Face To Face - Laugh Now, Laugh Later (2011) [FLAC] {Shinigami Records 3E316}
Release Info:
RLSDATE: 2022/01/30 RTLDATE: 2019/10/12
GENRE: Punk Rock FORMAT: FLAC 1.3.3
RiPPER: Exact Audio Copy 1.5 Size: 341 MB
SOURCE: CD RUNTiME: 44:19
RELEASE: Shinigami Records 3E316
ORiGiN: Brazil MATRiX: AA00300
with log/cue/nfo/m3u/sfv/300 dpi scans.
Consequence (dot) net adds. . .
As a musician, it must be nice to be able to take a break from a certain
project, move onto something else, and then be able to return to your
original idea without the slightest signs of rust. Laugh Now, Laugh Later,
the seventh album from punk veterans Face to Face, is no laughing matter
in terms of how great a punk rock record it is. In a year that has been
more or less devoid of any punk rock, this disc shows there is still hope.
Face to Face is everything a great punk band should be, and their split in
2004 can be viewed in a couple of ways. On one hand, it was the tragic
divorce of a band that had produced quality albums time after time. On the
other hand, the breakup allowed the California punkers to get their heads
straight and realize that Face to Face is where they ought to be. Although
the lineup has switched gears over time, Trever Keith, Chad Yaro, and
Scott Shiflett have found their way home.
The first track, "Should Anything Go Wrong", feels like a migraine in all
the right ways. It's gritty, heavy, and fast, hearkening back to older
work and proving that this band has not lost their edge in the least.
"It's All About You" is the catchiest of the bunch here. The sarcastic
lyrics lampoon those who don't really try in life yet attempt to reap the
benefits of success. In hindsight, it's sort of telling of today's current
youth - the entitled, so to speak.
On the whole, Laugh Now, Laugh Later brings new life to this band, and
there are very few, if any, faults to be found. Sometimes it takes time
away to gather new perspective, and it seems this break was meant for a
greater good. They mix harder tracks ("Bombs Away") with pop punk
("Pushover"), and they do it seamlessly. It has enough to please the
hardcore fans and also enough to bring in the first-timers. You can call
it a comeback, if you please.
Ripper's Notes:
2019 Brazilian release, limited to 300 copies, of this under-rated gem adds
two bonus covers, "Major Tom (Coming Home)" originally by Peter Schilling,
and The Pretender's classic "Back On The Chain Gang." These tracks
originally appeared as B-Sides on the "All For Nothing" 10" single. Too
bad they also couldn't include the unique single mix.
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