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Prong! - Scorpio Rising
by Tim Byrnes

Prong! - Scorpio Rising
Label: Locomotive
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Tommy Victor, who for all intents and purposes IS Prong, used to work the soundboard at CBGB during the 80's and sat through it all. Good, bad and indifferent. Taking a little from punk, a little from Industrial and Hardcore, he filtered it all through his own vision and came up with ˜Beg to Differ' in 1990 .

That CD came on like a runaway train, all dense guitar wallop, no solos thank you, and set the stage for a lot of similar bands to achieve the kind of success that eluded Prong throughout the decade.

This should change with the release of "Scorpio Rising". Nothing if not more powerful and direct than their previous work (all worth checking out if you're unfamiliar), “Scorpio" continues the band's mix of Slam and Swing that, to my mind, always differentiated them from the soundalike Hardcore scene.

Downtuned guitars pound out tight, menacing riffs while Victor sings words of understandable anger at being left with little more than dread and alienation. The beats groove. This is the work of those who have seen it all and been most of it.

Songs like "Detached" and "All Knowing Force" return, with us now, to those glorious days of yesteryear while "Avoid Promises" and "Letter to a Friend" break new and more thoughtful ground. There are fewer samples on this CD than usual, but Prong's Industrial streak never depended on them anyway. The band is back with renewed intent and power and that can't be nothing but good. 

There was a time in the early 90's where I though that Prong, along with Voivod, would take "hard" music out of the critic's ghetto and into the mainstream by elevating the subject matter and eschewing the guitar wankery that abounded. Well, Nirvana came along and that was that. Prong and Voivod withered on the vine while we spent the next 10 years being bombarded by bad Nirvana clones and Doors impersonators.

Now, though, Prong (as well as Voivod) are back to slam our faces into a brick wall with intelligence and conviction. No whining about bad childhoods or the music industry. 

Real music for real people. 
Go get ‘em, guys.


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Tracks:
Detached
All Knowing Force
Embrace The Depth
Reactive Mind
Regal
Inner Truth
Avoid Promises
Siriusly Emerging
Assurances
Out Of This Realm
Letter To A 'Friend
Entrance Of The Eclipse
Red Martial Workings
Hidden Agendas
 
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Fan Speak:

Posted by mushroomheadkal:
I first found out about Prong from a radio station in the 90s. They are an incredibly talented group of musicians. I have enjoyed listening to all their albums, and I am proud to call myself a fan of PRONG!


Posted by Galecknesh:
Grunge, emo, punk and "rock/3rd wave" ska ahould all be shot... Let loose the non-hair metal metal!


Posted by tim:
TK138, yr right "Snap Yr Neck" was post-Nevermind, but Prong kinda did get lost in the all-things-Seattle-shuffle of the early 90's and, yes, it was a shame. Now, however, we have a chance to give this band their due. See y'all at the shows.


Posted by TK138:
Funny, I thought Prong had their biggest hit, "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck", a couple of years after Nirvana hit. It's a shame they didn't have much success after that.


Posted by controller:
I saw Prong on the last date of the "Rude Awakening" tour - right after they heard that they had been dumped by their label - it was one of the best live shows I have ever seen. Full-throttle from beginning to end. The encore was almost as long as the set. If you haven't heard Prong before: a) shame on you, b) run, don't walk, to your music store of choice and pick up some of their work. They have never disappointed.


Posted by Aryias:
Good $#!t. Can't wait to see them play at Sun n Steel Metal Fest in March!



 
 












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