Reggies Rock Club
2109 S State St
312.949.0121
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Fucked Up
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Thursday Oct 23, 2008 (6pm)
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$12
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Whatever mystique Canadian hardcore agitators Fucked Up lost in 2006 by releasing a conventional full-length CD (on a major indie label like Jade Tree, no less) pales in comparison to the creative triumph that is Hidden World. Years of nose-thumbing goofs (an Israel-only 7", an infamous Maximumrocknroll interview) may have upped their mythical status among the crusty collector set, but a band this ambitious deserves a close-up. Epic song lengths ("Year of the Pig" clocks in at over 18 minutes) and un-punk arrangements never obscure the songs' fist-pumping nature. Smart hardcore bands tend to develop guilt complexes after trying to reconcile Milton (quoted in "Jacob's Ladder") with the Meatmen. Fucked Up just dare you to keep pace.
