Pg.99's 'Document #8' vs. Orchid's 'Chaos is Me'?

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Both albums are regarded by many as "classics" of the hardcore/screamo (note that this is a very different style from the modern definition of "screamo", so don't expect open chord breakdowns or auto-tuned clean vocals) scene of around the turn of the century, but neither band is one that I see brought up here a whole lot, so I thought I'd do a little comparison of the two. Obviously, each album is more than just the two tracks I linked here, but I hope this gets the feeling of the albums across. 


Pg.99 - 'Document #8' (2001):
"In Love with an Apparition":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mahS6DCwy_U
"We Left as Skeletons":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF9JQNk7k9k

'Chaos is Me' (1999):
"Aesthetic Dialectic":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GHPwnUGj0Q
"Epilogue of a Car Crash":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpS_1Mx78S8

What do you like/dislike? which do you prefer?

Adam · Accepted Answer

I love both bands but I have to go with Pg.99 on this one. The thing that does it for me is I like Pg. 99's vocals more and that's usually the most important thing to me in a song.

hogge · Answer

Pg 99 Document 8

. · Answer

I prefer Pg. 99

Sookie · Answer

I liked the slow build of Orchid's second song, but I really, really liked the first Pg.99 track you posted...it had an almost punk-y vibe to it.  That was great stuff, so I guess it's them overall.

Pg.99's 'Document #8' vs. Orchid's 'Chaos is Me'?

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