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DO QUICKSAND RIVAL RIVAL SCHOOLS?

 Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 11:07am by

The reactions to yesterday’s post about the Rival Schools reunion record were much to my surprise mostly positive, which I guess could just indicate that those who didn’t know the band chose to skip over the post. But I’m guessing that even more of you were/are fans of Quicksand, Walter Schreifels’ main post-Gorilla Biscuits squeeze. I discovered Quicksand after their time in the sun had come and gone, but I still find myself wishing for a reunion. As cool as the new Rival Schools record could be, I think a new Quicksand record would smoke it.

Here’s the video for “Dine Alone” from 1993′s Slip. The video is so… ’90s. I love it.

-VN

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  • http://www.theoppositionmachine.wordpress.com the opposition machine

    quicksand is a billion times better tha rival schools

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anthony-Burchett/512785027 Anthony Burchett

    Quicksand’s “Manic Compression” was one of my most listened to albums in my younger years… Right next to Helmet’s “Betty” ….. I recall watching Empire Records when I was young and hearing Thorn in my Side during a part in the movie and being absolutely stoked…. But then I realized how terrible that movie was.

    • bearbomb

      Haha! Yeah, I hate the fact that so much good music was used in that POS movie. Quicksand is great. One of the first REAL alternative bands I ever got into.

  • Elise

    Quicksand was always Walter’s best, in my opinion. They had way more PUNCH.

  • Phil

    Lucky enough to see Quicksand headline the first Warped Tour. They played an awesome set. Seems like I read they reunited for some tour dates with the Deftones in the late 90s/early 00s. At that time, they tried to start a new album. Sadly, it all fell apart again and another reunion seems unlikely.

    • stu1

      They broke up in late 95, I think. Then reunited in like 98 and did that Deftones’ tour and that was that.

      • SeanN

        That was an awesome show, with Snapcase, Quicksand, and the Deftones. I’m so glad I had a chance to see them before they broke up for good.

        • stu1

          I thought Snapcase were the openers. Wasn’t sure though. That is a pretty great show.

  • http://www.dogsofwinter.com Brian Grosz

    I fell in love with Quicksand by accident – i caught them, Orange 9mm and Sick Of It All back in the early 90s. An outstanding show… I’ve got a lot of love for Rival Schools (and saw them open for Eagles of Death Metal a few months ago), but my heart belongs to Quicksand.

    • Genial Gentile

      Now that’s a fucking line up…I’m jealous.

    • stu1

      Saw that show in 95. So fucking good.

    • Pat

      I saw that same show at Tuxedo Junction in Danbury, CT

      • http://www.dogsofwinter.com Brian Grosz

        Yeah, Pat, Tuxedo in Danbury – that was the one I was at… Killer show!

  • Cryzthormagnusian

    Quicksand were, still are and always will be amazing.

  • gnarlk

    i really tried with rival schools, but it just sounded so much like it was following the trends of the early 00′s as opposed to what quicksand was doing in the 90′s. it has it’s moments, but it sounds way too overproduced and lacking the punch that elise mentioned. i can still put on slip to this day and it sounds timeless…

  • Honey bucket

    Quicksand rules. Suprised they haven’t been mentioned on here before since Sergio Vega replaced Chi Cheng

  • Honey bucket

    Quicksand rules. Suprised they haven’t been mentioned on here before since Sergio Vega replaced Chi Cheng

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Joel-Bailey/1624089874 Joel Bailey

    Quicksand is definitely superior to Rival Schools… so far.. I don’t see Rival Schools tapping into the aggression that Quicksand channeled which is what makes them so amazing. Quicksand is a perfect example of a band that broke up before it had a chance to fuck up their legacy.. not that they would have.. but they never got the chance.. left us with a few amazing albums and some sick tours.

  • hyperkulturemia

    Rivals Schools only had the one decent song in comparison to Quicksands whole catalogue of awesome. Even Walter’s vocal style change in RS was a step down. I’m all for Quicksand.

  • nick

    quicksand were awesome, I grew up listening to them and I got to see them twice live, they are far better than Rival Schools.

  • xvanillagorillax

    Quicksand were amazing and as much as I love Rival Schools, I gotta say that Quicksand was Walter’s finest hour. Has anyone here heard the Walter Sings The Hits cd? It’s Walter singing the Gorilla Biscuits “Start Today” album. It’s….interesting.

  • Baldish

    This is better than rival schools but then again almost anything is. This is actually interesting

  • fightingmike

    I like Quicksand alot better than Rival Schools too. I say that if Rival Schools is back together than Handsome, Tom Capone’s(Quicksand guitarist) other awesome 90′s band should get back together and they should do a tour together.

  • bucketochicken

    The 90s were awesome.

  • Fazer

    Quicksand FTW. Rival Schools always seemed weak by comparison.