Indie Vision Music signed Dismissed as their first release for good reason; Dismissed is a good sounding band, small, yet established, with an indie feel. Dismissed has an indie rock feel with a strong melodic hardcore punk beat. Think of Thursday, if they were a little bit more daring with their hardcore; or Dead Poetic, if they were a punk band; or Further Seems Forever, if they added hardcore into the mix; and TwoThirtyEight mixed throughout. Some suggestive songs are "Consider This" that talks about suicide and the lies of it "Self-Impression" which talks of giving up and the shame in it "Hard Day" and "Installed in Stone" these two songs talk about how they'd be alone without you (the Lord), and "Taking the good with the bad" which is the title track, which sounds like an acoustic version of Incubus but it talks about how a person can make ends meet and make it in a relationship brought together by God.
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Decapolis July 2003Reviewed by Luke HarlowDismissed are a four-piece band with a style that falls into the nebulous "indie-punk-sort-of-thing" realm. They have been around for roughly three years and hail from southern California. "Taking the Good with the Bad" is the band's first full-length and the first release by Indie Vision Music. Without question, the scene has experienced a glut of emotional punk bands in recent years. Those that…Decapolis April 2003Reviewed by Chaz MurphyAfter being confined in Southern California for three years, Dismissed is ready to take off on their ride of music destiny. "Taking the Good With the Bad" is the band's first full length and is out now on Indie Vision Music. They also had a song on Tooth and Nail's "I'm Your Biggest Fan Vol. 2". Now that all the information is out of the way, let me tell you what I really think. I was really…Similar sounding releases
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