Are You Going (hoakgoin.xm)

Posted by TMA Placeholder Account on Sun 16th Jul 2000, rated 8 / 10.

As this song started I immediately got the same sinking feeling I had while listening to the two songs in the list immediately above this one. However, the longer I listened, the more I -- in spite of myself -- began to LIKE this song. It has a cheerful goofiness about it that reminded me of my youth (oh so long ago) and the weekends I spent listening to my mates' band. By the end of this song, my face was creased by the same cheesy grin I had when those guys finally got through one song without making a mistake. Hell, it even SOUNDS like that song. The choice of samples is great. What the combination gives you is the sound of your basic band: a guitarist; a bassist; a synthesiser player; and a drummer. Furthermore, the way it's all put together really makes you think you're listening to a group of young, raw musicians, who're slowly finding their feet as a band. At 4m44s it gets a little bit repetitive and could probably do with being cut down by about 60 seconds but other than that, I have no qualms about praising HOAK for this track. Unfortunately, the quality of this track makes "Green Days are Back" and "The Griff", all the more insulting and infuriating to the listener. I'm only presuming these two songs are made by the same person but since they all start with h-o-a-k, it's a reasonable presumption. If I'm wrong, I sincerely apologise -- I know I wouldn't want my name unfairly associated with those two steaming heaps of crap.