Shades Apart

[patient_ot]

Anyone dig this band?

I think their s/t album on Wishingwell is a way under-appreciated melodic hardcore gem from the time that kinda gets lost in the shuffle. The follow up LP, Neon, is just as good, but has more of an early 90s east-coast post-hardcore vibe. I'm also got "save it", which I guess is a leaning toward more of a mainstream vibe, but it's still quite good. I don't know anything about their recordings after that...

[yourenotevil]

that first lp is great, never got into the later stuff. supposedly their demo tape(under the name subculture) is awesome, but i have never found an online copy of it, and even physical copies seem hard to find.

[JGJR]

Disclaimer: I'm a huge fan of that first Lp and still play it occasionally. I think I booked them once, too. I saw them a dozen times or more in the '90s as they always played around. Anyway, the Dude Danger 12" (included on the CD version of that 1st Lp) is really good, too, and I really like Save It as well. I only heard Neon in more recent years and it didn't grab me nor have I ever heard their two major label Lps (just a song or two from each).

[Gary]

The only one I'm familiar with is "save it",but I like it

[Neal]

neon is the album i heard first and it's still my fave. short and slick. i like everything else mentioned here though. i've listened to seeing things online, but still need to grab a copy at some point. everything after sounds pretty meh.

[JGJR]

neon is the album i heard first and it's still my fave. short and slick. i like everything else mentioned here though. i've listened to seeing things online, but still need to grab a copy at some point. everything after sounds pretty meh.

I think that's my problem with Neon. I like them more stripped-down for sure and speaking of that, I've also never heard that Subculture demo, but have been looking for it for years.

[dude munhoz]

I like Seeing Things and Eyewitness.

[gregpolard]

I can't believe only one person mentioned their best LP "Seeing Things".

[JGJR]

I can't believe only one person mentioned their best LP "Seeing Things".

I've never heard it.

[gregpolard]

I can't believe only one person mentioned their best LP "Seeing Things".

I've never heard it.

Bill and Stephen produced it. It's very ALL esque.

[JGJR]

I can't believe only one person mentioned their best LP "Seeing Things".

I've never heard it.

Bill and Stephen produced it. It's very ALL esque.

They produced Save It (kind of where I stopped with them) as well. Folks say it's very Descendents/ALL-like, but I've never really thought that, honestly.

[wALLton]

The only one I'm familiar with is "save it",but I like it

Same here, this is the only one I own but must admit I haven't listened in ages. I remember liking it and wanting to check out more of their releases but just haven't gotten around to it yet. I'll add them to the (very lengthy) list.

[drew]

The first LP will always have a special meaning to me. Plus, they reminded me of Dag Nasty, in a totally good way. The 1st lp, & Dude Danger are great, great ,great records. They were awesome live around that time also. Still saw them after that, a couple of times with Sensefield, but they weren't as good anymore…..

[JGJR]

The first LP will always have a special meaning to me. Plus, they reminded me of Dag Nasty, in a totally good way. The 1st lp, & Dude Danger are great, great ,great records. They were awesome live around that time also. Still saw them after that, a couple of times with Sensefield, but they weren't as good anymore…..

I'm right there with you on those first two records (my favorites of theirs, as I said earlier), but up to '96 (the last time I saw them, I think) they were still a great live band.

[gregpolard]

I can't believe only one person mentioned their best LP "Seeing Things".

I've never heard it.

Bill and Stephen produced it. It's very ALL esque.

They produced Save It (kind of where I stopped with them) as well. Folks say it's very Descendents/ALL-like, but I've never really thought that, honestly.

See, "Save It" is the first album of theirs I ever heard....when it came out I was probably 15 and thought even then "wow, this sounds a lot like ALL era Descendents"

[earthdog70]

Like all their stuff, even the more poppy stuff at the end. Sadly never got to see them live.