공부벌레 - 공부가 제일 쉬웠어요
Rating: 6.1
Label: Bissan Trophy Records
Release Date: April 19, 2006
Relevant Links: Download It Here
공부벌레 sound like they had a blast making this recording. They do parodies of the Metallica song, “Enter Sandman,” and Green Day’s song, “Basketcase.” They have two tracks that are about 30 seconds long. There’s some quasi-funk riffs. Vocals sound like Danzig thrown into a blender with Cookie Monster. The entire affair seems like it was really fun to make.
But what about listening to it? How fun is that? The biggest problem this album has is the quality of the recording in particular the vocals. Songs like “신나는 야자시간,” and “흥미로웠던 그해의 고려대 논술,” (both 30 second grindcore tracks) low quality recording doesn’t really matter all that much. On songs like “Enter Jesus!” and “사랑하는 주님 앞에,” the poor recording quality makes it hard to determine if they are doing legit covers of “Enter Sandman,” and “Basketcase,” or if they have altered the lyrics like a Korean grindcore version of Weird Al.
Either way, if you’re the kind of person that likes their rock and roll to feature more screaming and less singing, or you are a self-proclaimed (or perhaps board certified) indie rock snob, check out 공부벌레. Even if you don’t fall into either of those categories, still check them out: it’s a free download for god’s sake. If you don’t like it, delete it.
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Comment by Slowface — April 29, 2006 @ 0:32 am
Are you guys playing any shows in the near future? I’d be really interested in checking you out live.
Comment by Wyatt — April 29, 2006 @ 8:08 am
AWESOME album cover.
Comment by karo — May 4, 2006 @ 8:26 am