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░ ██ ██ Artist: Hurtsmile ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Hurtsmile █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2011 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2011-03-26 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Hard Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Frontiers / Irond ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ The latest from Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen) █
█ who has teamed up with his brother Mark to write █
█ his most succinct record to date. The self-titled, █
█ HURTSMILE is a raw sonic sucker punch in the face! █
█ From the opening buzz saw riff of ôJust War █
█ Theoryö to the epic finale of öSlaveö and ôBeyond █
█ The Garden/Kicking Against the Goadsö, Gary █
█ continues to push and poke you in the ear with his █
█ lyrically provocative themes. █
█ █
█ ôHurtsmile was a long time comingà I always wanted █
█ to write a record with my brother,ö says Gary. █
█ "I'm a big fan of MarkÆs song writing and his █
█ snarling guitar riffs." The timing was right as █
█ Extreme was in-between their touring and record █
█ cycle, leaving Gary the freedom. They recruited █
█ Joe Pessia (bass) an alumnus of Nuno BettencourtÆs █
█ Dramagods as well as the guitar player for █
█ Tantric. Joe also engineered, and co-produced the █
█ record with Gary. To round off the lineup they █
█ enlisted heavy hitter Dana Spellman on drums ôItÆs █
█ an east coast-Boston thing,ö states Gary. ôMark, █
█ my brother, was in a band with NunoÆs brotherà Joe █
█ was in NunoÆs band and Dana was a friend, and █
█ student of Mike Mangini (former Extreme drummer) à █
█ we like to keep it in the family.ö █
█ █
█ The lineup is not the only thing familiar with the █
█ band. In true Cherone fashion, the record is chock █
█ full of swaggering guitar, soaring vocals and the █
█ trademark Cherone eclecticism on tracks such as █
█ ôJesus Would You Meet Meö, the reggae-tinged ôJust █
█ War Repriseö and the Dylanesq ôThe Murder of █
█ Daniel Faulkner (4699)ö. ôHurtsmile was about █
█ returning to my roots, writing a record in my █
█ basement, a straight up rock ænÆ roll recordà but █
█ it turned out to be more diverse and ambitious █
█ than I expected.ö █
█ █
█ Gary is no stranger to taking on intense topics, █
█ and Hurtsmile is no exception. The first half of █
█ the record is a group of more loosely knit songs █
█ such as the cynically inquisitive "Just War █
█ Theory", the limit's of free speech "Tolerance █
█ Song (edit)" and the disturbingly mesmerizing █
█ ôKaffur (Infidel)ö, inspired by the beheading of █
█ Daniel Pearl. █
█ █
█ The 2nd half of the record is more conceptually █
█ cohesive; an introspective look at the nature of █
█ man and the condition of the human heart. █
█ ôStillborn" introduced earlier, and "Set Me Free" █
█ both touch on mans inclination toward darkness, █
█ culminating with an epic journey from sin to █
█ salvationà "Slave" to "Beyond the Garden/Kicking █
█ Against the Goads". █
█ For the most part both themes are represented as 2 █
█ sides of a record. A concept familiar to Extreme █
█ fans but make no mistake, whether reading between █
█ the lines or just moved by the visceral power of █
█ the music, this is a completely different type of █
█ record. Gary adds, "All the boys in the band have █
█ brought something new to the table, and you'll █
█ never know what hit you!" █
█ █
█ HURTSMILE █
█ Gary Cherone û Vocals █
█ Mark Cherone - Guitars █
█ Joe Pessia - Bass, Mandolin █
█ Dana Spellman û Drums, Percussion █
█ █
█ Produced by Gary Cherone, Joe Pessia █
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░ 1. Just War Theory 2:41 ░
░ 2. Stillborn 3:51 ░
░ 3. Love Thy Neighbor 3:42 ░
░ 4. Kaffur (Infidel) 4:28 ░
░ 5. Painter Paint 2:30 ░
░ 6. Tolerance Song 3:23 ░
░ 7. Set Me Free 4:18 ░
░ 8. Jesus Would You Meet Me 3:15 ░
░ 9. Slave 5:18 ░
░ 10. Beyond The Garden/ Kicking Against The 6:25 ░
░ Goads ░
░ 11. Just War Reprise 4:19 ░
░ 12. The Murder Of Daniel Faulkner (4699) 5:34 ░
░ 49:44 ░
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