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Rites of Spring

Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring
Critic Score
Based on 1 review
User Score
Based on 253 ratings
1985 Ratings: #55
Liked by 39 people
June 1, 1985 / Release Date
LP / Format
Dischord / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

60
AllMusic
They've got the chops and dynamics down, although they will also need a little improvement over these tuneless, semi-screaming vocals.
depechemode4lif
72

Rites of Spring. A band that helped create the genre of emo and honestly while it isnt full formed yet and still lies heavily in hardcore punk, it is pretty solid

Melancoholic
70

Good.

PNGLIFT
80

No space for humble, amateur beginnings.

Behold, emotional hardcore's very own parallel to The Big Bang.

The threads have always ran amok wherever the highly controversial term rose from, right? I'm looking at you, lionhearted gatekeeper.

Influential D.C figures by the likes of Husker Du, Moss Icon or even Squirrel Bait had already set off for something beyond punk's meat-headed musical ethics, but only Rites of Spring had tied together what it meant to fuck up your vocal cords or play your ... read more

ThemeParkVex
73

They always ask, what is emo
But they never ask, how is emo

75

GOING DOWN

peppsiapo
70

One of the founding fathers of emo. Still holds up pretty well

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Track List

1Spring
2:09
94
2Deeper than Insider
2:17
94
3For Want Of
3:10
95
4Hain's Point
2:08
94
5All There Is
2:54
93
6Drink Deep
4:55
96
7Other Way Around
4:00
92
8Theme
2:20
96
9By Design
2:38
95
10Remainder
2:31
92
11Nudes
2:47
87
12End on End
7:37
91
Total Length: 39 minutes
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Added on: April 15, 2013