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    HM Magazine #81/Denison Marrs
    Denison Marrs — Holding Hands (@35,000 ft) cover

    Denison Marrs

    Holding Hands (@35,000 ft)

    (1999)

    Reviewed by David M. Pogge

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    Label 6x6 RecordsHM Magazine #81January 2000
    emopost-hardcoreshoegaze

    This is emo core at its finest. Denison Marrs take the space rock of Humb, combine it with the raw emotion of Dear Ephesus, and melt it all together into a puddle of emotional bliss. If you're like me, and you love the emotion and power of the emo sound, but hate the fact that the vocalists can never sing, your days of whining are over. Denison Marrs has arrived to finally master the full spectrum of emotion and talent. This CD has 12 songs that will put you in a state of euphoria with its huge overwhelming wall of beautiful yet chaotic tones enveloping everything in its path. There isn't one song that seems better than the rest; all of them melt together into one continuing journey of melodic brilliance. That is not to say that any one of these songs couldn't stand on their own; it is only to say that all the songs are so good that you won't ever want to hit the skip button. This isn't a "skip to your favorite song and then take it out" release. This is one you want to take in as a whole; it's just that good. Lyrically, the same approach is taken as the music. Very poetic yet worshipful lyrics pour over the listening ears like soothing oil. Most of the songs are cries for help to the Lord or just pure adoration for Him. If this is a sign of what Six by Six will be putting out, then we definitely need to keep our eye on this new label; we'll have a lot to look forward to. If you have been waiting for that perfect emo album that seemed would never come, do yourself a favor and buy this CD.

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