Man, 04 just had so much. Even as a 23 year old obsessive I missed out on much of what’s on these 7s. I think it was Clevo talking about how this was when Mental started seeming serious even though they always were. It was these little things that made an impression on me. Pretty sure it was 04, there was a Mental gig at HC Stadium where Greg asked everyone who was near the PA to shut off their phones so they didn’t interfere with the audio. It’s weird to remember that 20 years later but dude was taking the craft and production seriously while still having a sense of humor. It was cool then, it’s cool to remember.
Solid picks from the crew - Dead Stop, Hot Snakes, Warcry, Hard Skin, 86 Mentality, Annihilation Time are all excellent (IMO, Terror, Cold World, and Blacklisted had better tracks in other years so didn’t reach the top of 2004 for me).
My 2004 Super 7 made up of tracks not featured on any 185 lists is:
Tragedy - The Lure - from To the Dogs/The Lure 7"
The Blinding Light – Seizure – from Ascension Attempt
Ekkaia - Piedra Sobre Piedra - from Demasiado Tarde Para Pedir Perdon
Das Oath – The Great Anything – from S/T
Mind Eraser – Neutral Worlds – from Cave
Victims – This Is The End – from In Blood
Forward – Shove In - from Burn Down the Corrupted Justice
Man, 04 just had so much. Even as a 23 year old obsessive I missed out on much of what’s on these 7s. I think it was Clevo talking about how this was when Mental started seeming serious even though they always were. It was these little things that made an impression on me. Pretty sure it was 04, there was a Mental gig at HC Stadium where Greg asked everyone who was near the PA to shut off their phones so they didn’t interfere with the audio. It’s weird to remember that 20 years later but dude was taking the craft and production seriously while still having a sense of humor. It was cool then, it’s cool to remember.
Solid picks from the crew - Dead Stop, Hot Snakes, Warcry, Hard Skin, 86 Mentality, Annihilation Time are all excellent (IMO, Terror, Cold World, and Blacklisted had better tracks in other years so didn’t reach the top of 2004 for me).
My 2004 Super 7 made up of tracks not featured on any 185 lists is:
Tragedy - The Lure - from To the Dogs/The Lure 7"
The Blinding Light – Seizure – from Ascension Attempt
Ekkaia - Piedra Sobre Piedra - from Demasiado Tarde Para Pedir Perdon
Das Oath – The Great Anything – from S/T
Mind Eraser – Neutral Worlds – from Cave
Victims – This Is The End – from In Blood
Forward – Shove In - from Burn Down the Corrupted Justice