lone wolf records. lwr 001 / 11 tracks / 1987

Produced by Bob Mould. + lyric sheet.

Farewell LP, recorded in 1985. People usually think of this as their “emo” record, but in fact it’s just a little calmer than the Give Thanks LP. The basis is still fast hardcore, the songs are just a bit longer, and the rock influence is a little higher. Most important, it’s still great, melodic, passionate music. (TB/bj) [9]

AoF’s Musik erinnert an einen Herbststurm, der nachts über die erkaltende Prärie rast… aber zurück auf den Boden der Tatsachen: Das Quintett aus Chicago verbindet auf seiner Abschiedsplatte Schnelligkeit und Melancholie zu einer unglaublich intensiven Mischung. Gutes Cover, gute Texte, toller Sound (z.T. mit einer genialen Kombination aus Elektro- und Akustikgitarren). (TB)

Tracks: remain in memory / doesn’t have to be that way / wasn’t i right / wheedle dee / around in circles / nowhere / trains / wait for me / never really understood / cambridge / in this life