Quicksand youtube band
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Schreifels’ biggest claim to fame remains the seminal alt-metal outfit Quicksand, who joined the aforementioned tough guy and Smiths fan in unholy (and unprecedented) matrimony during their first run from 1990 to 1999. Calling his 32-year-career a “trajectory” is like calling a lightning strike “logical.” His end-game isn’t a question of aesthetics or style, but rather melodic energy, showcased in an ever-rotating array of short-lived projects over the past three decades: Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Moondog, CIV, and Rival Schools, to name a few. Not that Schreifels ever fancied himself a joiner.
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The 48-year-old Schreifels, on the other hand, came up amid New York City’s hardcore boom in the late 1980s: a time when punk relied more heavily on radical politics and performative masculinity than sonic risk-taking, when most tough guys would be too embarrassed to admit that they’d listened to the Smiths, much less considered themselves fans.
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If anything, it’s obvious-meatheads need their melodies too, you know. Few would consider his observation controversial in 2017. “Behind every tough guy is a little Smiths fan,” mused Walter Schreifels, Quicksand co-founder and post-hardcore pioneer, in a recent interview.