Search - Haste :: When Reason Sleeps

True Cross-over Power.

Eddie Lives | California, USA | 03/31/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

""When Reason Sleeps", Haste's second full length, out-right rocks with an intensity and precision like few before it. Its songs are so tightly arranged, so focused and well thought-out. They build and build until you just are tossed aside in their dust. Check out how the song progresses over 3 minutes to the emotive chorus in "Off Parting Sound" or the way they go from a beautiful chorus line in "Confessions..." to the double kick onslaught breakdown a split second later - it's seamless. "Engine", a stand-out for sure, is a rocker with swing to it and a great use of the dual vocalists the band employs. I used to think of Haste as hardcore but now I think of them as true cross-over hard rock. And I can see them on tour with At The Drive-In as much as I could see them out with Slipknot or Kittie. I think they're 10x the band those other bigger artists are, but better sales don't always mean better albums. If you like Boysetsfire, At The Drive-In, Slayer, Snapcase and also have a sweet spot for Radiohead and Coldplay - this is near perfection! Buy it and tell your friends."