New.Old.Rare

by Midtown

Overview

This clever Fueled By Ramen release features tracks from four bands -- three songs each from Midtown, Recover, Silent*Corporation, and Blueline Medic. While it suffers a bit from the groups' collective reliance on melodic hardcore and emo-ish pop-punk (it can occasionally be difficult for first-time listeners to tell them apart), New.Old.Rare will be a boon to fans for the very three reasons its title suggests. Australia's Blueline Medic turns in a bold cover of Tori Amos' "Precious Things" -- this version's by the numbers quiet/loud arrangement isn't remarkable, but frontman Donnie Dureau does effectively convey some of the tension and creeping uneasiness of the Amos original. The gravelly Dureau is also a dead vocal ringer for Jets to Brazil's Blake Schwarzenbach. Previously unreleased material includes an acoustic version of "Get It Together" from Midtown and Recover's hard-edged "Not a Word." While New.Old.Rare is pretty strong throughout, its best moments might come from Silent*Corporation, whose passionate and positive dueling vocals and energetic, chunky power chording during "Don't Look Back" and "Trapped in Me" keep things moving along at a breakneck, heartbreak-heavy pace. ~ Johnny Loftus

Product Details

Release Date:	01/28/2003
Label:	Fueled By Ramen Records
UPC:	0645131205728
Rank:	150978

Tracks

1. Precious Things  - Tori Amos  -  Blueline Medic
2. Become What You Hate  -  Midtown
3. Fracture  -  Recover
4. Don't Look Back  - Tom Scholz  -  Silent Corporation  -  Blueline Medic  -  Midtown  -  Recover
5. Cathedral  -  Blueline Medic
6. Easy Way Out  -  Midtown
7. Not a Word  -  Recover
8. Trapped in Me  -  Silent Corporation  -  Blueline Medic  -  Midtown  -  Recover
9. They'll Let You Know  -  Blueline Medic
10. Get It Together  -  Midtown
11. Unnatural  -  Recover
12. New Direction  - Ian McCulloch  - Les Pattinson  - Will Sergeant  -  Silent Corporation  -  Blueline Medic  -  Midtown  -  Recover

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Midtown   Primary Artist
Recover   Primary Artist
Blueline Medic   Primary Artist
Silent Corporation   Primary Artist
Heath Saraceno   Guitar,Vocals
Dan Keyes   Guitar,Vocals
Gabe Saporta   Bass,Vocals
David Snow   Bass
Ross Tweedy   Bass
Donnie Dureau   Guitar,Vocals
Jimmy Vela   Drums
Shaun Lohoar   Drums
Rob Hitt   Drums
Adrian Lombardi   Guitar
Tyler Rann   Guitar,Vocals
Robert Mann   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Joe Carra   Compilation Producer
Bob Hoag   Producer,Mixing,Engineer
Blueline Medic   Composer
Ian McCulloch   Composer
J. Robbins   Producer
Les Pattinson   Composer
Recover   Composer,Producer
Midtown   Composer
Will Sergeant   Composer
Tori Amos   Composer
Lindsay Gravina   Engineer,Producer,Mastering
David Snow   Design,Layout Design
Joe Panetta   Engineer
Tom Scholz   Composer
Oscar Gaona   Mastering
Leah Baker   Engineer
Kyle Baker   Editing
Rob Phillips   Mixing,Engineer,Producer