Scratch the Surface
- 艺人
- Sick of It All
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Equal Vision
- 发行时间
- 1994年10月18日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by John Franck
Heralded as &the last remaining true New York hardcore outfit& by Spin, New York's proudest sons Sick of It All always have and always will be the real deal. After releasing a string of important hardcore records including 1989's Blood, Sweat, No Tears as well as 1992's classic Just Look Around, SOIA decided to take the major-label plunge by signing with EastWest Records. Leaving the act to its own devices, the label wisely chose to let the band self-produce Scratch the Surface (its fourth effort). Unleashed at the height of Green Day/Offspring mania, the album was destined for major attention, but, alas, it never came. Featuring a classic New York hardcore sound (and one that is admittedly not for the masses), the album features 14 tracks including the hyper-speedy &Insurrection,& live favorite &No Cure,& and &Desperate Fool.& The real surprise, however, comes in the shape of two incredible band anthems. For one, there's the transcendent &Scratch the Surface& (which featured a great, live-action video later carbon copied by Papa Roach on &Last Resort&). Secondly, there's the monstrous singalong (not mention big Beavis and Butthead re-current) &Step Down.& With &Step Down,& the label tried to position SOIA as its &next big punk band.& Unfortunately, EastWest met with resistance from radio programmers who were all too busy looking for the next Green Day. When all was said and done, as was the case with the Melvins, Scratch the Surface sold about as well the band's other independent efforts (even though it benefited from two videos and some decent label commitment).
最新简评（共5条）
- @Sh1rø())：牛逼硬核
- @主治李医生(不治病)：吊
- @幻化溪涧(以上学的心态认真听歌)：这张专辑很牛逼的。不是那种傻快的，是有内涵的核。
- @曰眯子哈扣：还是Step Down最好听。
- @A.X天即986高山流水(伍切记：随缘皆是万物。)：大爱这张！