8 - Void/Faith "Split"
As a man of faith, I have to give these guys a round of applause for their band name. Void (Note: I started this Void part like 3 times in the last 2 weeks so this is a mix of my notes from all three sessions. Finally finished!) That droney chord? Fuck yes. Also, I think that Void’s bass player walked so RHCP could crawl. Is that even the bass (see: “Time to Die”)? I can’t tell. Ok, there’s no doubt: I love the Void side of this split. You can really see hardcore starting to get bored of itself and changing up the formula to things that eventually became part of “emo.” This primarily includes weird time changes and dynamics in the music. The song “Think” starts off so wacky and off-kilter, which is very much my thing. To be fair, the middle of their side was kinda rough and sloppy for a few songs but it ended really strong. Definitely one of my favorite early Dischord releases. It blew my mind the whole time I listened. I DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHY YOU’RE HERE BUT I’M E...