If you're searching for raw, real hardcore, Madball's third full-length, Look My Way, is the album for you.
Similar to old Biohazard and their ancestors Agnostic Front, Madball repeatedly inform the listener of how hard it is nowadays on the streets, backed by brutally dense music.
Singer Freddy Cricien screams/raps in the expected hardcore style, with lots of group-chanted vocals in place of choruses.
The 12 songs that comprise the album are all similar in sound and execution, but the music's overall power is quite intriguing at times.
Any cut will do, but highlights include the opening title track, "Waste of Time," "All I Can Take," and the 58-second "Walk Away." If you're not appreciative of hardcore music, chances are you'd find the style monotonous, but simplicity and straightforwardness was what the musical form was founded on.
And with Look My Way, Madball have become the premier purveyors.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Look My WayMadball | Madball | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | Moment of TruthMadball | Madball | Play | 01:38 | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| 3 | Cut OffMadball | Madball | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Temptation or RestraintMadball | Madball | Play | 01:20 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 5 | Waste of TimeMadball | Madball | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | False ThreatsMadball | Madball | Play | 02:14 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 7 | Pushin' MeMadball | Madball | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 8 | Walk AwayMadball | Madball | Play | 00:58 | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| 9 | Our FamilyFreddy Cricien, Matt Henderson, Will Shepler | Madball | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 10 | All I Can TakeMadball | Madball | Play | 02:01 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Been There, Done ThatMadball, Dodie Pettit | Madball | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 23 mins | 54 MB | |||||
| 23 mins | 166 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Baltulonis | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 2 | Blood for Blood | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Freddy Cricien | Composer |
| 4 | Matt Henderson | Assistant Engineer, Composer, Mixing, Producer |
| 5 | Mike Hill | Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Roger Lian | Mastering |
| 7 | Madball | Composer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | Dodie Pettit | Composer |
| 9 | Will Shepler | Composer |
| 10 | Chris Toliver | Photography |
| 11 | Howie Weinberg | Mastering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |