Lost a Lot of Blood
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Lost A Lot Of Blood is the second EP by Australian alternative rock
band Horsell Common. The EP has a more melodic style than the band's previous EP, A Who's Who Road Of Living
. However, it was heavier than the band's later releases. Whereas A Who's Who Road contained almost equal amounts of screaming and singing, this EP only has three songs containing screaming ("The Disaster", "Sentenced" and "Dean Youngblood") and on every song the screaming is in the background.
A music video was made for "The Disaster", the band's second video (the first being the video for "In Theory").
"Lost A Lot Of Blood" was included on Horsell Common's final release, the compilation album For Laughter, For Drama. Also included were the A Who's Who Road of Living
and Satellite Wonderland EPs, the The Birds and the Bees
split album with Trial Kennedy
, and various B-sides.
said that Horsell Common "have one up on the rest of the pack – their music comes across as a lot more genuine." The review goes on to say "...the instrumentation is admirable from the three piece, with layered heavy guitars spiralling into tense breakdowns, backed by intermittent machine-gun drumming, and a rhythm section that occasionally belies the heavy direction of the music."
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Horsell Common. The EP has a more melodic style than the band's previous EP, A Who's Who Road Of Living
A Who's Who Road of Living
A Who's Who Road Of Living is the first EP by the now-defunct Australian alternative rock band Horsell Common. The EP was released during September, 2003, and its style consists mainly of hardcore punk with random melodic moments, traces of alternative rock and even, in "Take A Breath", a tribute...
. However, it was heavier than the band's later releases. Whereas A Who's Who Road contained almost equal amounts of screaming and singing, this EP only has three songs containing screaming ("The Disaster", "Sentenced" and "Dean Youngblood") and on every song the screaming is in the background.
A music video was made for "The Disaster", the band's second video (the first being the video for "In Theory").
"Lost A Lot Of Blood" was included on Horsell Common's final release, the compilation album For Laughter, For Drama. Also included were the A Who's Who Road of Living
A Who's Who Road of Living
A Who's Who Road Of Living is the first EP by the now-defunct Australian alternative rock band Horsell Common. The EP was released during September, 2003, and its style consists mainly of hardcore punk with random melodic moments, traces of alternative rock and even, in "Take A Breath", a tribute...
and Satellite Wonderland EPs, the The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees (album)
The Birds And The Bees is split EP between Australian bands Trial Kennedy and Horsell Common, released 4 April 2006. It features three songs by each band, one of them being an acoustic cover of one of the other band's songs....
split album with Trial Kennedy
Trial Kennedy
Trial Kennedy are an Australian rock band formed in 2002, in Melbourne, Victoria.-Early work:Forming in 2002, Trial Kennedy's first release was an independent extended play , Present for a Day, in 2004. However, it was not until 2006's Picture Frame EP that the band began amounting some form of...
, and various B-sides.
Reception
The EP was received quite well in the underground music community. A review at FasterLoudersaid that Horsell Common "have one up on the rest of the pack – their music comes across as a lot more genuine." The review goes on to say "...the instrumentation is admirable from the three piece, with layered heavy guitars spiralling into tense breakdowns, backed by intermittent machine-gun drumming, and a rhythm section that occasionally belies the heavy direction of the music."
Track listing
- "The Disaster" - 3:54
- "Sentenced" - 3:12
- "This Modern Shame" - 3:53
- "Look Away" - 4:12
- "Dean Youngblood" - 3:50
Personnel
- Mark Stewart - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Luke Cripps - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Leigh Pengelly - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....