Dischord - Bands - Rites of Spring A band site from the label that released all of the band's records. http://www.dischord.com/bands/ritesofspring.shtml

Rites of Spring: End on End - PopMatters Music Review Rites of Spring, End on End (Dischord), review by Erik Gamlem. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/r/ritesofspring-end.html

TrouserPress.com - Rites of Spring Discography, reviews and commentary about the band. http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=rites_of_spring

Rites of Spring Southern.com's site for the emo punk pioneers. http://www.southern.com/southern/band/RITES/

Amazon offers Rites of Spring - End on End (Audio CD),19 September, 1994 List price $10.98 Ground-breaking album / 5 The first time I heard RoS was when I saw them play with Grey Matter at a VERY small club on Connecticut Ave (I can't recall the name of the place). At the time, I was 17 and fully immersed in the DC and NY hardcore scenes. I was into fast, raw, and violent punk, and so for me, RoS had a completely different sound than anything I had ever heard. Despite their different style, I was so intrigued by their music that I bought this CD at their show. Little did I know that it was a ground-breaking album. 20 years later, I can listen to the songs on this album and remember vividly the deep impact that some of them had on my life between 1985-86. "Drink Deep" was a song that had particular meaning to me because I listened to it a lot during a brief, but intense romance while on a European trip in June 1986. The girl broke it off near the end of the trip for fear of becoming too involved with me, and I can remember making her listen to "Drink Deep" in an desperate attempt to get her to apply the message of the song to our relationship. The message to me was live in the moment and don't let chances pass you by. Alas, she dumped me, and for the rest of the summer, I would tearfully listen to "Drink Deep" and the rest of the album when I pined for my lost love. I was out of the punk scene by 1990, and so I really haven't payed much attention to all of the developments in the music since them. I know of "emo" because of what my son tells me and what he has played for me, but as other reviewers have written, the so-called emo bands of today are nothing compared to RoS. In fact, when I first heard emo, I thought this is ok, but it sucks compared to RoS. I also thought, I wonder if this band has listened to RoS? So you seem, for me, RoS is THE standard you can compare other emo bands to. I plan on buying this CD for my son so he'll know where emo came from, and how it should sound.

Rites of Spring - End on End Review - sputnikmusic Rites of Spring End on End music album review, ratings, and discussion at sputnik music. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=6362&ref=mx&styleid=17

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Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age. by ... Published in Canadian Historical Review - Volume 71, Number 3 September 1990 To see more ... Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age. ... http://www.utpjournals.com/product/chr/712/rites3.html

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