DISCIPLINE - ''Saints & sinners'' CD
Genere: punk, punkrock, rock'n'roll, streetcore
Mark
: 6/10
Label: I Scream Records
Year: 2002
Length: 12 tracks - 33:46 min
Link: Discipline
Mp3: Saints & sinners
Favourite Tracks: ''Everywhere we go'', ''Rebel without a cause'',...

Tega holandskega benda se spominjam še iz svojega zgodnjega odkrivanja hardcora, ko mi je frend posodil svoj masiven Lost & Fournd Records katalog. Tipe sicer nisem nikoli previril na svojem playerju, tako da je to moje prvo pravo srečanje z njim, vendar sem vedno mislil, da Discipline zvenijo bolj neprijazno in brutalno. No, ''Saints & sinners'' dokazuje, da sem imel ves ta čas napačno predstavo. Glasba na disku je drveč in melodičen punk, ki se sreča s punkorckom, kateremu dodamo še malo hardcore vzdušja in dobimo, kot to sami imenujejo, streetcore. Komadi so tako drveči, kot tudi srednje hitri (ali pa mešanje obojega), prisotne so privlačne kitarske melodije, bass linije, ki ne zrcalijo vedno kitar, refreni, itd. Stvar nikakor ni pustobna in se celo naslanja na rock'n'roll vplive, kar je vsekakor dobra stvar in daje glasbi dodatno barvitost. Vokalist uporablja grob in hripav način petja za katerega nimam pripomb, čeprav bi raje slišal melodično petje ampak, ok. Poslana mi je bila samo zgoščenka tako, da nimam kaj napisat o ovitku in niti nebi vedel kaj se dogaja na tekstovnem področju. Po naslovih komadov sluteč, se mi dozdeva, da je vsebina besedil tipična za njihovo zvrst: težko živlenje, zvestoba načinu življenja, ponos, prijatelstvo in podobno... Discipline so se z glasbeno platjo tega albuma kar dobro izkazali in nimam nobenih pripomb. Imam občutek, da je glasba narejena s srcem in iskrenostjo! Če bi imel pred sabo celoten album z ovitkom in vsem, bi verjetno dobili več točk!

English Version:
I remember this Dutch band from the time of my early hardcore quest when I borrowed a massive Lost & Found Records catalogue from my colleague. I never really gave them a chance and putting them into the player so it's my first time I actually hear them. And I'm surprised! All these years I thought they play some violent and brutal music but ''Saints & sinners'' proves me I was wrong. They deliver with driving and melodic punk meets punkrock with just a little bit of hardcore feel and you get something they call streetcore. It's a blend of driving and midpaced rhythms curling alongside catchy guitar melodies, bass lines that don't mirror the guitears constantly and nice choruses. It doesn't sound blank at all and they even show some rock'n'roll influences which's definitely a good thing and supplies the music with some additional colours. Their vocalist uses harsh and rough manner of shouting for which I don't have any complaints, though I would rather hear melodic singing, but ok. I received only CD tray so I have nothing to write about the layout and I can't say what's going on in the contente department. Due to the song titles it seems like they deal with typical issues for the genre: hard life, loyalty to their believes/lifestyle, friendship and so on...of course I might be wrong! Discipline proves me they have a good sense of song writing and I have a feeling it's some sincerity and heart therein too. They might got a better mark if I had a complete album!