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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Handsome

Handsome was formed in 1996 by Helmet guitarist Peter Mengede, Quicksand 6-stringer Tom Capone, former Cro-Mags and Murphy´s Law drummer Pete Hines as well as bassist Eddie Nappi and Salt Lake City native Jeremy Chatelain.
They can be described best with the words of Peter Stepek:
"Handsome´s eponymous debut puts a melodic spin on the hardcore sound that its members helped to invent during their tenures in bands including Helmet, Murphy´s Law, the Cro-Mags and Quicksand. Churning, almost surgical guitar riffs, shifting time signatures and a rock-steady rhythm section help to make this collection of songs stand out. Driven by a tightly reined energy and further unified by Jeremy Chatelain´s singing, Handsome delivers a distinctive hybrid that is complex and interesting, particularly when, as in "Eden Complex," the band shifts effortlessly from one hook filled section to the next. Should satisfy people who are looking for an intelligible yet hard(core) alternative.
Nuff said!

Handsome - Handsome (1997)



http://www.mediafire.com/?3zg8ls5z8m98bmq

7 comments:

  1. How the hell I've done to miss that????? Thanks dude, great post!!!!

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  2. Wow. Been listening to this album for about 20 minutes now and I don't think my head has stopped bobbing once.

    This is absolutely amazing.

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  3. Oldy, but a goody. Saw these guys live back in the day, and they were good.

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  4. Here is a link to a short live set from the Hultsfred festival in '97:

    http://www.mediafire.com/?v7muw3oj291t9xf

    There are a couple of tracks that aren't on the LP.

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  5. Why did so many amazing bands like Handsome die so quickly?

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