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Published on August 23rd 2002
Okay, if anyone was still doubting the commercial appeal of the current emo/pop-punk/hardcore trend, let this compilation put your worries to rest. Just a few years ago, this CD would've been crammed by MTV with the latest in nu-metal/rape-rock. In 2002, this CD reads as a list of who's hot in the music world right now. A tracklisting, for your perusal: Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
In the new Alternative Press there is a little article about all the punk bands signing to majors this year. They have a quote from a major label guy saying something like "If your goal as a band isnt to sell a million records, then you should not be on a major label" there you go. For a person who doesnt care about what people say or when they fuck with him, boston music pat 41 has sure posted often and in great amount about how he is not a possur and tried to explain away the 41 refferance, although i dont think basketball will win you any fans in punk, also just cause you live close to a city and you love does not make you from that city. I live near St Louis and i love that city, but i dont consider my self from it, or would include it in my name on a website. Good review, it got to the point of the CD hey bostonmusicguy/pat41- how can you be all about boston.. when that city has pretty much outlawed 'all ages' shows?! Even worse: Theory of a Deadman. Anyone heard these guys yet? Everyone keeps talking about how they are the biggest "buzz" band right now. Complete and utter crap. Sounds exactly like Days of the New which sounds exactly like Creed who try to sound exactly like Pearl Jam. How the fuck can there be a "buzz" about a band that sounds like a million other bands? God damn. When will the madness ever end? Oh yeah Puddle of Pisss sucks too. Thanks a lot Fred Durst. Like we didn't hate you enough before you unleashed that crapp on us. Die Die Die... puddle of mudd is quite possibly the worst band ever. why the fuck does everyone try to sing like eddie vedder? That new Puddle of Mudd song is crap. It is like watered down Sugar Ray. That's right, Sugar Ray. Don't worry, ****looks at watch***, their 15 minutes are almost up. In other MTV news: Anyone seen the new Puddle of Crapp video? I'm not positive but I think one of the guitar players or maybe bass (not sure, wasn't really paying attention) was wearing a Minor Threat shirt (red bottled hate shirt). Is it just me or is that just wrong? God I hate Puddle of Asss. punk is MORE than just music so shut the fuck up! A) Pat, keep on giving examples of how much you "don't give 2 shits" about people fucking with you "fuck MTV... this is all I have to say! OK, Im sorry I am not actually from the city of Boston physically. But I do consider my self a person of Boston. I love Boston. It is the greatest city in the world as far as I am concerned. I couldnt have chosen a better place to live and be a punk fan. I highly doubt that you actually have much pride in the city of Boston, as not many people in the punk scene do. But being "from" Boston and being Irish and having a father that loves the city of Boston as much as I do, hence forth teaching me alot about the great city, give me the right to call myself the BostonMusicGuy. Anyway, yea, I have a question for everybody at this site...Can you tell me why it bothers you so much that rap-rock, nu-metal, boy bands, and rap are so popular. For people with supposedly open minds you really dont give much else a chance... and if you do give it a chance and you dont like it you calim that it is horrible and no one should listen to it because its so bad. That doesnt sound like an open mind to me... but then again, I listen to Sum41.... fucking morons...-BostonMusicGuy Pat, if you don't give 2 shits about what people say you wouldn't have written that long ass excuse for the 41. I remember back a few reviews ago when i told pat41 I ignore everything he said as total bullshit because his name is a Sum41 ref.... And man-oh-man, am i ever glad I did that. Heheehehehee. "If you can't swim, you boun' to driz-own!" What a loser... I am sorry I even responded to your post... I wasted a good amount of my time... I am wasting even more right now... forget it...-BostonMusicGuy Pat41, what a liar! I didn't ask you to write a book either! What's that you say, I made many long posts about this subject to? Well I have already admitted that I have no life at all! OK, maybe no one else likes to read another review or you would have gotten the whole story on the origin of my former name. Ever since the first day I picked up a basketball and played in my first game at the YMCA in haverhill I have been number 41. A couple of years I was different numbers but if I was ever given the chance to pick my own number I chose 41. It is true that I was a sum 41 fan. A huge one. They bore me a little bit now but I am still a fan. I was never looking for a random number to put after my name if I was looking to put a random number I probably would have picked something like 99 or 88 or 990090 (my school ID # in high school), my old screen name was actually Fols164 (which was how far I threw the javelin in high school). Now that I have written the Sum 41 review and have (obvioulsy) been associated with sum 41 for the rest of my life because of that review I have tried to stray from that a little bit by trying to give myself a new name. Not that I care what the hell you people think of me but that I cant stand the fact that my entire credibility at punknew relies upon the fact that I listen to sum 41 and had 41 in my name. So now, in tribute to my favorite internet reporter, The Boston Sports Guy (who writes for Page 2 @ Espn.com, I have changed my name to the BostonMusicGuy as most of my favorite bands hail from Boston (DKM, Bosstones, Big D, Piebald) as do I (well 30 minutes North of Boston in a little town called Haverhill). So now that you know the story, keep telling me I am a liar, keep telling me I am a poser... whatever you want to tell me keep it coming because I couldnt really give 2 shits what yuou think about me. Just dont write off my comments and opinions automatically just because I used to be pat41, and because I enjoy Sum 41's music. I am sure all of you have a guilty pleasure of some sort in the Music Industry.Oh yea... the guy that works for me and says that my favorite song is Fat Lip can suck a nut... Yea I work with him, no my favorite song is not Fat Lip, and yes he did admit to me one day that he made out with 2 guys before in his life... Not that theres anything wrong with that...Ahhhh Seinfeld....-BostonMusicGuy I think life would be much more interesting if mob rule was implemented again.
PAT, DID YOU NOT READ MY COMMENTS BELOW ON HOW YOU ARE A LIAR? For those of you who have forgotten, Pat41 said that his name had nothing to do with Sum 41. A few comments below, you will see about 4 comments by myself that explains and proves how Pat was lying, and is a liar. Don't let him insult your intelligence. Juliana Theory are just a mediocre emo-pop band -- they're far from groundbreaking, yet far from being awful... their EP, "Music From Another Room" does, in fact, suck balls, but "Emotion is Dead" has some pretty cool songs on it, and their song on this MTV comp IS a good song, which actually has me looking forward to their upcoming CD. First and foremost, it fucking offends me to think that people can be so narrow minded and ignorant that they can't admit when they are wrong. Who gives a #### who is on a major label or not, it is all still music. All you people get into this whole thing about what goes on with the bands and whos punker. All I care about is the music I hope all these bands take over this nu metal #### and boy bands. So the world doesnt have to keep listening to dumb overproduced music. And Thursday may sound a little like other bands but they are still pretty original. I could link most bands to a band they sound like and say they copied them. There is actually only a handful of truly origianl bands. dont think i could be more disappointed in Thrice and AFI. both are now on major labels, which isnt all bad, then they're all the sudden on an mtv CD? what the fuck? money is not THAT important. fat mike is loaded. NFG sucks cow testes. bye >>God you're all just a bunch of kids. You do nothing but complain. sick of kids God you're all just a bunch of kids. You do nothing but complain. IF you like crap-core with a corporate rock edge, this is the CD for you! So why did I just give this shitty comp a 10? Yeah, Thursday do have technical talent, more so than Black Flag, but they don't use it to be different or original. They just sound like every oter emo-core band. Dillinger Escape Plan, now that's a good use of technical talent. No, Black Flag has way more talent in all ways, except conformist, conservative wimp talent twhich thursday is full of/ Thursday may have more techinical talent than Black Flag, that's not a big accomplishment though. Probably all those bands have more talent than the Ramones, is that saying anything, no. how gay is pat41? Dear Pat41, you're all jaded. yep. i heard this CD in a record store a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. it's just a stupid compilation. wow, what a totally GAY selection of bands we have here... Person below. You are a fucking idiot. You completely missed the fact that people don't call something gay meaning "happy" or even "homosexual". They mean "bad" or "dumb". The word simply doesn't mean either of those two things. It isn't about being politically correct. It is about being CORRECT. Furthermore, it is hurtful and hateful. Being politically correct isn't about not being hurtful or hateful. It is about fitting in with the political norm and being as non-offensive as possible. However, PC makes it all right, even very good, to blame everything on straight white males (in an attitude that does this towards individuals). Yes, slavery, AIDS, anthrax, and child kidnappings are all my pale asses fault. My bad. people, you need to stop freaking out when somebody says "gay" ... i have no problem with homosexuals, but the word gay was around way before it was used in reference to homosexuals... i use the word with the meaning: "Happy beyond all reason" which pisses me off. and unless you're dumb, gay means happy. you people always assume that somebody is just ignorant. this is not the case. stop trying to be politically correct. if you listen to these pop bands, you've got no right to complain about something as dumb as someone using the word "gay" i can name 100 bands that are better than thursday... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You FUCKING IDIOT!!!! More talent than Black Flag?!? You fucking little kid. Thursday is just another one of the same old same old bands that all sound the same, they throw in a weak hearted scream or two and vocals that sound just like NFG and call it "original", plus their guitarist is the most boring and pathetic excuse for one. Do you even know who Black Flag is kiddie? Greg Ginns guitar solos are up there with fuckin' Jimi Hendrix and Rollins could pound even the meanest crowds into submission. fuck MTV... this is all I have to say! Attention everyone: According to some jackass, Thursday has more talent than Wire, The Stooges, Black Flag and The Minutemen (as well as many others). You heard it here first. if you had an open mind you might like Juliana Theory... i was just surprised that they put BrandNew on there. The Ramones and Sex Pistols were on major labels. I guess they are not punk according to most people that frequent this site. Shame, I liked the Ramones...but now I see the error of my ways and will no longer like them for it. "also, people really need to stop referring to Jimmy Eat World as punk. I've heard a number of their songs and have yet to hear one even as punk as New Found Glory, who make the gayest poppiest bullshit EVER!" "The punk bands of the seventies, early 80's, on in to the 90's have never been as talented as Thursday..." okay, maybe its me, but hoobastank (to my knowledge) always sounds like incubus. They have videos that copy incubus' and they suck almost as bad as incubus (AKA: Backstreet boys on ice [with guitars {who suck man boobs!}])... also, people really need to stop referring to Jimmy Eat World as punk. I've heard a number of their songs and have yet to hear one even as punk as New Found Glory, who make the gayest poppiest bullshit EVER! I was actually surprised to see Thrice. That's a decent song by them. Hmm... hey pat41- if you had an open mind you might like Juliana Theory... Jersey Still Suck. AFI stands out like a f*cking soar thumb. How could they do this? I hope they were starving. Lame- AFI on an MTV style pop punk album? Davey what are u thinking? AFI's music still rules, but cannot take this song as seriously anymore. pat41 the juliana theory rocks and you suck. i love the juliana theory they may just be one of my favorite bands along with sparta fairweather recover and well alota other stuff that may be 2 cool for some of u but is still not mainstream rock yet, well sparta is on a major so. anways juliana theory plays some of the most unique rock music out their the songs on their alblum differ so greatly and singer bret detar has an awsome voice i love that they draw alota influence from 70s rock bands and i rember back in teh day punkrocks.net called them the modern day pink floyd maby their just not your personal taste but they are awsome pat41 and whoever else thinks they suck balls and this comp how the hell did coheed and cambria get on this 3 months ago i swear no one heard of them i went to a show and no one knew any of their stuff though the crowd really dug their live preformance but i have no idea how they got onto an mtv comp so quickly How dare they put Jersey. They are not in the emo/pop-punk category. They are more in the punk/ska kind of music. They played with anti-flag this one time. A-f rules! Anyone with a name referencing Sum41 is not allowed to criticize others tastes. Hoobastank are sellouts. I remember when they used to be a little ska band, but then changed their sound. That's not very PUNK. what does MTV have to do with MUSIC?! cant wait until september 24th.. new Madcap is sure to kick ya ass! hey pat41- if you had an open mind you might like Juliana Theory... Don't kid yourself about this cd containing any indie label bands. And you people need to stop bitching about how these underground bands are on these corporate kicks. No one forced them to put their shit on this comp. They want they money so they gave them a right to put their stuff on it. Your "underground" bands seem to like going up the ladder now. To jheisel [also known as my brother], These cd r not 4 punx becuz emtyvee r not punx!!! they r poseurs!!! oi oi oi!!! The Hoobastank song on here is really good. Dont give me shit about it either because I dont want to hear it. If any of you had an open mind you might like it too. Anyway, this sounds like a good compilation and who knows I might buy itthat was a good one huh... I dont think I will be purchasing this because all of the songs I dont have, I dont care to have.The Juliana Theory sucks my balls-the user formerly known as pat41 First The Boys Republic inst unreleased. I was on the first printings of White Pony. Second, I like Haste. and again, who cares if bands are on majors or not..... If it mathers to you, well sorry you a fucking idiot. You are close minded. Your probably missing out on some cool stuff just cuz it's on a major. Oh No! Get a life. Music is music. I would just like to say that the line, "I'm still in shock that this is being sponsored by MTV - the co-opting of our scene is complete," is one of the funniest things I have ever heard. MTV is not co-opting any scene - none of the bands on here are underground; to the best of my knowledge they are all on majors or uber-majors. I'm fairly confident that people who buy this because it's MTV aren't going to be showing up at Yaphet Kotto shows any time soon, just as soon as I'm certain that anyone who buys this for mostly previously-released songs from shit artists doesn't have any business in the 'scene' in the first place. I hope that's a 'Mats quote...I know some of you out there have taste |
