tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post8939809466766822394..comments2024-03-27T14:13:14.579-04:00Comments on DOUBLE CROSS: Poll results for favorite Turning Point recordingDOUBLE CROSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02894060297863887810noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-69348891046891270102009-03-09T21:22:00.000-04:002009-03-09T21:22:00.000-04:00The best TP recording for me actually was the scra...The best TP recording for me actually was the scratch tracks used for the LP. The tracks were raw unmixed and aggressive like hardcore should sound--they should have just released those instead of the LP--I'm only sorry I dont possess those anymore--Later---------------Muscle-----------Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-60554988376247088822009-02-18T15:22:00.000-05:002009-02-18T15:22:00.000-05:00Agree totally with AversionOnline that this is the...Agree totally with AversionOnline that this is the best split hardcore 7" ever. Some others who were close: Release/Courage, Integrity/Mayday and of course Stand Up/On Life(ha ha!).<BR/>TP killed in all depts. on all recordings and remain unchallenged to this day. It's a shame they did not put out a 2nd album, could have changed hardcore as we know it today, seriously! The split of recent times though has to be the Trapped Under Ice/Dirty Money, god damn, that shit is seriously ill!!!<BR/>R.I.P. Skip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-82768389314831044352009-02-18T13:39:00.000-05:002009-02-18T13:39:00.000-05:00I'm amazed nobody here brings up SHADOW SEASON... ...I'm amazed nobody here brings up SHADOW SEASON... both 7" and CDep<BR/>are amazing to this day... Jersey<BR/>kids emulating The Smiths rather<BR/>than YOT but equally cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-41697470332421780372009-02-18T11:51:00.000-05:002009-02-18T11:51:00.000-05:00I love TP, but when it comes to the split 7" I'm g...I love TP, but when it comes to the split 7" I'm going with the No Escape side all the way. A truly underrated band.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-1165308957715126102009-02-17T21:03:00.000-05:002009-02-17T21:03:00.000-05:00The demo still makes me want to punch shit when I'...The demo still makes me want to punch shit when I'm listening to it while driving. <BR/>Safe? No. Awesome? Yes. Everything after the demo just isn't the same to me.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12666687393963700302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-77013897825311306042009-02-17T18:24:00.000-05:002009-02-17T18:24:00.000-05:00For me the 88 demo will always be their best stuff...For me the 88 demo will always be their best stuff. It just rocks so hard, the production is perfect for it. Great songs, incredible drummer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-46586878280311086842009-02-17T14:15:00.000-05:002009-02-17T14:15:00.000-05:00Unfortunately they never recorded the songs Hollow...Unfortunately they never recorded the songs Hollow Inside and other new songs they did in 1991 on WNYU Radio (check out their discography on Jade Tree) because these songs are awesome, some are melodic but others display more agressiveness and pace like their LP.doesanybodyseewhatIsee?NOOOO!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05931395450225576330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-57128017243976599082009-02-17T09:50:00.000-05:002009-02-17T09:50:00.000-05:00I referred to this split as "the greatest split ev...I referred to this split as "the greatest split ever released in the history of mankind" when I wrote about it on my site last year, and I stand by that statement 100%. Both bands totally killed it on this thing, and these are Turning Point's best songs. Hands down. I love Turning Point, love the LP, etc. - but their later songs just demolish the early material for me. Totally incredible. I'm so psyched that this one won the poll, ha...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-27155202761259038002009-02-17T08:19:00.000-05:002009-02-17T08:19:00.000-05:00Some interesting comments here. First off, Ben......Some interesting comments here. <BR/><BR/>First off, Ben... I agree, had Turning Point stuck it out after the split and recorded another LP, they could have easily been as highly regarded as GB. I think about that all the time.<BR/><BR/>Str8 Tait... I'm with you man, TP and the Eagles. On and on.<BR/><BR/>#1 TP Demo fan... Couldn't have said it better myself, you hit the nail squarely on the head.DOUBLE CROSShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894060297863887810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-65606219992823797952009-02-17T07:09:00.000-05:002009-02-17T07:09:00.000-05:00i think you are exactly right in saying the demo i...i think you are exactly right in saying the demo is just guys from NJ emulating what they were hearing from NY...but it's the fact that they did it SO well. plenty of bands were doing that back then, but VERY few, maybe one out of every 25 was pulling it off well. that TP demo, man, it's just so well done. do you realize how hard it actually is to try to play that style and do it legitmately well? everyone knocks that type of sound...but try getting together with people and saying "let's write fast traditional style HC that sounds like YOT." i guarentee that nine times out of ten, you end up with a really bad sounding parody band. TP played really fast, really tight, and really pissed, and for a relatively straight forward SEHC demo, it has a lot of different riffs, mosh parts, and structure variety for a simple introductory 1988 demo. the fact that it isn't super original or groundbreaking creatively, and that it's done by NJ kids EMULATING actually just seems to solidify how good it is...it is outsiders borrowing heavily and yet it still just blows the doors off maybe any other band at the time that was trying to be YOT. if that demo came out in 1988 and it said the line up was members of YOT/GB/JUDGE, well, I would have believed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-62131301160833710432009-02-17T03:41:00.000-05:002009-02-17T03:41:00.000-05:00I expected for the 7" to win, but hey, what can yo...I expected for the 7" to win, but hey, what can you do.<BR/><BR/>for those interested in owning the original of this split, we still have a handful available in our store http://www.hardcore.gl<BR/><BR/>best,<BR/>Ed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-43264026788528934172009-02-16T23:03:00.001-05:002009-02-16T23:03:00.001-05:00the demo? i mean, it's good for what it is... but ...the demo? i mean, it's good for what it is... but the reality is that the demo is really just guys from new jersey emulating what they were hearing out of new york. there's nothing original or ground breaking about it at all.<BR/><BR/>the no escape split (off the record, how many of these things were sold and never shipped by chuck temperance? tons.) is a combination of all of the power of hardcore coupled with great lyrics and songwriting. <BR/><BR/>i remain convinced that if turning point had done another lp after the split it would be one of the best hardcore records ever. oh well. <BR/><BR/>i skipped the 1994 'burning joint' reunion. but the split songs are the ones i really would have wanted to see.s.wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047920442000565211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-62983334936060295322009-02-16T23:03:00.000-05:002009-02-16T23:03:00.000-05:00I love everything TP every did. From their raw be...I love everything TP every did. From their raw beginnings of the demo, to their emotional finale. Every recording showed a progression a maturation if you will. Two things in this world I could talk about for days, Turning Point and The Philadelphia Eagles. Did not expect the split or the LP to be in the top twoSTR8TAIThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708978035998795137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-59095870760528186422009-02-16T22:42:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:42:00.000-05:00The LP is tops for me, but it's all good.The LP is tops for me, but it's all good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-56468523355383449832009-02-16T22:12:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:12:00.000-05:00"Behind This Wall" is my favorite all-time track b..."Behind This Wall" is my favorite all-time track by any band, any genre. And I listen to A LOT of music. I always wonder if they would be as highly regarded as Gorilla Biscuits, if they had done another LP of the more melodic material.Ben Edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322170640778424533noreply@blogger.com