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The Stabbing Westward Thread
« on: October 21, 2014, 01:47:14 PM »
Anyone else a fan of this band?  I love all of their stuff.  I became a fun when I heard "Nothing" from their Ungod album in the early 1990s.  This was just posted online yesterday.  Apparently, the members have reunited in Christopher Hall's post-SW band The Dreaming.

New single "Alone": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR_jgmrWSmw&feature=youtu.be&list=UUdTPVDN2zXqd6udDJpv5wZQ

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The Dreaming – is a reunion of Stabbing Westward's founding members. The songwriting team is back with singer, Christopher Hall and keyboardist Walter Flakus, along with the one-time Stabbing Westward drummer Johnny Haro. The band is rounded out with Deadsy / Orgy guitarist Carlton Bost and bassist Brent Ashley from Static X.
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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread (Members reunite in The Dreaming)
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2014, 03:41:44 PM »
Not a big fan, but I have a best of which was pretty good.  They are mostly known over here for their hit Save Yourself.  Wonderful song.
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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread (Members reunite in The Dreaming)
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2014, 05:43:44 PM »
I love Wither, Blister, Burn and Peel. This song ain't bad.
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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread (Members reunite in The Dreaming)
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2014, 06:46:26 PM »
There was a song my mom loved by them, can't remember the name...
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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread (Members reunite in The Dreaming)
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2014, 07:01:59 PM »
I mainly know them from this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjRfv_9hO3M
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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread (Members reunite in The Dreaming)
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2014, 07:38:13 PM »
I remember hot girl from the video Shame.  She's probably in her 40s now...  :'(
     

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« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2014, 11:33:48 PM »
And maybe still hot!

Yeah, Shame was the song that got me into them.
Oh Jackie, always jumping to the most homoerotic possibility.

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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread (Members reunite in The Dreaming)
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2015, 01:28:13 PM »
Absolutely!  These guys had quite a few good songs.  I remember listening to them quite often when I went through my industrial phase.

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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread (Members reunite in The Dreaming)
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2015, 07:45:35 PM »
I have mixed feelings about the album but there is some good stuff on there.
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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread (Members reunite in The Dreaming)
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2020, 09:08:05 AM »
New Stabbing Westward music and video!  Hell yes!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2c2xW78t6U
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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2020, 11:00:33 AM »
I once met a woman at a concert who compared Ours to this band.

I kind of rolled my eyes, but she said enjoyed Ours as well, so that's not a bad thing.

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« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2020, 11:41:54 AM »
I liked SW like 20 years ago  they had a few killer tunes
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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2020, 11:45:24 AM »
Anyone else a fan of this band?  I love all of their stuff.  I became a fun when I heard "Nothing" from their Ungod album in the early 1990s.  This was just posted online yesterday.  Apparently, the members have reunited in Christopher Hall's post-SW band The Dreaming.

New single "Alone": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR_jgmrWSmw&feature=youtu.be&list=UUdTPVDN2zXqd6udDJpv5wZQ

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The Dreaming – is a reunion of Stabbing Westward's founding members. The songwriting team is back with singer, Christopher Hall and keyboardist Walter Flakus, along with the one-time Stabbing Westward drummer Johnny Haro. The band is rounded out with Deadsy / Orgy guitarist Carlton Bost and bassist Brent Ashley from Static X.

I loved Deadsy and Static X also  this is good
"its so relieving to know that your leaving as soon as you get paid, Its so relaxing to know that your asking now that you got your way"

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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread
« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2022, 04:38:09 PM »
Anyone else get the new album?  Any thoughts?  I've only listened once, but I like it so far!
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« Reply #16 on: April 20, 2022, 07:25:13 PM »
Anyone else get the new album?  Any thoughts?  I've only listened once, but I like it so far!

I think it's pretty great and possibly their most consistent album. I'm not a huge fan so don't quote me

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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread
« Reply #17 on: April 21, 2022, 11:01:35 AM »
I had no idea there was a new album!

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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread
« Reply #18 on: April 21, 2022, 12:45:15 PM »
I had no idea there was a new album!

Yup, it's called Chasing Ghosts.  10 songs. :)

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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread
« Reply #19 on: April 24, 2022, 03:08:10 PM »
That’s an interesting album cover. :coolio

I enjoyed listening to Stabbing Westward back in the day, but when I listen to them now, I can't really connect with the music.

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« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2022, 06:11:36 PM »
Finally got to it. This is a pretty good comeback. There's definitely a return to that late 90s, electro-tinged industrial sound, which makes the whole thing sound a little "dated", almost like time didn't pass. But I enjoyed it.

Also glad that they didn't completely lose the pop sensibilities that clearly influenced the self-titled...I liked that one a lot when it came out. Case in point, "Push" is probably my favorite - fantastic performance by Cristopher Hall on that one. "Crawl" has a very cool, almost goth-y atmosphere. Of the "bouncier" tunes, Wasteland stood out as being particularly catchy. "Cold" too, although its beat and synths are dangerously close to Blue Monday  ;)

"The End" is a pretty cool way to end (ha!) the album.

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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread
« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2022, 12:20:57 PM »
Finally got to it. This is a pretty good comeback. There's definitely a return to that late 90s, electro-tinged industrial sound, which makes the whole thing sound a little "dated", almost like time didn't pass. But I enjoyed it.

Also glad that they didn't completely lose the pop sensibilities that clearly influenced the self-titled...I liked that one a lot when it came out. Case in point, "Push" is probably my favorite - fantastic performance by Cristopher Hall on that one. "Crawl" has a very cool, almost goth-y atmosphere. Of the "bouncier" tunes, Wasteland stood out as being particularly catchy. "Cold" too, although its beat and synths are dangerously close to Blue Monday  ;)

"The End" is a pretty cool way to end (ha!) the album.


After 1 listen, I mostly agree with this.  It sounds very similar to Darkest Days.  I'll say that sounding like a different era is fine by me.  "Dated" is rarely a criticism I use.

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« Reply #22 on: April 27, 2022, 12:55:12 PM »
I was going to make a gentle joke about "is this the band with that AOR song about saving my life and better than a white line?"   Which of course is "Head East" and the song is "Never Been Any Reason".

Well, I looked both up, and, interestingly, Stabbing Westward was formed at Western Illinois University.  The name was about the '50s threat of communism, but the name sort of stuck because of the university and where it was located.  Head East contained members that went to Eastern Illinois University.  The name was about a vision of the sun during an acid trip, but still.  I thought that was a cool coincidence.

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Re: The Stabbing Westward Thread
« Reply #23 on: April 28, 2022, 12:16:55 PM »
Call me crazy, but on further listen it seems that maybe this guy has had a few bad relationships, and should probably seek counseling.

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