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Rating: "Billy", third album by Samiam, a turning point for the band.
Previously it was Californian punk-rock, close to Jawbreaker as much as to Texas Is The Reason, even to Green Day before they blasted their brains in front of MTV. Then major labels and related downfalls, the departure of historical members, and other more polished albums came. But this.
This has the tension of a Fugazi album and the drive of Hüsker Dü. It has the melody of emocore before anyone invented it, and in the sound of the guitars a hint of psychedelia. It has vocal cords so desperately soulful that they recall Greg Dulli. It has an expressive urgency that manifests in every track, starting with the first, magnificent Don't Break Me.
It is a raw gem dated 1992, but it is worth rediscovering.
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
03 Head Trap (03:57)
have you ever tried to get away
when every move you make is restrained
trying to balance what you want with what's expected of you
can't overlook the consequences due to your new circumstances
my thoughts are mine to a point til i feel inclined to be you
wouldn't you like to be alone
wouldn't you rather stay at home
wouldn't it be nice to wake up free
without any sense of responsibility
do you ever get tired of the same old place
and seeing that same old face
you need to find some place to go
and leave your whereabouts unknown
09 Conditions (05:09)
if i could be anywhere and feel at home and be without anyone without feeling alone and do anything knowing it's all right i'll keep you in mind don't want to spend my time looking ahead or back it keeps me busy just wondering where the hell i'm at i don't want to talk because i don't want to argue it'll just confuse me anyway i've got my reasons for not being understanding and saying all the fucked up things i say i've been holding back the motion in my mimd for so long i can't always tell when something has gone wrong if things get simple now i'd probably lose my mind little girl you're so afraid no matter what i say you don't believe me
11 Homeboy (02:12)
I can't get up because if I do
I'll just be staring at the wally
I'll take a long look around me
and forget what I got up for
breakfast being the only thing
that gets me out of bed
my stomach screams and to the floor I fall
gluey eyed I stumble through my room and down the hall
at least I can scratch my balls
Cocoa Crispies calling my name and crackling in my head
my pipes are getting rusty
my brain smells more like cheese
I think I'll watch some t.v. or spin a record instead
Cheers Love Connection or something like the Dating Game
13 At the Bottom (07:17)
i've got a piece of you all that you don't like to see i know you so well i'm not surprised when you lie to me and i'm no good because i'm what i want to be i'm out on a limb you would like to trim that tree i think i've found another waste of time and what you can't stand is that it is mine it beats you black and blue
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