"The Push and Pull" Review (2.5/5)
For those who aren’t familiar with Cruiserweight, they’re basically a Zolof and The Rock And Roll Destroyer without keyboards. This group has spent some time in the bottom of the racks of many CD bins. Today though is the day they attempt to break out by rehashing what they’ve already done and promoting it as brand new material. Their new CD, The Push and PullFirst Day of School showcases all the songs off their last 2 EP’s made in 1999 and This Will Undoubtedly Come out Wrong released in 2002. There really isn’t much difference between the re-released songs and the originals. Also their label, Heinous Records (Doghouse Records will be picking up the band for their upcoming LP) have decided to call all these EP songs, “unreleased demos.” This all looks to be a ploy for kids to buy a CD which has been in stores for years just for 2 new songs and an acoustic track.
The songs are enjoyable though. Almost every track is a rush of pop melodies behind a sharp, feminine voice. Songs like “All This Negativity” give a sort of punk rock feel with all the palm muting going on. A few of the songs on this disc have horrible quality, even for a song which is supposed to be a demo. “Quit” sounds like they recorded it in the same bathroom Kris Roe recorded “Heaven is Falling” in. A lot of the later stuff sounds pretty catchy and smart. Punk-pop has been rehashed so much, it has to be entertaining or it’ll get boring. Cruiserweight’s later stuff will at the minimum get your feet tapping.
The second part of this compilation disc is very primitive stuff. The quality sort of falls back and the songs aren’t as good. It’s really no wonder why the track list has First Day of School towards the end. If people listen to the first few tracks, it just might make them buy it and hold on to it long enough till they get home and realize they made a mistake. A few songs from that neck of the CD are enjoyable though. “J. Blue” has a decent guitar riff even if the vocals are so monotone; it sounds like Microsoft Sam is singing this stuff. “Trophy Girl” is alright too, the chorus is what will probably keep people from switching to the next song.
There really isn’t any way to get through this whole CD. Heinous Records is smart for re-selling all these songs that have been out for years. When there’s a drought, make your own rain. There is absolutely no reason to buy this disc when you can go to your local store and buy both EPs for less than this album. Also if you’re interested in the new songs, if they aren’t on myspace yet it’ll be a few weeks and they’ll appear. The best recommendation is to wait for the new LP to release. This isn’t even worth your itunes gift card.
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