Cauterize
- So Far From Real
Label: Wind
Up Records
Rating:
Love
Stinks and Rocks and Rolls Forever
Back in the Summer of Hate (1977) when
the Ramones wanted to be sedated and the Pistols were destroying rock and
roll with their amplified venom and it looked like the cutting edge of
whatever calls itself rock and roll was hell-bent on obliterating all feeling,
there was a little band called the Shoes who, while labeled as punk by
the music press, played and sang pristine pop tunes about the triumphs
and travails of young love. With their debut album So Far From Real, Canadian
punk-pop band Cauterize pick up the torch for all young lovers having a
bad (Green) day. The Shoes, and bands like them, often time catch flack
from the more serious' among us (my punk rock can beat up your punk rock
nonsense) for shying away from any political stance and sleeping with
the enemy' by continuing to sing about broken hearts as opposed to broken
bones.
The songs on this CD all, in one way or
another, speak from the bottom of a broken, but not yet black, heart. They
say that the personal is political, and I guess there's nothing more personal
than a broken heart, so this CD and it's direct address of a failed relationship
careening along at Mach 112 is more political' than any would be revolutionary
spouting slogans from a tour bus.
This CD is like an anarchy beach party,
all clanging guitars rushing headlong into tight power-pop harmonies, rollerball
drums and impressive, melodic bass lines. There's more to this band than
meets the ear at first. Of course they sound much like the Blinks and the
Sums and all of Billie Joe's illegitimates (and, again, it's all the Buzzcocks,
baby and that ain't a bad thing at all), I think by now that we'd all accept
this form as a legitimate influence and, besides, nobody get's into this
to starve. But Cauterize expand the template with curve ball quirks in
their arrangements and a lyrical bent that, while bitter and somewhat
snotty, mostly transcends the banal locker room humor of the bands mentioned
above.
My favorite verse, from My Everything'
goes as follows:
..... How's your hand?
My eyes have healed nicely.
How's the time pass by
Without me?
I hope this hurts like hell
cause why should you be fine?"
Direct. Honest. Brutal. The personal made
political made punk rock. Radio friendly and with a hyper-relatable subject
matter, So Far From Real should be a hit, deserves to be a hit. No, it's
not gonna save the world (I fear were too far gone for anything to save
the world, but, I digress) but Cauterize at least give us a cool CD to
dance to as it burns, which is more than I can say for many. Good rockin'
tonight from Cauterize, 4 good men who deserve 4 good women (I guess).
CD Info and Links
Tracks: Something Beautiful
If You Go
My Everything
Killing Me
Taste Of Tears
Still Breathing
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Choke
Promise Me
Shooting Stars
Shine
Posted by Stacee *Tink*:
some of my favorite songs from Cauterize are on this first cd!
Posted by Scott Bull:
Another noise machine, but they actually make some noise that sounds good, such as Choke and Killing Me, other tracks are OK, but you'd be easily forgiven for thinking you're listening to any of a thousand other bands who perform exactly the same type of music, singing about the same things, dressing the same way, directing their videos the same way, they're good, but they don't break the mould in any way, they're not exactly in the same league as big hitters such as Bon Jovi, though not exactly the same style, you can play a Bon Jovi song, and everyone will know what it is, I played a Cauterize song to a friend, and they went "who are they", as did several other people who have heard the CD I played them.
Posted by the dude:
choke always gets me pupmed up!!! best band ever!!
Posted by Cauterize ROCKS:
OMG! So Far From Real is THE BEST CD I EVER OWNED! Those guys are so f#$%&?* god damn good! Taste of tears and something beautiful are the best songs ever! One thing: when is their album coming out?
Posted by A Stoked Fan:
CAUTERIZE KICKS ANY OTHER BANDS OUT OF THE FRIGGIN' WATER... THESE GUYS ROCK!!!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME SMILE EVERY TIME I PRESS THE "PLAY" BUTTON... WICKED SONGS BOYS!
Posted by punkersluthumper:
heck yes! i love the bass lines in there songs. quick question when in feb is there album due out?
Posted by punkerslut:
OMG, I am IN LOVE with cauterize, I first heard their song "Shooting Stars" on the Eurotrip soundtrack and went and ordered their cd, it has become the soundtrack to my life and I dont know what I would do without my CD. Favorite song, "Taste of Tears"
Posted by Tater Salad:
yes they call me tater salad... I love these guys sooo much! im a pretty good bass player and i have a dam hard time getting the bass line of "Choke" its nuts. and i cant find the CD newhere.
Posted by Goessen!:
areet, class band like, (y) type of music a like, gud lyrics... realistic and make sense unlike most bands!
Posted by jimmy:
you guys are so f___in cool my favorite songs are something beatiful, choke, and killing me
Posted by mike:
you guys are the best f@#$in band in the world. Dammit you guys rock my world so damn good
Posted by alex:
you guys are !@#$in amazing. the first time i listened to choke and killing me was on AVALANCHE 1080 my favorite song from you guys is something beautiful wow you guys rock. my favorite bands are Cauterize, Seether, and Maroon 5. the are so damn amazing
Posted by kels:
cauterize is frreakin amazing! their cd rocks my world...you MUST go out and buy it NOW....and thats all ive gotta say!
Posted by doug:
a lot of my friends found out about it thanks to 1080 avalanche, went and bought the album. Cauterize rock!
Posted by dave :
f-ing amasing thats all i got to say
Posted by Jen:
I found out about them from the video game 1080 degrees avalanche wich has choke and killing me on it i fell in love with the songs and the next thing i knew i was at the cd store buying their CD i've had it for about 3 months now and it hasnt left me 5 cd changer since unless i took it somewhere in my head phones..not many people know about them yet but im sure that soon they will be popular and become a trend (i hate that stuff) but still they will always rock
Posted by Shan:
They're great. The first band that I actually love all the songs on the album! CAUTERIZE rules! The greatest band to come out of Canada in my opinion. :)
Peace. :)
Posted by LP:
Cauterize is awesome. i especially like taste of tears. "Show me where it hurts, show me what loves done to you, dont try to move you'll only make it worse than it is already." the music is great. i play it all the time in my car, and people are like "OMG those guys are so good, who are they?" their sorta like New Found Glory. Way cool. If you like punk, you like them.
Posted by lorenzo:
thses guys ara so good, their songs get in your head and stay there. if you are in a relationship good or bad, together or jsut broke up, this cd is for you, or anyone who likes good punk/pop music. cauterize is awesome
Posted by Tim P:
This record is pretty sweet-ass. Nice guitars, awesome vocals/lyrics..very refreshing.
Posted by Katie:
ever since my friend told me about them its basically all i listen to they are so good and so easy to relate to and they rock
Posted by Jeska:
I love cauterize. They are amazing! Its so easy to relate to their songs and its so real! I love it !
Posted by tim:
joe, Cauterize have some tabs at their page on their homepage cauterize.com. Other than that, try guitaruniverse and tabcrawler. thanks for reading, tb
Posted by joe shcmoe:
where can i find tabs for choke and other songs?
Posted by Squirrely:
I LOVE CAUTERIZE I HAVE WRITTEN THEIR SONGS OVER AND OVER IN A NOTEBOOK AND I LOVE THEIR CD NUMBER 8 CHOKE IS AWESOME EVERYONE LOVES CAUTERIZE AFTER THEY HEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME!!
Posted by LuLu:
i have the cauterize so far from real cd.. and it never leaves my cd player.. its an amazing cd and everyone needs to own a copy of it!
