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AP Magazine, Issue 194, Sept. 2004 - Warped Tour Write-up
Skratch Magazine, Issue 89, July 2003 - Interview
"Portrait of a Decrepit Nation" Reviews
This 2002 release from the band is more varied and visceral than current new release, A TASTE OF REVOLUTION. It seems that back in '02 the band members could still taste revolution in their mouths, and that made them scream and yell with gusto. This album has sound bites ("3n2") and can even be goofy ("Threat?"). It all makes it fun and focused on meaning and music. If this is not a political hardcore classic, it should be. wwww.Onewordsolution.com
-Tom "Tearaway" Schulte, Skratch Magazine
Some raging, pissed hardcore of the political, AUS ROTTEN variety. They manage to conjure up the driving intensity of early ARTICLES OF FAITH. None too shabby.
-(RK), Amp Magazine
Pitch perfect hardcore with all the knobs set just the right way, all the right notes hit, and the band playing with perfect precision. Makes me pine for the sloppy glory of bands like the Fuck Ups.
-Jimmy Alvarado, Razorcake Magazine
Gotta love bands who put mission statements on their website. OneWordSolution is the "medthodology of music meticulously undermining the stature of political biases in a society of persons delegated the authority by a populace kept ignorant and the balance of power heavily weighted to the position of tyrannical bodies of legislature." OneWordSolution is SoCal hardcore that is bent on righteousness and world peace through anarchy and freedom fighting. And that about sums it up. Portrait of a Decrepit Nation is a 15-song refuge for pent up youth everywhere who want to make a difference and for that they should be saluted. OneWordSolution is one of those needed bands that comes along, makes a good point, gets the pit rolling and the brains thinking. For instance, on "Cost of Freedom" the band sings: "I've never had a problem / seeing life for what it's worth / but I've always had a problem / understanding it since birth / a battle out the gates / unaware of what waits / while a midnight message / on my radio states / let freedom ring on the AM dial / the collective sing / while we decline in style..." -Mark Whittaker, West Coast Performer
"Wallswithoutwindows" Reviews
For the most part, WALLSWITHOUTWINDOWS is full of scorching fast punk with motor-mouth vocals that (rightfully) critique American society, politics, and policy (akin to bands like Czolgosz and Molotov Cocktail, for instance). Yet, there are instances on this 16-song album where OneWordSolution stray from the norm - musically, at least - as on the opening "introduction," which is basically just some guitars with militaristic drumming; the ska-soaked "Wasteland"; and the rather quirky "Nausea". Anyway, this is just my opinion, but it seems that this band is more about the politics, the music being more of a vehicle to get OneWordSolution's progressive leanings across. The valid points made in their lyrics are accompanied by various sound bites strewn throughout the record that help to convey their ideas. (The band's Website, www.onewordsolution.com, offers helpful news and information on current events, opinion essays, and more.)
-Janelle Jones, Skratch Magazine
In the vein of all good music that is both controversial and thought-provoking, is OneWordSolution's latest album aptly titled "Walls Without Windows." Symbolically released on Sept. 11, songs span from social to political commentary.
The album includes new songs such as "Walls Without Windows" (an edgy portrait of how the world has gone astray) and "Dark and Shuttered House" (commentary on middle class dreams basking in consumerism and wealth). In addition, there are some older songs (yet just as relevant) off their previously released works such as "Kingdumb," "Chronic Backpain of the Weakening Immunities" and "So Far Away."
OneWordSolution's version of semi-melodic, hardcore rock music runs seemlessly with their lyrics embedded in the shards of their take on reality. The best part about this band is their consistency in playing and song-writing-things that listeners can respect no matter what ideology they may cling to.
For a complete list of stores that carry the album, visit the band web site (onewordsolution.com)
-Kari Hamanaka, Paradigm Magazine