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The Stash?:
Livin the High Life
The sludge smells from Chicago today are more pungent than other days, and that is a result of The Stash?'s rank stench emitted from their latest record Livin' The High Life. The goal is to provide an alternative with their genre-defying sounds to the watered-down medicine administered daily by MTV and VH1 to millions of viewers. An interesting fact about The Stash? is that they sent out a press kit and a promotional copy of their record to web-zines for review, even though they warn the reader in the information packet not to "even try to put The Stash? in a box, you will fuck it up." Well, it's handy that I could care less about trying to describe what kind of music they play, so their wishes will be met. So, for general purposes and in respecting the wishes of the band, if you are into one of the countless sub-genres of heavy metal, then give them a try. However, if you are in a situation where you are purchasing music and you remember that I wrote about this band once, try to remember that it is not recommended listening to all and that you assume all risks of faulty memory when confronted with these situations. Nevertheless, they took the time to send the record to us, so I feel the need to accurately assess some points of the album. However, to give a good description of this album, I'd have to talk about every single song and even then I would have to break the songs up into their individual parts in order to pay respect to the artists making the music. Well you know, what, fuck it, Im doing whatever I feel like doing so here goes: "Belligerent" sounds like a muddled relation of Cradle of Filth and "Impotent Flower" has a distinct 311 odor seeping from the underpants of the song, but it's more tolerable than you might think. If you like one or both of those bands, then go get this record, but like a doctor advising a patient who can't afford a legitimate clinical abortion, I will tell you that the coat-hanger is not your only other option. The rest of the album draws from sources such as thrash, typically from NYC in the early 1980's, while there are definitely some soaring grunge choruses from time to time as well. The album's offerings are diverse to say the least, but once again, I find myself in a position where I have no idea who will like this sort of record, so get it at your own risk.
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