Cursive Album: “8 Teeth To Eat You”

Honestly, I skipped over the Cursive tracks each and every time I listen to this "split"; after splitting then regrouping sans Pedersen, I feel as though Cursive truly lost a sound that would then reemerge in Pederson's other groups after Cursive, the White Octave and Criteria. Cursive's energy feels sapped from the group and their effort on this split comes across rather ad hoc. Yet in Eastern Youth one feels an explosion of such beautiful energy, and the group truly brings to the listener what is lacking through the first-half of this split. Pick this up if only for the Eastern Youth portion.

4 excellent Cursive songs, I've never heard the rest. Eastern Youth was fun in concert though.

absolutely the greatest split ever released. cursive and eastern youth at their best. some of the cursive tracks are easily the finest they've ever written, from any release.

Okay, all I have to say is that Cursive is only a rather okay (not spectacular) band compared to Eastern Youth who are like perpetual GODS of music to me. Although all of their lyrics are in Japanese, Yoshino and co. play... well just GREAT music. I'm not good at describing or criticizing music, so just check out this page for their independent label ...