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    Planes Mistaken For Stars

    Knife in the Marathon

    (1999)

    Reviewed by Tim

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    Label Deep Elm RecordsDecapolis2000
    hardcore punkpost-hardcore

    This band was very traditional hardcore. While the music was interesting, the vocals were not very appealing. Some say that I'm wrong because I don't listen to this music enough to have this opinion. But I say, if it's not appealing to people who haven't heard this genre before, then maybe that proves my point of the fact that some of this hardcore music is only liked because its hardcore. Maybe I'm wrong. After listening to it, I think I like it better than the other hardcore bands that are out there. So, my unbiased grade would be a B. But in my opinion, its just not that great.

    C

    Other coverage for this album

    Decapolis 2000Reviewed by ConradIf a mountain lion was the lead singer in a hardcore punk band, you would get something similar to Planes Mistaken for Stars. The vocals are really abrasive so unless you're into this type of music, you'll hate it and thank the heavens that this is only an EP. Of course I didn't understand a word that was said but this guy has a decent screaming voice. The vocals weren't just a monotone barking,…Decapolis 2000Reviewed by Tom BastianThis band was a little harder than I expected them to be on this EP. I thought their last album on Deep Elm was not quite as hardcore as this EP came across. I have to admit this is one of the first hardcore based albums that I thought was pretty good. I think it was because the screams were bearable and at times they did sing in their own scruffy kind of way. The music was creative, and there…

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