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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 05:04:30 PM »

Tortured Tongues weren't  my thing either...mostly because of the vocals. That layered vocal thing has to be done right...and most of the vocals just seemed tossed in there. The last track was my fave of the bunch though...

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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 05:01:28 PM »

You're right...I don't dig any of the James Arthur stuff I've heard...not tuneful enough. If I can't hum along to it...I probably won't buy the record. Don't like most of his previous bands either...

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Music Shit / Re: Best British R&B bands

« on: May 28, 2009, 04:55:37 PM »

I just soured on Billy when I bought the first couple Buff medways records. I think the Childish?hampshire combo was something special though, and I still like what Mickey is doing. I like everything billy did up until the Buff medways...but stopped buying EVERY record after the first Ceasars record.

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Music Shit / Re: Best British R&B bands

« on: May 28, 2009, 04:48:08 PM »

The Milkshakes were Billy's best group...wanna know why? Mickey Hampshire!!! The true genious behind that band. Check it out...Billy is making crap music now, while Mickey is still making hits. Graham Day is also still making hits. Yeah that R'n'B influenced Brit shit is tops...

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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 04:42:28 PM »

fuck. how many times can you have this same fucking discussion of your boring musical taste???

Oh...I can talk about my boring musical taste FOREVER!

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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 04:23:52 PM »

Shit...if I just take the time to play the singles back to back...that might shut me up for a month!

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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 04:23:12 PM »

I just want someone to take a break from putting out marshmallow indie-psych stuff...and put out a Tyrades singles collection. Maybe that would shut me up for a couple weeks...

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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 04:09:51 PM »

I didn

So...when is this "craze" gonna be over?

You do yourself a disservice thinking of any style of music as a "craze" or a "fad", especially if it is something you dont like or understand. I also think you fuck yourself by thinking that punk has some rigid structure or stylistic rules. My idea of punk is far broader than your's. It does include Tyvek and Druid Perfume. In fact, I think of those two bands are more in the spirit of punk than the Carbonas or any hardcore revival band, as I think staying static and accepting things as they are - and in this case things means musical styles/templates - isn't challenging, especially when the 1-2-3-4 punk sound is so accepted that the style is used in TV commercials and as bumper music on mainstream talk radio shows. Really, I dont think punk was meant to be safe or lazy or even nostalgic. Who wants a punk Sha-na-na? (Okay, we all do but you know what I mean.)

I think MRR has gotten a bit better over the last year or so since they've widened their coverage to include something more than patch bands. However I also think that 20% is being very generous. Musically MRR is very conservative and, until recently, has adhered to a very restrictive definition of punk.

Hey I didn't call it a craze...i just repeated it. I was being tongue-in-cheek when I started this thread. I've think punk is a lot broader than you give me credit for....but to be a style or genre of music, I also belive that it does have boundaries and styles. To define it as a style of music, there must be a point of experimentation where something ceases to be punk. Who cares though? I guess I just have to wait until thisshit passes, and maybe the next thing to come along will be a little more exciting...

MRR has never been all patch bands...there has always been that 10 - 30% coverage of decent stuff. Like I said, that's better than most other magazines have done in the past few years.

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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 04:01:59 PM »

Oh...I know...this site has just been the most in tune with what I like in the past...and it's weird to come here and not like 90% or what people are talking about. I DO have to check out everything people are talking about on here...otherwise how else would I know how much I hate it.

Once again...I maintain that the Black Lips ruined music forever. everything on here went downhill after you guys started going nutz over them...

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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 03:52:20 PM »

Are you saying there is no good music covered in MRR? Or that the magazine hasn't changed over the past couple decades. Most of the time, I don't like 80% of the stuff they cover in that magazine, but that 20% is more than I can find in any other magazine. Plus, it's cheap, and widely available.

I

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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 03:44:11 PM »

Makes sense...but are you guys all still spinning your Registrators, A-frames, Tyrades, Feelers, Spits, etc, etc, etc records...or is everyone just on to the next thing??? I guess I just don't understand the fads/phases/crazes. Half way through the weird punk thang it got a little too over the top for me...and this indie shit I just don't get at all. At least I'm saving a shitload of money on new records right now. So...when is this "craze" gonna be over? I need some new records...

P.S. - i Love Government issue

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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 03:28:16 PM »

I'm not saying everyone is dumb for liking the Electric Bunnies...I just don't get it. Up until a while ago people on here were hyping some seriously exciting bands...now it's stuff like The Electric Bunnies, etc, etc, etc. Maybe The Electric Bunnies have some great songs (someone mentioned their "punk" songs), but I haven't heard them. Point me in the right direction. I don't want to hate everything...I come on here to find about GREAT new bands.

Seriously though...Arturos list was pretty lack-lustre. 90% bad was a total exageration though...it was more around 50%.

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Music Shit / Re: Epiphany.

« on: May 28, 2009, 03:27:11 PM »

So are bands that always suck.

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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 03:13:31 PM »

You guys have me totally pegged wrong...I mean, I've been on this board for almost 4 years...I came on here for a reason. At one time there was alot of discussion about great music. Over the last while there has been less and less great music, and alot hyping of mediocre, watered down indie-sounding, shit.

I like 80's styled hardcore, I like 70's styled punk(and that's a wide spectrum), I like a little noise...a little art-shit...and I like 60's garage and 80's garage shit...I like alot of what all that shit inspired. I check out every band you guys mention on here...and there's just been very few lately that I've wanted to buy records by...

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Pop Punk / Re: Anybody here listen to punk-rock anymore?

« on: May 28, 2009, 03:04:59 PM »

Vinnie...ya, I'm in...you seriously want me out? Is everyone making tapes of bore-rock?
C'mon...I've got thousands of crappy records lying around here...I'm sure I could pick out enough nice turds to lay down on 90 minutes of tape...