Chiodos Alls Well That Ends Well Album Review
During 2015, we're going to be looking back on some of the all-time albums that were released 10 years ago and discussing their legacy. Feel free to share your thoughts and memories in the replies. Enjoy!
Frenetic. Chaotic. Wild. Furious. Unapologetic.
In that location is a very specific set up of terms that describe the sonic energy found on All'southward Well That Ends Well, the debut anthology from Chiodos. Not only did the record set a foundation for the progressive post-hardcore band to grow from, it landed a powerful blow to the cheek of a brackish screamo scene in the process.
You can buy All's Well That Ends Well on iTunes.
Cut their teeth at a local music venue in Flintstone, Michigan, Chiodos wore their influences on their sleeve on their debut. The unbridled energy of bands like Glassjaw and Thursday slams hard confronting fleeting pop sensibilities and unnerving keyboards and synthesizers. All's Well That Ends Well is somewhat of a time capsule, perfectly capturing the audio of its historic period.
Aside from its raw vigor and evocative theatrics, the album may all-time be known every bit the coming out party for Craig Owens – a relatively unknown vocalist who would be considered a full-fledged stone star by the finish of the anthology's cycle. Untrained and unrestrained, Owens struts beyond the album'southward 13 tracks with abandon, unleashing piercing screams and whispery spoken give-and-take vocals, sometimes within the same line. His opening shrieks of, "This leap of love resembles the uncertain glory of an April twenty-four hours" on "All Nereids Beware" even so stands as one of the scene's most startling introductions.
Much like Owens' neurotic vocal spillage, the band transitions on a moment's notice from shredding post-hardcore riffs to hauntingly gentle pianoforte passages. "The Words 'Best Friend' Go Redefined" tackles all v stages of grief, both sonically and lyrically, in under four minutes.
The pace of the record is fast, but information technology'due south worth remembering only how spacey and ambience it felt in 2005 when juxtaposed with some of the band's peers. It's like shooting fish in a barrel to capture cheap energy. It'southward something more to add odd, unfamiliar elements to the mix to capture real emotion without completely abandoning genre expectations. All'south Well That Ends Well is best described as a post-hardcore record, merely it felt like something completely new while nevertheless maintaining an air of familiarity.
We'd heard a breakup, merely when padded with Bradley Bell's manic keyboard lines, All's Well's heavy parts went downward easy. We'd heard soaring vocals atop gritty guitar riffs, but Owens' heart-on-his-sleeve pleading made it less a functioning and more than a desperate weep for aid. His anger, despair and utter defeat rang out like a painful tolling bell, even when he resorted to cliché.
"Infant, Yous Wouldn't Last a Infinitesimal on the Creek" served as a instance written report track for the ring's boundaries, merely besides became the design for the next generation of in-betweeners. A frail offset find's Owens suggesting, "Let'southward simply cease, drib everything / Forget each other'southward names and just walk away" earlier the guitars kick in with fury. When he afterward cries, "This is probably the all-time, not to mention the worst, idea that I have e'er had", you tin can experience the internal conflict. Though infectious as hell, the band never lets the song skid into overly accessible territory.
3 years prior, The Used tested these same waters with their debut, simply chose instead to allow their appetite for catchy hooks tip the scales. That album was a gateway drug for many, but Chiodos appeared content to take only a quick striking, never fully indulging in crossover potential. The opening hardcore riffs of "Nosotros're Gonna Have Us a Champagne Jam", coupled with Owens' piercing howl, act as a firm refusal to cater to emo pop fans that wandered in the room on accident.
Chiodos would tighten send with subsequent releases, but did the band forsake the raw energy that made their debut such a smash? Bone Palace Ballet leaned toward full-on rock opera while Illuminaudio toed the line of progressive radio stone. Devil is an animal all its ain, combining every chemical element found in the Chiodos grooming manual.
There's certainly non a bad apple in the bunch, merely All'due south Well That Ends Well seems to stand up the examination of time. Even with its rough edges and uneven commitment, information technology still packs a bite. While the band may never over again harness the youthful fight and anger that made this debut such a classic, they've slowly been perfecting their craft and cementing themselves as post-hardcore giants. If the end is in sight, it'south certainly an ending worth shouting nigh.
by Kiel Hauck
Kiel Hauck is the editor in primary at It's All Dead. Over the past decade, he has been a contributor for multiple online and print publications and was most recently an editor at PopMatters. Kiel currently resides in Indianapolis, IN with his married woman and their imaginary pet, Paw Dog. You can follow him on Twitter.
Source: https://itsalldead.com/2015/07/24/reflecting-on-chiodos-alls-well-that-ends-well/
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