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Podcast Episode
Season
Fourteen
number
724
Type
Album Review
Post Date
7/23/2024

Big Hate

724 You're Soaking In It by Big Hate

You're Soaking In It

Label
Flip Records
Release year
1998
Producer
Rick Parashar
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Big Hate features big, buzzing guitars tackling grunge to southern rock on their 1998 sophomore and final release You're Soaking It In

Author & Special Guests

Plenty of guitar-oriented bands rose to prominence in the 1990s thanks to wave after wave of new artists from various genres. The Seattle sound, pop punk, Britpop, etc. all offered a diverse array of sounds for six-string fans. It was like the 1980s era of guitar heroes, but with an emphasis on diversity of tone and style - the melodic mayhem of J. Mascis to the angular buzzsaw of Kim Thayil to the jazzy funk of John Frusciante - all finding the balance between creative tangents and serving the songs. That brings us to Big Hate, an Atlanta via New York band that utilize a fuzz pedal to its maximum potential. From the opener "Century," that features a lazy slide adding just the right amount of dissonance, to the riffing "Writer's Block," the band takes full advantage of their twin guitar attack. But while it shines musically, the band leaves a bit to be desired vocally, from not nailing a truly hooky chorus, to often sliding into early Our Lady Peace / Raine Maida territory.

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Songs in this episode

  • Intro - Century
  • 15:46 - West Virginia
  • 20:34 - Disappointed
  • 22:45 - Writer's Block
  • 24:41 - Rock That Doesn't Roll / Dope Nostalgia podcast promos
  • 34:35 - Lemonade
  • 38:13 - Sufi
  • Outro - Beauty Mark

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