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Try Honesty
Rock · 2001 · 4 tracks

Try Honesty

Billy Talent

Four tracks of jagged, high-tension post-hardcore. Rawer and more desperate than their later work, defined by staccato riffs and interlocking vocal shrieks.

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The raw, unpolished birth of the Billy Talent sound before the big budget took over.

A high-tension wire of suburban frustration and desperate, melodic aggression.

Try Honesty · vs · Billy Talent
Hand Played+4.0σ

The production is built around hand played than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
01
Try Honesty
4:14
02
This Is How It Goes
4:16
03
Cut the Curtains
3:57
04
Beachballs
3:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the clean, nervous guitar intro of the title track into the explosive, full-band scream of the first chorus.
The frantic, descending guitar line in 'Cut the Curtains' that sounds like a machine slowly coming apart at the seams.
The bridge of 'This Is How It Goes' where the bass takes over, creating a brief, tense pocket of air before the final vocal assault.
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