hed pe is apparently “the best hardcore band around!” as seen on amazon.com. Believable? No. Ten Yard Fight once said, “We Know the Truth!”
Here’s how I see it. If you have ever been through Boston, you’ve probably heard WBCN radio. It’s located around 104.1 on your old FM dial. Back in the mid 90s, they played the cutting edge in alternative and punk. Lots of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Green Day, … whatever was hot and upcoming. Fast forward 15 years later, they still are playing the same (now) stale, fart rock. Seriously, listening to that radio station is like traveling back in time. So much Weezer, Smashing Pumpkins, blah blah blah.
WBCN also LOVES to play Sublime, 311 and that song by Cracker (the about being a stone, NOT being stoned, maaaaan). The connection to HED PE is tenuous, but it is there. You know why? HED PE sounds like a mixture of those 3 bands, at least in my mind. Or maybe they sound like the vibe WBCN puts out when they play those songs, especially when played back to back. Please tell me you know this vibe because it is seriously hard to describe without using one million words.
And somehow, the term “hardcore” keeps getting thrown around. “American Hardcore act (hed) p.e….” How is this hardcore? I don’t get it. Or maybe still, they don’t get it. It’s like when your weird cousin thinks you like jungle or house because you talk about hardcore. “Oh, like happy hardcore, maaaaaan?” No. That’s the closest connection hed pe has to hardcore – your weird cousin.
That’s it for me. I’m going to listen to Youth Of Today now. Peace.
I’ve had a quit listen to this album.
It’s pretty sick.
Waiting on ordering the record