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For Against, December
Audio CD
Disk ID: 1292334
Disk length: 35m 57s (9 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 2005
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Sabres | 3:24 |
| 2. Stranded in greenland | 3:11 |
| 3. Svengali | 2:44 |
| 4. They said | 4:11 |
| 5. The effect | 4:38 |
| 6. December | 5:06 |
| 7. The last laugh | 4:31 |
| 8. Paperwhites | 3:41 |
| 9. Clandestine high holy | 4:23 |
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Review
In 1988 FOR AGAINST recorded the distinguished DECEMBER album for INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS. DECEMBER is a fan favorite and is unparalleled in the annals of post-punk for its unique blend of aggressive, atmospheric, and melodic songwriting. The album is also now largely considered to be a forerunner of the dream pop scene popularized in England just a few years later (PALE SAINTS, KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION). WORDS ON MUSICs remastered release of DECEMBER puts the classic album back in print for the first time in more than a decade issued in a six-panel digipak design by two-time Grammy nominee BRUCE LICHER, including two rare, recently recovered FOR AGAINST VIDEOS shot in 1987, never before commercially available. A ferocious rhythm section launches December with "Sabres" as drummer Greg Hill finds room for fills in spaces upon which most drummers would not even dare to encroach. Singer Jeffrey Runnings continues to intrigue by conveying his dark (and at times obscure) lyrics in a deceptively boyish delivery. Runnings' punctuated bass lines propel "Stranded in Greenland," while guitarist Harry Dingman's melodies weave ever more pronounced circles around the rhythms within. "Svengali" recalls the best of Chronic Town-era R.E.M. with Hills quick tom-tom fills and Dingmans nimble, repetitive picking intervals in the spotlight. On They Said, Runnings' vocals and Dingman's melodies gracefully dip in and out of the chorus and a coda replete with orchestral-sounding 12-string sweeps escorts the song to its melancholic end. Brooding elements from FOR AGAINST's debut album Echelons remain, most evident in the prominent basslines of the 6/8-metered "The Effect." Echoed guitar work and repetitive JOY DIVISION-esque basslines create a dark structure onto which Runnings' chilling vocals are on prominent display. A crushing two-note guitar melody lingers during the sparse passages of the albums measured title track. Improbable harmonics add sparkling touches to "The Last Laugh" and Paperwhites. The album closes with "Clandestine High Holy on which Dingman's guitar teeters on the edge of feedback while Runnings pounds out fierce basslines that would make GANG OF FOUR blush. Ending the album in spectacular fashion, Dingman propels the band through a minute-plus coda with cascading chord progressions that simply bring chills to the spine.
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Tracks: 10 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 55m 5s (+19m 8s)
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