Thomas A. Corpino | Hartsdale, New York United States | 02/24/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"An absolute monstrosity. Easily, THE most powerful 20 some-
odd minutes of music ever recorded. A complete, cacophonous
roar led by twin-barrels burnin' buzzsaw guitars and a drummer
named Ben who sounded like Keith Moon AFTER he destroyed the
skins. And Peter Searcy screaming/mewling/howling/caterwauling
over this riotous din like Paul Westerberg after a few
"whatever you're havings". As good, if not better, than
anything those Husker Dudes were doing at that present time.
As frontman Searcy anguishly laments on the final song "You
won't see-you won't know-that everything was PERFECT"...
believe me Peter...it all was."
Slint, junior
Thomas A. Corpino | 04/12/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"in the immortal movie "summer school," one of freddy shoop's students, who's slept through class all semester, turns out to be a male stripper. when the shoop truck confronts him, larry responds with a question, "what if you could be 18 again, but you would know then what you know now?" of course, shoop agrees. so is squirrel bait, the noisy, highly intelligent punk band you wish you would have formed in high school. each song of the record is pounded out with all the angst these teens could muster, resulting in, to quote grant hart of husker du, "the best $400 [he's] ever heard." the liner notes are also a juicy read, comparing the record to, among other things, "i ain't marching anymore" by phil ochs and "light my fire" by jose feliciano. anarchists indeed."
16 Wow
Thomas A. Corpino | 09/29/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Squirrel bait were in high school when they recorded both their records. It's amazing that kids that young could produce such amazing music. I was in a band at 16 and it sounded like a bunch of 16-year-olds. These kids ROCKED !!! If your a Discord fan check these guys out. Great 1985-86 Pre EMO I just wish the recording was better."
Pretty impressive
J. CRAGGAN | 09/05/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"There are eight songs on this EP and atleast four of them are really good. Those four being the first half. The second half isn't bad, but the songs seem kind of worthless compared to the first half. The first song, "Hammering so hard", is the EP's best track. It sounds like The Replacements meets Nirvana briefly introduced to Minor Threat. That pretty much goes for the entire EP. The vocalist, Peter Searcy, sounds like Kurt Cobain, Paul Westerberg, and Rick Froberg mixed into one. There is also a little Husker Du influence in some of the songwriting. I'm sure many of you looking at these reviews are fans of Slint, but I warn you not to expect anything like Slint from this band here. The guitar work shows a tiny little bit of the Slint sound, but it's not obvious. Remember Brian McMahan (Slint's vocalist/second guitarist) is only on guitar, not on vocals (and thankfully, because Searcy is a much better vocalist for this band). Also, Britt Wilford (Slint's drummer) is on drums. I may as well take time to note that the other members of Squirrel Bait, bassist Ethan Buckler and second guitarist David Grubbs, do a fine job on this recording.
In conclusion, I haven't got the Squirrel Bait full-length (Skag Heaven) yet, but this EP is just begging me to. A really good listen, and yes the Nirvana/Husker Du comparisons are completely true."
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIS YET?!
J. CRAGGAN | 02/01/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"squirrel bait are unstoppable. i've had this record in my car cd player for a month now. this is essential listening. get it now!"