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Ok this is a thread specifically for fans of blindside. They are amazing. They have a very diverse sound (she Shekina for proof). So let us discuss them what your favirote album by them.

I have all of their cds, but the only one I listen to pretty regularly is A Thought Crushed My Mind.

Eric wrote:I have all of their cds, but the only one I listen to pretty regularly is A Thought Crushed My Mind.

Yeah, I dearly love Blindside, but A Thought Crushed My Mind and The Great Depression are the only things I'm carrying around in my CD wallet right now.

Anyway...Blindside has been one of my favorite bands for a long time. They're not particularly hard, they're not particularly soft, they're just some good, Swedish rock n' roll. I love Blindside a lot. Their last couple of tours in the US have been fantastic. In '04 it was them with mewithoutYou and the Kick, and then they played with Showbread and The Showdown in '05. Whoever is picking their tours needs to keep at it. I can't wait to see who they tour with next.

Love blindside, though they're NOT the best.

Heck, they're not even the best Swedish band.

beau99 wrote:Love blindside, though they're NOT the best.

Heck, they're not even the best Swedish band.

Who said they were the best? They're my favorite, though.

KKun wrote:Yeah, I dearly love Blindside, but A Thought Crushed My Mind and The Great Depression are the only things I'm carrying around in my CD wallet right now.

Yea i have been listening to Silence for a long time and since i just picked up about a burning fire i am listening to alot of that. I haven't gotten around to picking up a thought crushed my mind or great depression. I do want those cds though they are awesome

Kkun wrote:Who said they were the best?

Lots of people.

beau99 wrote:Lots of people.

Especially people who don't listen to metal. The metal scene in Sweden and the surrounding countries is far better than the American metal scene.

Eric wrote:Especially people who don't listen to metal. The metal scene in Sweden and the surrounding countries is far better than the American metal scene.

But Blindside's not metal. Blindside is rock. People who call Blindside metal are on all kinds of drugs that are not legal in America.

Kkun wrote:But Blindside's not metal. Blindside is rock. People who call Blindside metal are on all kinds of drugs that are not legal in America.

lol, I know that much already. I was only saying that because said fans don't know of anything better from Sweden; Blindside is most likely the only Swedish band that they know of.

[quote="Eric"]lol, I know that much already. I was only saying that because said fans don't know of anything better from Sweden]


Ah, I see. Pardon me.

No problem.

The only time Blindside was slighty metal (if not actually metal) was on there self-titled CD and a thought crushed my mind. But since we have already discussed that topic whats everyones Favirote song ?

GrubbTheFragger wrote:The only time Blindside was slighty metal (if not actually metal) was on there self-titled CD and a thought crushed my mind.

That's not even remotely metal. That's called hardcore punk.

Favorite song? I can't name just one.

Roads, probably. Followed by King of the Closest and then Time Will Change Your Heart.

beau99 wrote:That's not even remotely metal. That's called hardcore punk.

Favorite song? I can't name just one.

Roads, probably. Followed by King of the Closest and then Time Will Change Your Heart.

Yep, they're definitely hardcore punk. And those are some of my favorite songs as well.

Blindside? Hardcore punk? I don't think so. But whatever.

I love Blindside, but my favorite album would have to be Silence. I'm not sure why, but I wasn't too impressed with the rest of their stuff, or even their more recent stuff. Their sound in general is raw and honest (I guess?). I haven't seen them live, but I hear they put on an amazing show.

Syreth wrote:Blindside? Hardcore punk? I don't think so. But whatever.

The first two albums would be called hardcore punk by any music expert.

Historically, blindisde is far from anything that's had to do with punk. When I think of punk, I think of Minor Threat, Oxymoron, Anti-Flag, Dead Kennedy's and the Ramones. Anything that I would call punk would have to have some sort of influence in that direction. However, I'm not really into arguing about genres since it's all about opinion.

Syreth wrote:Blindside? Hardcore punk? I don't think so. But whatever.

I love Blindside, but my favorite album would have to be Silence. I'm not sure why, but I wasn't too impressed with the rest of their stuff, or even their more recent stuff. Their sound in general is raw and honest (I guess?). I haven't seen them live, but I hear they put on an amazing show.

They do put on an amazing show. I've seen them twice and they blew me away both times.

As for this whole hardcore punk argument, they most definitely are hardcore punk. If you need an example, go listen to The Shape of Punk to Come by Refused. It sounds very, very similar to A Thought Crushed My Mind by Blindside. Blindside's entire sound is built in hardcore punk. A Thought Crushed My Mind was a step toward more basic "hardcore" but it wasn't in the traditional sense of it didn't have boatloads of chugga-chugga-breakdowns and chanted sing-a-longs.

I dunno, it's funny, I used to think that "punk" was like a swear word (it does have four letters) but as I'm getting older, I'm realizing that some of my favorite music is the stuff that could be considered kind of punk rock...and I'm okay with that.

I love blidside! Knives showed them to me and i've been a fan ever since.

Kkun wrote:Anyway...Blindside has been one of my favorite bands for a long time. They're not particularly hard, they're not particularly soft, they're just some good, Swedish rock n' roll. I love Blindside a lot. Their last couple of tours in the US have been fantastic. In '04 it was them with mewithoutYou and the Kick, and then they played with Showbread and The Showdown in '05. Whoever is picking their tours needs to keep at it. I can't wait to see who they tour with next.

Don't forget Bradley Hathaway was there in '04.

What about '03? Officer Negative+Five Iron Frenzy+Blindside= Best concert in Animus Seed's life.

These dudes are good.