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    <description><![CDATA[Let's skip the long-winded intro and comical solicitation.  We are five best friends that have grown up together in the Bronx and started a band because we love music--a lot.  Our main goal is that we connect with you as people and for you to take away something meaningful and worthwhile from the end-result.  So, for those still interested in who we are and how we started, here's our story as told by me, Alex.

This band means the world to each of us for very different reasons (we all dealt with struggles that influenced us as individuals and musicians--moving across the globe, losing people we love, being far from our families, and just the challenge of growing up in itself).   One reason we do share is that A Moment's Worth is an expression of our lives and a 12 year friendship.  We're all 22-23-years-old.  

Anthony, Frank, and I have been best friends since 5th grade.  We started the band with Chris, our former bassist and best friend, when we were 16 with no formal training.  Though we sounded like amateurs, something truly special happened the first time we hit the stage--we had the time of our lives and knew we had found our passion.  So we practiced as much as we could, inspired by the raw energy of bands such as Goldfinger, Green Day, and NOFX, at first using garbage cans for drums and 10-watt combo amps. With time, our out-of-tune-feedback-chord-banging developed into our first album, "Ironic Last Words" which we released in 2004.  We played every show we could get our hands on--from Sweet-Sixteen's, to benefit shows at local hospitals and universities, to shows at legendary venues such as CBGB's and The Knitting Factory, and always with our hometown scene, The Bronx Underground.  We sold over 3,000 copies of our CDs from these shows and it honestly shocked us.  We knew we were on our way. 

Aside from the financial burden of being an independent band and paying for everything out of pocket, we have hit a couple more roadblocks along that way. Thousands of dollars in equipment were robbed from us one night, the local music scenes were changing to hardcore, and by far the most devastating:  Chris left the band in 2005 for professional reasons.   We thought we were done (read: we cried).   Then, as if by the hand of fate, our best friend Johnny came to save the day and said, "Dude, I'll play bass on a rubber band every night, so long as you guys don't break up!"  So, we beat on, boats against the current--Johnny played bass, though fortunately not on a rubber band and shortly after, Nicola, our best friend/producer-engineer/fixer of all things imaginable solidified our current line up.  Together, we wrote, recorded, and released our newest, self-titled full-length--a matured continuation of our story.   

In short, we are A Moment's Worth.  We play rock and pop-punk and whatever else we want to throw in a song.  We don't claim to be anything but ourselves.  We are, however, real people who pour every ounce of our hearts and souls into our songs, in hopes that you will take our music and make it your own.
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      <title>AbsolutePunk.net Reviews "Sleepless"</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A Moment's Worth - Sleepless (EP)
Posted on 07/15/08 by CatchThePhoenix
A Moment's Worth - Sleepless (EP)
Record Label: Smart Fox Records
Release Date: July 2008

As music consumers, we so often relish in the task of trying to set apart a band as one-to-watch, and/or which band will become the next big thing. More often than not, this quest forces us to wade through releases that are often underwhelming and mediocre. Neither of those sentiments though can be said about the eight song EP Sleepless by Bronx, New York band A Moment's Worth. Beginning with the hard-hitting opener "Unsound," the quintet lets listeners know that their brand of ferocious rock is not to be taken lightly. The bass lines are energetic, the drums are propulsive, and the guitar riffs are fiery. Lead vocalist Alex Bondarev, whose vocals are restrained for much of the eight songs, allows the music to take center stage, and lets his voice take second fiddle to the extremely proficient playing. In truth, Bondarev's voice is underutilized and should have taken the forefront, especially when he sings lyrics like: "And I've chosen this existence where we're always racing time / And we're running on pure passion / Leaving everything and everyone behind."

Whereas some bands are loud for the sake of being loud, A Moment's Worth kicks up the sonic level without sacrificing musicianship. Every minute of the record is incredibly cohesive, as if to assume that the band has been playing together for a dozen years (they've actually been a band since 2003), and that making music is something they could do in their sleep, without even mustering any energy. So often reviewers pass along the words effortless without giving it any real consideration, but the way in which the five players put together rhythm and melody on second song "Zero.Four.One," it's apparent, the endeavor really is effortless. Third song "Too Far, Too Long," may be the only dud, but it's allowed to be, as fourth track "Sleepless," and fifth track "My Lost Self," steal the show and cement this band as a serious contender for major label status. In "Sleepless," Bondarev sings of an apocalyptic like moment, "And I was at home with my whole family / And we watched as the streets filled with smoke / And the TV had spoken of death and confusion / And what we should do for the bombs they were using."

Ingeniously, the band doesn't allow "Sleepless" to end and the song flows directly into "My Lost Self," almost making it one long eight-minute track. Whereas "Sleepless," was infectious, achingly catchy and built around a memorable guitar riff, "My Lost Self," is built on Bondarev's vocals, which soar above a hodgepodge of electronic and synth noises. Both "Sleepless" and "My Lost Self" are the album's crowning achievements and the only songs on which Bondarev's vocals stand above. The back-to-back segue is an incredible trick that made me listen to the disc a few times to actually realize the nuance was occurring. Sixth track "Exit With a Desperate Cry" is a minute of a gentle guitar riff while vocalist Bondarev delivers barely audible spoken word verses. The song serves as a lead in to the ferocious album closer "Cross My Heart," which draws on much of the same energy as the opener.

The album, which was recorded and produced by guitarist Nicola Terzulli, also bristles with the sparking gloss of a major label album and proves that the band is as adept behind the knobs as it is in performing music. In it's five year history, the band has amassed a slew of low-level awards and a host of prominent endorsements. Major label status should hopefully come calling in due time.
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