Greg Sage and whoever he had playing with him at any point in time until about 1999 = Portland's late, great, underrated Wipers.
If you dig your punk a bit more on the melodic / musical side (but not, let's say, "Green Day" dayglo flavored pop/punk), this is for you/worth exploring. All three of the band's first trilogy of albums (Is This Real? Youth of America; Over the Edge) are equally fantastic. "Over the Edge" was intentionally recorded and mastered so as to have almost no low-end information on it whatsoever; it's as though Sage woke up one day and thought "I really don't like the bass register, at all" and just carved it off the bones. Kind of like when you used to listen to MP3's and thought "maybe I got a bad rip here." Nope, this is just how Greg wanted you to hear it.
Apr 25, 2025
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Almost grunge. Really good. Sounds like i'ts from the mid 90s. Playing is tight, production sounds better than pretty much anything punk from the era. Worth a listen if you wanna feel like punching a wall repeatedly for 30 minutes. MJ Lenderman has em playlisted I think.
May 1, 2025
Jan 21, 2024
the new tracks rock, I love the cynical y2k pop on My Guy and the bitcrushed emo on Northwest Zombie Girl
Jun 28, 2024
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The man responsible for dozens of Teenage Symphonies to God
"Sad songs about happy things" (the first time, as a kid, I can recall the sweet/sour combo of melodies that could make you cry attached to songs about endless, bottomless love)
I've long since lost track of how many weddings and funerals I've attended that have featured this song; suffice it to say, "a lot."
God only knows what we'd been without him 🙏🏻
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May 22, 2025
Hey tyler hopefully this doesn’t violate some PI.FYI golden rule
But after nearly two years of writing, editing and arguing, my book about the EP is coming out in May and can be preordered here:
https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/
The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s.
Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha).
For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I can’t wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! ❤️
Mar 27, 2024