FOR AGAINST -Box 1987-90- December, Echelons, In The Marshes on Captured Tracks
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Vinyl & Cover & Box are in Near-Mint condition.
NOTES:For Against were one of the best new American bands of the late '80s, but that's a secret the US new music public never discovered, possibly because the trio hails from the unlikely mecca of Lincoln, Nebraska. Although obviously influenced by the UK post-Joy Division sound, For Against add their own distinct ripple; singer Jeffrey Runnings' frantic bass and Greg Hill's charging drums are unusual for such atmospheric music. Yet all through Echelons, the echoed sound of guitarist Harry Dingman arouses a berserk fireworks show careening like a thousand power drills. Pin it to the non-stop rhythm section and Runnings' boyishly sweet catchy pop voice, and For Against are a waterfall of sound. When the tempo slows down, they draw you in like a hypnotist, as on the tantalizing six-minute closer, "Broke My Back."
December is a stunner, a high-water mark for UK-inspired American music. Dingman pulls out all the stops for a neo-psychedelic spiderweb of sound. Runnings' bass lines are also more forceful, well supported by Hill's Stewart Copeland-on-speed bashing, a pulsing drive marked by rapid cymbal rolls and floor tom flourishes. There's greater scope, too, from the slow doorbell chime of "The Effect," the moody, emotional collapse of the title track and the brave despair of "The Last Laugh" to the exciting arousal of "Clandestine High Holy" and "Stranded in Greenland." A remarkable and ambitious effort.
Grading: Near-Mint, Excellent, Very Good Plus, Very Good.
I'll be listing a few hundred choice lps in the coming week. I give combined shipping discounts when you buy more than 1 lp.
POSTAGE:
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