The Moment of Truth
Compilation album by
Deep Elm Records
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1999
GenreEmo, indie rock
Length60:33
LabelDeep Elm (DER-373)
The Emo Diaries chronology
A Million Miles Away
(1998)		 The Moment of Truth
(1999)		 An Ocean of Doubt
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
LAS MagazineUnfavorable [2]

The Moment of Truth is the third installment in The Emo Diaries series of compilation albums, released February 23, 1999 by Deep Elm Records. As with all installments in the series, the label had an open submissions policy for bands to submit material for the compilation, and as a result the music does not all fit within the emo style.[3][4] As with the rest of the series, The Moment of Truth features mostly unsigned bands contributing songs that were previously unreleased.[3][4]

Reviewer Kurt Morris of Allmusic remarks that "this third installment of the Emo Diaries saga is strong from start to finish" and that "Penfold's track should be required listening for all people proclaiming to have a knowledge of what the term emo means."[5] While criticizing some of the songs towards the middle of the compilation as "a bit weak", he notes that "Chase Theory, Epstein, and Last Days of April all contribute dynamic and passionate tracks to help close the album out persuasively. A very convincing and solid release, this very well might be the peak of these celebrated compilations."[5]

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Last Verse"Starmarket3:13
2."The Past Two"Planes Mistaken for Stars4:38
3."Microchip"Penfold4:56
4."VW Keychain"The Saddest Girl Story2:56
5."Hearing Things"Cross My Heart3:18
6."New Buffalo"Sweep the Leg Johnny4:36
7."Vanishing"Schema3:12
8."One Thousand Directions"Ultramagg3:50
9."Pacifique"Speedwell4:55
10."Christopher Columbo"Psara4:34
11."Cigar"Biblical Proof of UFOs2:45
12."Pharaohs & Kings"The Chase Theory4:02
13."Right Hand Rule"Epstein4:04
14."Nothing's Found"Last Days of April9:34
Total length:60:33

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ LAS Magazine review
  3. 1 2 Greenwald, Andy (2003). Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 118–119. ISBN 0-312-30863-9.
  4. 1 2 "The Emo Diaries". Deep Elm Records. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  5. 1 2 Morris, Kurt. "Review: Emo Diaries, Vol. 3: Moment of Truth". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.