FLOOR S/T LP - NO IDEA, 1ST PRESS. TORCHE, BORIS, MELVINS, ISIS, CAVITY, DOVE
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YOU'RE BIDDING ON THE FIRST PRESS OF THE FLOOR SELF-TITLED LP. LTD TO 550 ON GREY MARBLE VINYL.
This is the band that went on to form the bands Torche, but let's be honest - FLOOR was way better. This was released in 2002 and is in perfect condition, with all inserts (even the No Idea ad!) with the only defect being minor edge wear on the sleeve. Everything else is just as it was a decade ago. So, if you're looking at this, you know what you're getting into. But let's copy & paste a review for the uneducated:
"Florida is often forgotten when it comes to music, but No Idea Records has been running strong since 1985, and in 2002 they released the self titled album by South Florida’s doom metal masterminds’ Floor.
Floor’s first LP came a whole ten years after they began. They became known for the more stoner doom metal, but in the end this album falls more in line within the walls of stoner rock or if doom bands some how knew how to incorporate pop music into their heavy thunder. While it might draw comparisons to bands like Nebula or Kyuss, Floor in the end is a much heavier beast. Tuned down guitars droning hollow, but still decipherable, vocals are the key elements of Floor’s unique flawless formula combined with song writers like Steve Brooks and Anthony Vialon who obviously worked hard to give such a heavy band a pop sensibility that can appeal to even fans of rock n’ roll that tend to steer clear of the word metal. I keep referring to pop, and that probably sounds strange when talking about a metal band, but Steve Brooks has gone on to play in Torche who has even been referred to as bubblegum sludge.
Below you will find two tracks from this mind crushing record…”Return to Zero” is the second track off the album where the vocals ring out like an anthem with the guitars and drums crashing behind them. Whenever I think of this album the beginning of this song starts to play in my head. Even though I hadn’t heard it in a couple years (until this past month) it still rings out clear, and it’s exactly as good as I remember it. If it wasn’t for the sheer heaviness of this band these songs would be straight up rock n’ roll, but they turn them into sludgey stoner masterpieces. “Night Full of Kicks” starts off even heavier than “Return to Zero” but really shows how slow this band can get…the song trudges along at a crawling pace with it’s distant melody resonating in your head. Finally at almost the three minute mark the music drops out and the vocals are the star of the show for about twenty seconds, and the doom kicks back in…it’s so perfect."
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