Why did Screeching Weasel have to start sucking. God dammit.

[TTT]

I am feelin good.  Im listening to Anthem For a New Tomorrow, and god damn, it's real poppy, and it's real good.  And it reminds me of how awesome they were before they had to go get member sof Zoinks and Squirtgun and shit and try to de-evolve into weaker shit to gain a new lifespan.  I'm so mad about that!  Because Anthem and My Brain Hurts and Wiggle are SOOOO god damn good.  I am totally pretending they died after Anthem.  It makes me so mad!!!!  I just put this on and now I'm just realizing how much Ben Weasel snuck into my thought processes during my formative years.  It's kind of scary.  Like I'm hearing my conscience talk or something.  It's weird it subliminally did something after a billion listens.

[ski shoes]

I feel your pain even though   "How to Make Friends" was pretty decent as well. I think it's one of those deals where you get old and run out of ideas and don't really care. Then you think oh shit...I don't know what else to do and I'm bored so I will just keep flogging this dead horse weather it sucks shit or not.

[TTT]

its funny you said that cuz i was on the fence on stretching their winning streak that far.  Musically it is pretty good too.  but being that they started the whole "borrowing band members" trick on that one, and that they had definitely peaked and began the first hints at re-runs and screeching syndication....well, there ya go!  Some of those songs on that album really rule hard though.  Its really amazing how absolutely fucking terrible the albums after that are.  Comparatively.  I mean, you cant beat the other shit.  So i wish they just left it be!!!  AARRGH!  But Fat Mike prolly offered them a shit ton of money to get back together and they fell for it.  Tried to repeat it again, didnt do it.  So sad.  I miss the old records. 

And another thing....IM SICK of the god damn idiot kids buying the wrong records!  In general.  And also, labels DONT change the colors of the text and pics on reissues.  God dammit for us folks who take the album as a whole it really looks retarded when it flops into pink text or something.  Thats not what I grew up on.  Get that shit outta here!  haha! 

[kasanovich]

ha! i completely agree on being bummed on record art changing subtly. dirt under the fingernails mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[DANGERTERRORHORROR]

Aren't they doing all of 'My Brain Hurts' in its entirety in Chicago later this summer?  Man oh man is that album great!  All the good shit came out of the Riverdales as soon as Weasel went wacky.  I'll say it again: Phase III, the Riverdales album from 2004/5 is REALLY good, too.  If your cool enough to like Head, get it.

On the flipside, I think the Groovie Ghoulies got BETTER with age, that 'Appetite' album people claim to like has NOTHING on 'Alone in the Dark.'

[ski shoes]

Yeah those PHAT WRECTUMS records sucked dog ass. I rembember getting that Television City Dream album and wanting to vomit...I was so pissed I through it against my bedroom wall and that was the end of that.

[TTT]

i remember this kid who drummed in a band in high school with me blew up a bracket record like that.  he wanted to specifically show me "how bad it sucked"....then it started to rock towards the end a bit, he acted surprised as shit and was relieved....but he pulled the needle off and blew it up against the wall anyway!  it was so funny.  just the way he was like "whoa...that IS kinda good..." and then you see him be like "bbrrrrr....POP!"  hahaha!  exploding records is so fun, but so harsh.  i can almost never do it.

[bazooka joe]

screaching weasel is fucking awful.

[ski shoes]

They were Awfully fucking Good at one point I would say!!!

[TheHook]

I WANNA BE!  I WANNA BE A news anchor.

[riffraff]

Anthem is probably the only pop punk album I'd still play.

[TTT]

Im so sick of people trying to look cool on here.  BORING.  Guess what, Weasel was a great band.  Some people are totally afraid of pop-punk and try to pretend there was nothing good that came of it.  I understand.  But there's no way the band sucked until way way later. 

[TTT]

I WANNA BE!  I WANNA BE A news anchor.

we're all gettin old.  need to settle into some shit.  it doesnt change the past.

[Scrod Prickknee]

I just don't think any of that's aged very well, not gonna lie & say I didn't like it back when. Just sold off all my SW this week except for Boogada cuz I'll never listen to any of it again.

[ski shoes]

I really wasn't a fan of Boogada except for a few tracks. As for not aging well.....I am finding much more solace in stuff like this than any new shit that most people brag up around here....It's like everyone is trying to find the most obscure dog shit record and pass it off as groundbreaking. I'll take fun punk!!!