Many have attempted to replicate but many more have failed. It's a sound that is totally unique but bizarrely familiar. The buoyant aggression of 'Drunks, Lovers, Saints, Sinners'. The delicious aching pace of 'You Burn First'. The gruffness of George Petit, the delicacy of Dallas Green and raucous attitude of Wade MacNeil working together in perfect harmony to deliver music that gets the fist-pumping as much as the moshpit swelling.
There are few bands who can have their fingers in this many pies without getting burned. Though really, the thing that makes 'Crisis' so special is the slow-burning nature of its genius. It does not square up to you and demand your attention. It's doesn't grab your throat and leave you gasping for air.
It takes its time. It builds and builds. It gets under your skin and slowly starts coursing through your body. It jumps between devastation and melody seamlessly, sometimes so subtlely that you don't even notice.
The intricacies scattered throughout that you only start to notice on the 2nd, 5th, 20th listen. It's forward-thinking in more ways than one and perhaps that is the reason why its sound has stood the test of time so effortlessly. If the band were to release the album tomorrow, the reaction would be exactly the same.
That's when you know you're onto something special. Crisis Anniversary Edition Details. Ontario Media Development. Launch Audio Player. Vocals are much of what stands out, namely the power and maturity behind main vocalists George Pettit and Dallas Green's strong deliveries, while the band channels the vigor of acts like Thrice and Rise Against without sounding cheap or derivative.
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