Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 5

by Hopelessly Devoted To You 5 / V

Overview

The fifth volume of Hopeless' Hopelessly Devoted to You compilation series is a typically economic look at the label and its bands, offering seven previously unreleased tracks and some video content for good measure. It kicks off with material from Melee and Amber Pacific, two bands with clear-eyed lead vocals and instrumentation that might best be described as tastefully gritty. In other words, it's stuff that's closer to pop heartbreak than psycho hardcore. At the same time, the Hopeless roster also includes the decidedly metalcore splatter of Break the Silence and Avenged Sevenfold, a stylistic spectrum that speaks to the fractured, shifty nature of hardcore and punk revivalism in 2004. Against All Authority's "Wet Foot Policy" is a dub-inflected gem dating from 1999 and a split 10" with the Criminals, while the unreleased "Where the Waves Are Highest" finds Jesse Michaels revisiting his Op Ivy glory days with Common Rider. Other highlights include Thrice's "To Awake and Avenge the Dead" (listen to that metal chording!) and a satisfactorily kooky live reading of Atom & His Package's "Punk Rock Academy." ~ Johnny Loftus

Product Details

Release Date:	06/29/2004
Label:	Hopeless Records
UPC:	0790692067527
Rank:	98950

Tracks

1. New Day  -  Melee
2. Always You  -  Amber Pacific  - Will Nutter
3. Motion Without Meaning  - Dustin Kensrue  -  Thrice
4. Comfort in Cold Blood  -  Break the Silence
5. Chapter Four  -  Avenged Sevenfold
6. Wet Foot Policy  -  Against All Authority
7. Where the Waves Are Highest  -  Against All Authority  -  Common Rider
8. Francesca  -  Melee
9. Ancient Ruins  -  Stairwell
10. Leaving What You Wanted  -  Amber Pacific
11. To Awake and Avenge the Dead  - Dustin Kensrue  -  Thrice
12. The Likes of Me  -  Break the Silence
13. Eternal Rest  -  Avenged Sevenfold
14. Punk Rock Academy  -  Atom and His Package
15. Deadbolt  - Dustin Kensrue  -  Thrice
16. Unholy Confessions  -  Avenged Sevenfold

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Against All Authority   Primary Artist
Melee   Primary Artist
Stairwell   Primary Artist
Common Rider   Primary Artist
Thrice   Primary Artist
Avenged Sevenfold   Primary Artist
Atom and His Package   Primary Artist
Break the Silence   Primary Artist
Amber Pacific   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Rachel D. Pearson   Illustrations,Cover Art
Avenged Sevenfold   Composer
Break the Silence   Composer
Against All Authority   Composer
Thrice   Composer
Winni   Assembly
Dustin Kensrue   Composer
Will Nutter   Composer