Until recently I have never heard of either of these two bands. After hearing this Split EP, both bands have become one of my favorite new bands. Well I'm not even sure how new these bands are, but they are new to me, and they rule. Further Seems Forever's material had more of a melodic rock and roll feel to it. All three songs, "The Bradley", "Justice Prevails" and "New Year's Project" were all awesome songs. I think "New Year's Project" was my favorite of the three tracks. Especially with it's sing along chorus, "I'm willing to give you whatever the world may bring, I'd give you my life because I don't own anything, it seemed like the bottom was all that I had until now, I'd give you my life, if you gave my yours somehow." Another thing that definitely stood out with this CD, was the vocals, they are amazing. Hard to compare to anything else really, just great. Musically they are right on, the production is good, and their sound definitely has it's own flavor to it. Don't hear too much Strongarm coming through on the Further Seems Forever material, and for me, not being a fan of Hardcore, that was a good thing. The Recess Theory's songs were a little more on the indie rock side of things. Lots of melodies, emo sounding vocals and that classic jangly indie rock guitar sound. The songs they contribute are, "Checklist Before Chicago", "Tonight, This Three Hour Drive", "Oh Dateless Morn'". I probably liked "Checklist Before Chicago" the most out of these three songs. And since I quoted a Further Seems Forever song, here is a cool line from "Checklist Before Chicago" - "Too many hands on my time and I'm running out of time and out of lines. And a college boy should study more. But I'm so bored of teachers that teach summaries and summarize our lives. The radio plays what it wants to hear so I'm out of here. Someone tell them that I'm out of here, I'm out of here this year." Both these bands are definitely worth keeping an eye on, and I would highly recommend adding this CD to your collection. I hope these two bands are looking to go on tour sometime soon. I would love to sponsor a show for them, but beings they are from Florida that may not be too practical until they go on tour. So buy this CD and any other material they put out so they can tour, and we can all see them live. Can't wait for the new full lengths.
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Other coverage for this album
Decapolis 1999Reviewed by ConradHere's a quality emo-rock six song split CD - mainly because of the first band. The first band, Further Seems Forever, is emo-pop-rock that is a credit to its genre. Good songs, good vocals, good music. The second band, Recess Theory, is more typical emo. Weird chords and music. I was less into them, but its still decent. Further: B; Recess: B- BDecapolis 1999Reviewed by TimI love Recess Theory. They are great live, and on CD. It is the only emo CD that is recorded by Christians that is remotely even close to more popular mainstream emo acts. Further Seems Forever was also pretty good. Both bands have catchy poppy music. I enjoyed it. BDecapolis 1999Reviewed by Matt AThis was the first time I've heard either of these bands and it sounded like some pretty good stuff. I liked the Further Seems Forever stuff more than the Recess Theory, but both bands had the catchy emo/indie/pop thing going for them. My favorite song on here is Further Seems Forever's last one, "New Year's project". Fans of the Juliana Theory or Mineral would probably enjoy this release.…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Tony LaFianzaFrom the 27th State is a split CD from Takehold Records. It features the power pop of Further Seems Forever and the modern rock of Recess Theory, two new bands from Florida, the 27th state. Both bands have a good ear for pop melodies and toe tapping progressions. Further Seems Forever, made up of former members of Strongarm, Shai Hulud, and the Vacant Andy's, has the more powerful sound of the…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Josh SpencerDo we really need more emo bands? Apparently some guys in Florida think so. These two bands are basically paint-by-numbers, but the addition of some pop accessibility, hi-fi production, and personal yet understandable lyrics help them grow on you. The disc puts its best foot forward with Further Seems Forever--one of the strongest examples I've heard of the emotive post-hardcore genre. They're…Similar sounding releases
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