As Cities Burn Band • Page 7

I also was just saying it was good, didn't think you were being critical. Probably would have helped to explain ha. Hawkboy was Cody and Aaron. They did two EPs, if I remember right one with Tyler Orr (HOHW producer) and the second with Matt Goldman (their first two records). They're both really great. Two Bit, Mother London, Wide Road and and Gotta Get Out were some of my favorite tracks, though they're all quite good.

 

One of my fav all time as well

 

You're the man. Thanks

 

Will listen ASAP!

Honestly Matt Goldman is one of my favorite producers. Produced so much gold.

 

Matt is great. That Hawkboy EP he did has some of my favorite drum sounds he's ever produced.

 

Matt is so incredible. God I love him so much.

 

Wish Hawkboy was available stream on AM. I've honestly never really given it a chance.

 

This band was one album away from being a time period defining band.

Would love a follow up to HOHW

 

I still feel like they were tbh. I felt like after CNS and HOHW a bunch of other bands started to follow suit and change up their sound. Particularly Oceana

 

They were close to being untouchable for me.

One more album in the vein they were going prob would have put them in Thrice territory for me.

Currently i think of them like the Felix culpa or crime in stereo.

 

Finally got SILYAYD record on come bottle, so wonderful. But easily their worst album. Would love more Hawkboy ish stuff though the latter two ACB records are some of my all time favorites.

 

Hello Beautiful Nothing, by Wall of Ears

 

Relistening to SILYAYD today and The Widow definitely still remains one of the best songs this genre ever produced.

 

Hard agree

 

My buddy just got me the SILYAYD vinyl as a going away present so that was pretty neat.

 

Keep him around

Edit: well fuck I guess you can't because you're going away lol

 

He was the one who introduced me to, not only ACB, but this entire scene of music many moons ago. He's a keeper! He also introduced me to Absolute Punk haha

 

Which color? I think coke bottle is perfect for the cover but they all go well

 

Yeah, coke bottle

 

I got red. Regret not getting coke bottle.

 

Well here we go... Happy 10th Birthday to Come Now Sleep:



Still one of my top 5 albums. So much depth - some of the songs on it never fail to move me 10 years later.

 

Come Now Sleep is, in my opinion, a masterpiece. I remember the first time I listened to it and Contact came on..just hit me like a ton of bricks. I don't think I've ever cried to any album as much as I have to CNS lol.

 

Love hearing stories like this. Hope there will be more in this thread but I've enjoyed reading the comments!

I had the same initial reaction. Some of the lyrics verbalise thoughts and feelings in my mind that I'd never been able to get out before. I was 17 when it came out and it has honestly impacted my life.

 

I can't believe they were all younger than I am now when it came out. That's just insane to me, to be writing something so powerful at such a young age

 

I honestly cannot properly articulate how Come Now Sleep makes me feel. I believe it to be my favorite album of all time.