Just can t get enough - Hurt is awesome live and studio. All three of their albums are just amazing, I can t stop listening to it. This was their first album but so very good, there isn t one track that is lacking.
Not sure what happened. - I can t hide my mild dissapointment with the latest Hurt CD. I have the Hurt I and Hurt II and really loved them. So naturally I bought The Re-Consumation. There are a few songs on the new CD off the other 2. For the most part I perfer the original recording due to the mix. The new mixes seem shallow or compressed as the old mixes seem more vast, deeper. There are new parts and textures, but the mix holds back the new ideas. It s the same way with most of the new material. It just seems compressed. I will certially look forward the the next Hurt CD.
Consumated again - Just as good as the fist two CDs. If you dig Hurt the Re-consumation is a must.
Re-Consumation - This is yet another great release by this band ! If You enjoyed the prior two albums this is just as good ! Buy it you won t regret it !
The Re-Consumation will consume any Hurt fan quite easily - Back in 2004, in the days before Capitol Records, a little known band by the name of Hurt, led by lead singer J. Loren, was trying to make a name for themselves. Before current members Evan Johns, Josh Ansley and Paul Spatola joined the band, Loren was working meticulously on a small album called The Consumation, of which only around two thousand were distributed at the time.Fast forward two albums, a single that continues to climb the charts (Ten Ton Brick), and four years later, on the eve of a tour with modern rock megastars Breaking Benjamin, Seether and Three Days Grace, those few remaining copies of The Consumation were selling for nearly $100 on eBay. Instead of allowing only a select few to here their original masterpiece, Loren decided to release a remastered version of their first album. Well it s not really their first album (Loren and Hurt released a self-titled CD even before The Consumation), but for historical purposes, it ll work.As a self-proclaimed Hurtie, I ve had the pleasure of listening to Hurt from the near beginning (just after Vol. I was released). Through my numerous listening experiences, I ve grown to love not only the hardass rock that Hurt does so well but the unplugged version of the band as well. Their acoustic sets are something else. Truly amazing. The Re-Consumation essentially offers this type of Hurt unplugged that I love so dearly. Everything is so raw and powerful. Looking at the set list, some might be turned off by the number of songs that have appeared on either Vol. I or Vol. II (or The Blackmarket EP). But I can assure any doubters that these versions on The Re-Con are totally different than what you have heard on Vol. I or II. You can really hear the power of Loren s still maturing voice on this album.House of Cards opens The Re-Con and gives us a nice taste of what s to come over the next six songs. Unclean is this album s Rapture or Ten Ton Brick, offering the casual fans of the band (is that possible?!) something to listen to. For fans of Overdose or House Carpenter, The Consumation (the song) displays the epic build up that is typical of the songs listed above. It s personally my favorite on the album. Oddly enough, Overdose is one of my favorite songs that the band has created.I would basically break the album down into two different sets. The first six songs, with the exception of Still, is definitely the harder half of the album. Starting with Omission, the second half of the album is definitely mellower, intermixing Loren s violin skills with an acoustic guitar. It s as if Loren didn t know whether the band was heading into the heavier realm of the rock world or the lighter, alternative side. Either way, The Re-Consumation shows the range that Hurt has the ability to play. They aren t your average rock band with screaming vocals.I can t really find any downfalls with this album. Some may not like the sound quality, but I think it gives this album a truly unique form. I m the person who would rather have a bad recording when compared to a song that is processed to death to get rid of any imperfection. I like the imperfections. It makes it more real.Overall, if you re a fan of Hurt, it s a must have. Just hearing how Loren and the band has progressed over the years is pretty cool in it s own right. Plus, it can never hurt (no pun intended, honestly!) to help the band out.