The Piercing: Punchline
Side 1:
- Anything Less
- Sex Goddess
Side 2:
- The Deepest Purple
- This Disease
How do one go about describing a band who on one hand seems to be falling into
the tired cliche of becoming a Reznor clone and yet on the other seems to
retain enough individuality to break free from the hole it has dug for itself?
You can hear the music desperately trying to break free from the restrains
placed upon it and not succeeding because it is simply not trying vehemently
enough. The song titles and lyrics are strikingly reminiscent of Trent's first
comparisons which scream hero worship and yet harbor denial for even suggesting
the idea. Perhaps with a little more time, effort and determination the music
will be able to fend for itself in the outside world and shatter the tight
bonds in which it is currently tied. If skill and necessity are the mother of
invention I think The Piercing stands a decent chance of propagating a
mutagenic strain of itself which will be able to stand erect on its own.
The Piercing is: Andrew Forslund
Contact:
The Piercing
P.O. Box 5761
Riverside, CA 92517
E-mail: forslund@cs.ucr.edu
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