DESPERADO - Low Fidelity Crust Sessions:
by Anna
Pirhana
I love
desperado, and their Low Fidelity Crust Sessions" should be proof positive
that passionate hardcore punk from a band two decades old still thrives.
There is something desperate and passionate about their music, least of
which has to do with the sometimes screaming, but most searching vocals of
Thomas Ryjord. Influenced by "...members' records collection and
influences that shape the sound of Desperado..." all the songs are hard
driving and hardcore, but each having a different sound with a sort of
garage band feel. The best cuts are "Heritage From Hell", showing a bit
more diversity in style, and the anthemy "All Hat, No Cattle", whihch has
already appeared on three different compilations. Hardcore sometimes
gets lost in the sameness of style, but Desperado manages to transcend
this stereotype by presenting something a little different around the
corners.
