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    HM Magazine #72/Various Artists

    Various Artists

    Understatement

    Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovern

    Label Festering MusicHM Magazine #72July 1998
    grungemodern rockpunk

    This Canadian compilation begins with the big guitars and grunge vocals of Bigtime Nobody, and then continues with a bouncy modern rock band called Coincidence?. Granite Island is an interesting, young, distortion-filled rock band who could have a future, and L of 8 has a cool takes on the gritty melodic punk sound, with a profound song called "Know Me." Covering more of the punk rock territory are the able songs of Shambles. The award for best song title on the album easily goes to Ainsley Friesen, with "I Lost My Etch-a-Sketch the Day I Met You." For ordering info, write: Festering Productions, 763 13th St, Brandon MB R7A 4R6

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