not a lazy band and what they have achieved so far has been through sheer determination and hard work. Look out for this band in the future and look out for their next album as I am sure that it will be a cracker with many nice little twists to take you by surprise!
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
