★★★★★
As a lifelong Connecticut resident, I like to fancy myself hip to most of our small state's hip hop lore. I know, for instance, that Stezo of "It's My Turn" fame now owns and cuts at the barber shop across the street from the University of New Haven. I know that the Milo Sheff often heard on Hot 93.7's local hour and seen periodically at Toad's Place is the same Milo Sheff who was lead plaintiff in the infamous Sheff vs. O'Neill school desegregation case in 1989...
- rapreviews.com
2010-02-13
★★★★★
Hardcore kids have a nasty habit of anointing legend status on any band that happened to release a seven-inch before 1995. If said band happened to be from New York City or Washington DC, they were talked about and revered like ancient gods who broke up before showing the hardcore community the light. While it's important for followers of any style of music to understand its history and roots, the hardcore/punk community often takes it to ridiculous extremes...
- www.popmatters.com
2009-03-21
★★★★★
If you were lurking around the basements and clubs of Washington DC in the late eighties, chances are you heard, saw or were kicked in the face by Fury. Their shows were blistering, chaotic affairs, and the tension between them burned so hot that all told, their live career lasted less than a year. Their recording career was even more succinct; the six tracks compiled on Resurrection form the only sonic document of the band's tumultuous existence...
- www.splendidezine.com
2008-07-30
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