This emo compilation has a lot of more rock than emo. This album is not that great but has its bright spots. First off the best song by far is Further Seems Forever: A+ for their incredible rock/pop effort, flat out incredible song. Tied for second is Five Speed (Rock) and Merrick (Rock/Punk) both A's, great rock songs. A 'B' goes to John Doe with a really good radio rock song. The rest of the songs on the compilation all got C's - I'm not going to bore you with a critique of those songs.
C+
Other coverage for this album
Bandoppler 1999Reviewed by Treble BandopplerThis is chapter four in the ongoing saga of emo, presented by who else but those passionate kids at Deep Elm. They have collected twelve bands for this one, almost all of them exhibiting a certain amount of ingenuity and artistry. In my mind, Five Speed was a stand out, with "What's Our Dilemma," a power-pop type of song, reminiscent of Brandtson's "Letterbox" work. The intro is great, with a…Decapolis 1999Reviewed by Tom BastianDeep Elm Records has done it again. They have managed to put out yet another great compilation, a real compilation, not a CD made up of songs that the label has already released on other full lengths. Actually, I believe none of these bands are signed to Deep Elm, at least not yet. Five Speed, from Tempe, AZ, start out the CD with their aggressive post-punk sound, cool tune. Next up is Red Animal…Decapolis 1999Reviewed by TimFurther Seems Forever and Merrick have good songs. The rest are the same old same old. I'm not going to bother talking about this because by now everyone should know my bias against Emo. Further Seems Forever and Merrick are the exceptions to this. They get B+'s and the rest get D's. D+
