1 Year of BOAWS...
Today officially makes it one full year for BOAWS, which is a pretty cool feeling. I am prone to start things and never finish them or never start them at all and with this blog I’ve finally put together something that I feel I’ve actually been able to follow through on. I plan on continuing it for however long I can as it’s a great deal of fun to work on from time to time.
Anyway, I don’t really have much planned in terms of any kind of celebratory post and I imagine this will be the only one I ever do since it’s the first year. But I did think it would be cool to go back and a sort of do a second part to my very first post I did on the blog. Also, a good friend of mine, whom has recently started a blog for movies, took the time to put together a collection of all the posts through last year. For anyone that would like to have that, it can be downloaded here. It’s pretty nice for anyone that doesn’t want to go sifting through the archives, which is a pain. Also, there is a print version done up for anyone that might be interested in that. So a big thanks to him for putting that together, cause I know I wouldn’t have had the patience to do all of that.
So after Quicksand went their separate ways for a second time in 1998 it was said that there was some sort of aborted album or at least some new material recorded during that period. I briefly mentioned it in my inaugural post. Over time this has proved to be true to an extent as various tracks have gradually found their way on to the Internet. Although I am unsure as just how many tracks there are, I am quite certain that there is at least six. After listening to them an obsessive number of times, I do think some of the tracks had potential. Although a fair amount of them do remind me of what Walter Schreifels would go on to do in Rival Schools. It’s to no surprise that at least one of these songs ("Requiem") would later be re-recorded as a demo for that band. But anyway, the song “Hostage Calm” especially stands out as one of the stronger demos, although I’ve heard that this is one of the songs that Schreifels wasn’t completely happy with. However, don’t hold me to that. I am not sure if these will ever see the light of day in any sort of official format, but for the time being, in honor of one of the greatest bands ever and the inspiration for BOAWS; enjoy some of the ‘98 demos.
Quicksand – Hostage Calm [MP3]
Quicksand – In the End [MP3]
Quicksand – Constant Tension [MP3]
By all means check out the fan site United by Walter for anything and everything that has to do with Quicksand and/or Walter Schreifels. It’s an amazing site and a wonderful community of fans over there. Also do check out Walters MySpace for his recent solo material, good stuff.
Anyway, I don’t really have much planned in terms of any kind of celebratory post and I imagine this will be the only one I ever do since it’s the first year. But I did think it would be cool to go back and a sort of do a second part to my very first post I did on the blog. Also, a good friend of mine, whom has recently started a blog for movies, took the time to put together a collection of all the posts through last year. For anyone that would like to have that, it can be downloaded here. It’s pretty nice for anyone that doesn’t want to go sifting through the archives, which is a pain. Also, there is a print version done up for anyone that might be interested in that. So a big thanks to him for putting that together, cause I know I wouldn’t have had the patience to do all of that.
So after Quicksand went their separate ways for a second time in 1998 it was said that there was some sort of aborted album or at least some new material recorded during that period. I briefly mentioned it in my inaugural post. Over time this has proved to be true to an extent as various tracks have gradually found their way on to the Internet. Although I am unsure as just how many tracks there are, I am quite certain that there is at least six. After listening to them an obsessive number of times, I do think some of the tracks had potential. Although a fair amount of them do remind me of what Walter Schreifels would go on to do in Rival Schools. It’s to no surprise that at least one of these songs ("Requiem") would later be re-recorded as a demo for that band. But anyway, the song “Hostage Calm” especially stands out as one of the stronger demos, although I’ve heard that this is one of the songs that Schreifels wasn’t completely happy with. However, don’t hold me to that. I am not sure if these will ever see the light of day in any sort of official format, but for the time being, in honor of one of the greatest bands ever and the inspiration for BOAWS; enjoy some of the ‘98 demos.
Quicksand – Hostage Calm [MP3]
Quicksand – In the End [MP3]
Quicksand – Constant Tension [MP3]
By all means check out the fan site United by Walter for anything and everything that has to do with Quicksand and/or Walter Schreifels. It’s an amazing site and a wonderful community of fans over there. Also do check out Walters MySpace for his recent solo material, good stuff.
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