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HRM0052000 Compact Disc $10 postage paid » BUY via PayPal $11 Canada/Mexico » BUY via PayPal $12 world » BUY via PayPal » Mailorder All the recorded output of Man Afraid on one CD. Includes both 7"s, songs from various comps, 2 unreleased tracks and the original demo tape versions of 6 songs. Most of these songs have never before been available on CD. » Man Afraid website REVIEWS MaximumRockNRoll - December 2000 ... Man Afraid were a political hardcore band from Minneapolis existing in the brief window of time between the spring of '95 and fall of '96. Their style is most similar to bands like BORN AGAINST or ECONOCHRIST, and like these bands, MAN AFRAID shares a very strong anti-military sentiment. What stands out to me here is the vocalist, who does a very good job lyrically in bringing politics to the personal level of experience, while doing so in a warm, sincere style almost reminiscent of LEATHERFACE. Sadly, this singer took his own life and thus MAN AFRAID came to an end. This is a great discography, and anyone who enjoys any of the afore-mentioned bands should check it out. Inside Front - #13 For those who haven't heard Man Afraid before, they came from a strand in the family tree of hardcore somewhere after Born Against and before Dillinger Four -- anti-patriotic lyrics and samples, rugged down-to-earth approach to everything, energetic music with the distinct oi/punk roots still barely discernible, gravely vocals, haunting moments between the full throttle punk rock parts. It's good stuff, unpretentious and yet dramatic in the way that this music can be. Everything they did is collected here, fourteen tracks plus their demo, and the insert is excellent too; it contains all their lyrics, all the information we could have wanted, plus little retrospectives by Bryan Alft (editor of Contrascience) and Alex Coughlin (editor of Dwgsht, my old friend who went off hiking one day and never stopped). The last tracks (the rough demo ones) are some of my favorites, the sound is perfect for this music. Man Afraid was a band that was important to a lot of people, and not only because the project ended in tragedy; this isn't the most "current" record reviewed here, but it's better than that -- it's timeless. MediaReader - No. 4 This CD is inspiring. It's the one drop of hope in a bucket of mediocre reviews. Charged, political music with punch, sincerity, meaning, and intelligence from a band that makes me proud to know about hardcore. This is punk rock in a 90s incarnation of the Dead Kennedys. It's dangerous; it makes you think; and it makes you want to go and blow up buildings in the most honest, soul-emancipating way possible. It makes you want to stand up for what is right without being dogmatic or condescending.This band released material from 1995-1997. If you don't already know of them, you absolutely should put this release on your "next to buy" list. It's that good. |
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