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SirJuggles:
I want to scream YES at you, but that would be out of line. Instead, I will calmly say yes, you should at least give them a(nother?) listen before writing them off.

I... I hadn't even considered them live. And now I am desperate to see how good that could be. I'm personally still a bit more attached to their earlier, less subtle stuff, but I must admit that Jesus Christ is a lyrical bullseye for me.

pulpfiction21:
well, IMO, you were wrong to write them off. if you haven't even given them a listen, at least try em out and then see if they fit into your notion. IDK what kinda music you like so of course you may hate them if you don't like them. They definitely provide very quotable lyrics, which i believe is why a lot of people listen to them.

Be My Head:
I listened to several of their songs on youtube. Basically, they sound like something I would have enjoyed 3 or 4 years ago, like standard catchy rock tunes and vaguely emotional slower songs.

Apparently they are different depending on what album you listen to or something, but they sound like every other late 90s and early 00s "Indie Rock" band to me. I generally like things that are a little more "out there" and pushing the boundaries a bit.

They aren't necessarily *bad*, but they aren't necessarily something I'm going to ever bother listening to more than once should I download or buy any of their albums.

If you're interested, here's a random sampling of stuff that's a part of my tastes in music. I generally listen to Most forms of Heavy Metal (Thrash, Death, Black, NWOBHM, Progressive, etc...), Jazz (Fusion, Free, Cool, Bop, etc..), Classical (Romantic, Impressionist, Modern, and Contemporary), Experimental, Electronica, Blues Rock, Grunge Rock, Noise Rock, and then some "Indie" and "Alternative" Rock.

That probably wouldn't even put a dent in the different kinds of music I like though. I just feel kind torn when people recommend me these newer bands like Brand New, or Modest Mouse, Animal Collective, etc...because I don't really think it's *bad*, but I'm not going to bother listening to it when I KNOW there is music out there I would enjoy listening to much more, made by truly underground artists.

Catacombs:
I quite like Deja Entendu.  From what I remember, their first album was kind of boring/all the songs sounded the same, but that was a few years ago so maybe I was wrong.  As for the Devil..., I think it starts off fantastic, but I couldn't name one song of the second side if I tried (Luca?  maybe?).

I have heard a lot of good things about them live, however, so maybe I'll check them out next time they come around.  And yea, they're big fans of NMH.  I think I have a live cover of "Holland, 1945" on my iPod Kevin Devine & Jesse Lacey did together.

SirJuggles:
Actually Head... I'll be honest, you have a good point. It's that late 90's "Indie Rock" sound really makes me love their earlier stuff, so I can see how that would be a fair point of view.

On the other hand, Devil and God are Raging Inside Me was (to my ears) much darker and more progressive, a huge step away from their other stuff. Perhaps give it a shot? Not that it really sounds like you need more music...  :-)

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