"Can I explain Saetia? No. Can I tell you what they sound like or anything pertenant to making a desicion on whether you should buy this cd? No. So I'll make this short and sweet.Attempt at describing Saetia's sound: Melodic and violent, chaotic and collected. Moving from one to the other quite easily, often times in the same song. Heavy on the screams, the vocals sound like, gasp, there is some actual meaning to what is being said. They are loaded with emotion. Emotion = emo right? Could be, I dunno, don't really care, cause Saetia sounds pretty damn good. One of those bands that can't be pigeon holed.Attempt at describing Saetia's histroy: I've got no clue. All I know is that it says in the back of the booklet that they were a band from Feb 1997-Oct 1999. Again, according to the back of the booklet, they released one LP, a 7", and a demo cassette, as well as a random comp song. Far to little, that's how much material Aerosmith should have released. A band this good should have stayed together and released more, but what can you do? The CD itself: Contains 22 songs total, 17 of which are listed. What the last five are, I've got no idea. But it's five more songs, and that's not something to complain about at all. Recording quality may not be the best ever, but the music more than makes up for it. 22 songs for like 12 bucks? Sounds like a deal to me. Level Plane put out this release, a great label that not many people know of. *I get scene points for doing this review and likeing this band, but since I loath the notion of any tribulization of any scene or music in general, you can have them. You're welcome."
Total neccesity
A. Kohler | 01/10/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"for anyone getting into "screamo", this chronicle of this amazing and influential band is a must. buy it now."
Saetia=legends.
Jack | Sumner, Washington United States | 07/26/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Saetia was emo before emo changed into garbage. Saetia was hardcore before hardcore became kids screaming like cookie monster. Saetia is noise therapy. Saetia is the greatest hardcore band ever."
Great CD
Jack | 07/26/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Upon my first listen, i was a bit skeptical. The lead singer had a crazy voice, and the music was a blend of hardcore and melodic. I am not a huge fan of hardcore besides such bands as Converge and Underoath, but after a few listens, i am in love with this band. My favorite songs are 'i bleed', 'venus and bacchus', 'an open letter', and 'the poet you never were'.
these songs are classic. After a few listens Saetia has entered my top 10 favorite bands list.
buy this cd, support this band."
The sweetness and the light
that's it, no gang! | Central Coast, California | 12/06/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Well, all I wanted to say about this record is that it's really good. It's an emotional, powerful, energetic masterpiece. I'm sad at the fact that this band is no longer together. They sound great live, and on that note, if anyone was wondering, the unlisted tracks are live and I will list them for anyone that is interested.