if you've been reading these entries, surely you know that half of at the drive in went here while the other half (the non-afro'ed members) formed sparta in el paso. well, darn if i'm hard pressed to name a band that split into two where both bands recorded some great stuff such as this. no no, duran duran splitting into arcadia and the power station doesn't count.
wiretap scars shows the emo drive behind at the drive in, with a collection of songs that hint at a more melodic emocore while not denying their roots. i guess listening to wiretap scars along with de-loused tells a story of a band that left while on top, a rocket that broke apart at its apogee, one half going off into space, and the other coming back down to earth. lucky for us, we didn't have another challenger.
personally, i'm drawn a little bit more to the mars volta disc. it's just a little more original and little more consistent - but this one is pretty good too.
i'll move out of this genre soon, i promise.
Posted by Steve at October 27, 2003 10:02 PM | TrackBack