Wreck

Love it

I literally own everything Unsane and have listened to them almost from the beginning so I'm not a random listener that stumbled upon this. With that said, this is still just a review so let your ears be the true judge. As far as Unsane albums go this is probably #4 on the list for me with better albums being: 1. Blood Run (if you only buy one, get this) 2. Visqueen (I've seen a couple haters of this one but I think it is solid) 3. Occupational Hazard I like a few of the songs like No Chance, Pigeon (although to my ears the Coextinction version sounds better), and Ghost, but when I buy an Unsane album I expect to hear them do what they do best - come out swinging with absolute, authoritative sonic brutality and rarely slow down or stop. I don't want to hear a "ballad" like Decay or Stuck for example. Also, these guys have a tendency to bounce from label to label and engineer to engineer but what they landed on this time is acceptable engineering (with a few quirks like another reviewer pointed out), but not great. For me Blood Run was one of the only the albums where they found just the right combination. When comparing this to most of the other crap coming out these days it is a good listen and I'm happy that these guys are still at it and keeping noise rock alive. I just think as far as Unsane albums go it's pretty average.

UNSANE. Let's face it folks, these NY dudes have been grinding, pummeling, crunching, thumping, and blowing speakers for 20 plus years now! It's good to know some good things never (and they shouldn't) change. Chris, Dave and Vinny continue to pump out music that breaks your neck and punches you in the gut. Much respect for that! So now we have WRECK. Nuff said right? Wreck your face? Wreck your speakers? Who cares. This is the band that has been there with and for me, for over half my life. There are certain things in life that you just expect. The sun will rise in the east. The moon will change it's face. Politicians will tell you lies. UNSANE will make another album, and you can bet that they will put every ounce of effort and machismo into it they can muster. If you're on this page I don't have to tell you what to expect fellow follower. I will say that this album appears to be a little more simplistic in it's approach compared to Visqueen, and Blood Run. I think the production may have a lot to do with that though too. This album is not as deep on the low end as the previous albums, there is noticeably more high end guitar and vocal squeal prevalent. The first song Rat is really obvious and almost seems like the mix was way off when they recorded or mastered it. The rest of the album is not nearly as bad, but like I said, higher up the spectrum than the last two albums. I think the surprise of the album is the Stuck track. I guess it has Dave singing, though the chorus he does his best Chris impression. This song sounds like a mix of Melvins, Tad, Mule some Agalloch, and Roy Rogers... pretty impressive. The last song HaHaHa is a cover from a punk band Flipper in the early 1980's and they do it more than justice, which is kind of weird that they're doing a cover song anyway, very unusual from these guys. Now when I go see them next time they're around and they want to do a cover of Joy Division... say Shadow Play, Day Of The Lords, or Warsaw, that would be epic! Just an idea guys, would be kool to hear their interpretation of it! But I digress. Good album. Wish the mix was a little better, but beggars can't be choosers. Thank you UNSANE for staying true for all these years, and giving me some semblance of normalcy. Now get grinding!

I have become a big fan of these guys over the last few years. They definitely have their own style and sound. They don't have a bad album IMO. The songs are exactly what I was expecting and hoping for. They always bring it lyrically, too, as well as the crushing guitar, solid bass, and workhorse drumming. Usually I have about 3 favorite songs on each album...but this one has even more than that. I think it is a pretty solid album from start to finish...very little filler. My fav. songs are "Rat(awesome guitar,on the chorus and the ending)", "No Chance (very bouncy feel)", "Pigeon(heavy, but seems to be a different version than recorded in 2010...this seems a little faster)", "Metropolis (great bassline)", "Don't"(Great groove), "Roach(Classic Unsane)", and "Ha Ha Ha (great riff)". Thanks Unsane, for being totally badass and keeping it real and not selling out. I'm so glad these guys are still around.

I really have a hard time reviewing this ambum in the shadow of Visqueen. Seriously, get that album and listen to it....Loud, then come back and listen to Wreck as an accessory, you will appreciate them both, but I think that Visqueen stands on its own better.

This is actually one of my favorite unsane records. A few of the songs have a slower approach. And the flipper cover was a nice touch.

In gewohnt guter Manier walzen Unsane hier alles platt und zeigen der geneigten Hörerschaft seit dreißig Jahren wo der Hammer hängt. Super toll sind auch die Amerikana und Slide Einflüsse die seit Visqueen das Brett bereichern.

Nouvel opus du trio new-yorkais qui semble persévérer dans son être : toujours la même odeur malsaine et saturée qui paradoxalement fait de Unsane un groupe assez vivifiant. Sans atteindre les sommets de "Visqueen" ,"Wreck" est un très bon album , le contre-poison approprié pour une époque sans honneur qui tarde à mourir et qui ne verra dans ce disque qu'un bruit de tronçonneuse. Pour info , la dernière cartouche de l'album est une reprise de Flipper autre combo mythique des années 90. A l'époque où Nirvana faisait frissonner les petites filles , des groupes comme Flipper ou Cows agonisaient dans les pissotières le micro dans une main et le 38 dans l'autre... Pas étonnant dans ces conditions qu'ils les aient fortement influencés. En résumé : noir , désespéré et offensif. Essai d'intoxication réussi !

Già, troppo cacofonici. Che avrà da urlare così. Questo urla SEMPRE, sono quasi trent'anni che urla. Album stupendo, gruppo stupendo.

2005年に活動を再開して3作目となるアルバム。リラプス、イペキャクとリリースの度にレーベルは変わり、今作はジェロ・ビアフラのオルタナティヴ・テンタクルズから。相変わらず衰えなしの無慈悲かつ情け容赦ないサウンド（＋アートワーク）だが、音の抜けがいいので随分と聴き易い。特にラストに収録されているフリッパーの名曲、「Ha Ha Ha」のカバーがとにかく素晴らしい。わりと原曲に忠実なカバーだが、寒々しくて救いがない感じが何ともたまらない。

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