STRUGGLE - "One Settler, One Bullet: An Anthology" (CD

Struggle's discography from the first half of the 1990's. Along with Downcast and Born Against, Struggle was one of the most important bands in the early days of the US music scene. Mile Pilot, etc., and have been committed to the scene for a long time. Unlike Downcast and Born Against, the music of this band is more stylish and sophisticated. The riffs that are pounded one after another with heavy mid-tempo beats, and the ideas are excellent. The composition, sound, and tension of the songs are so great that even today, I can't help but be excited to listen to them. The lyrics are probably a product of their youthfulness, but it makes sense that these songs, which were born out of the alienation and hunger they felt in the 90s, are still being listened to today. This is a work that you should definitely hold on to as the roots of their passion.

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1990年代前半を駆け抜けたStruggleのディスコグラフィーCD盤。DowncastやBorn Against等と並んでUS激黎明期の重要バンドのひとつとされ、解散後のメンバーの活動も多彩でUnbroken, Swingkids, The Locust, Three Mile Pilot, etc多くのバンドに関わりがあり長きに渡ってシーンにコミットしてきた人脈でもある。改めて聞いてみると同時期のDowncastやBorn Againstとは異なり楽曲がかなりお洒落というか楽曲が洗練されている。重いミッドテンポなビートで次々と叩き付けるリフの数々、アイデアが秀逸。不穏な空気を醸し出しながらも楽曲の構成、サウンド、テンションは素晴らしく今聴いてもブチ上がらざるを得ない。歌詞については若さが全面に出ていると思うが、当時の90年代に彼らの感じていた疎外感、空腹感が生み出したこれらの楽曲が未だに聴き継がれているのはどこか納得がいく。激情のルーツとして是非押さえておいて欲しい作品。

tracklist:
0. Untitled
1. Red, White, And You
2. Death Of A Friend
3. Envy
4. Pigs On Fire
5. Tradition
6. Real Estate
7. Pain
8. Culture
9. Cement
10. The Untitled
11. Brain Tourniquet
12. War #1
13.1. Wait A Second
13.2. Spoken Word