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The promo sheet for this calls these guys "The Japanese Beatles." Boy, are they wrong. Hi-Standard, for those who don't know, are a Japanese punk trio, who, more or less, sound like the majority of the Fat catalog: Medium-fast tempo, boring lyrics, semi-melodic, and extremely bland and generic. For some reason, these guys are huge in Japan, and over 400,000 copies of this CD have sold there. What a waste of plastic. I guess if you're addicted to Fat nad you feel like you have to own everything they put out, regardless of quality, this record is for you. For the rest of the public who DON'T always buy an album based on the label it's on, skip this and save your money for the new Consumed album.
[taken from A different kind of greatness webzine]



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    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 17, 2006 at 12:29 PM (EDT)
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    Oh, my world. It is ok

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 9:11 PM (EST)
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    Who the fuck do you think you are Scott?, obviously his never picked up an instrument, go listen to coldplay ya fuckin boring knobhead.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 10, 2006 at 12:57 AM (EST)
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    You know what they say. Opinions are like ass holes, everyone's got one. This album is great. Doesn't sound like over produced like Green Day. 10/10

    p.s. are they still around?

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 3:41 PM (EST)
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    Hi Standard rules. I love this album! 10stars

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 7:47 AM (EDT)

    Excellent album, horrible review.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 1, 2005 at 10:41 PM (EST)

    Eat shit and die, scott-person.

    Posted by FeatheredMullet on 2004-07-15 19:29:36
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    These guys kick ass - obviously scott licks ass cuz if he wasn't so busy tossing some dudes salad he would have listened to this album

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 11:31 AM (EDT)
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    this shit are really made me change. and have a new vision about the asian band, today i start had a pride to show up our head, as an asian people i really love them as my hero my role model

    Posted by badguywrestler on 2003-10-12 01:34:06
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    While not my favorite cd in the hi-standard catalog, i still enjoyed "making the road" quite a bit. I loved the Black Sabbath cover of "changes" and i thought that "Dear My Friend" was a catchy tune i just had to learn to play. If you pick up a Hi-standard album pick up angry fist, but if you own that one...buy making the road.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 4, 2002 at 2:30 PM (EDT)
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    Scott obviously hasn't listened very well to this album, it is one of the best cd's I've ever heard!

    What a bad review... telling us that all those MAKING THE ROAD cd's were a waste of plastic!? sounds more like this review is a fucking waste of webspace! what a moron,,,,
    10 STARS for all of Hi-STA's releases!!
    -Julian-

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 8:13 PM (EDT)
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    I agree with Scott.

    -Jeremy Prettyface

    Posted by fakesmile on 2002-02-17 07:49:10
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    no one can say they're sound like the complete fat catalog... listen to their cover of the mamas and the pappas' "california dreaming". don't tell me that's uninspired or uncreative and not different from everything you've heard before... i don;t know this record but the 10 is for this awesome cover.

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 3, 2001 at 4:09 PM (EDT)
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    what's the difference between this and consumed besides the countries they're from? They're both good bands.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 at 2:57 PM (EDT)
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    I get the feeling Scott is not a big fat fan. Hi Standard rules. Most fat bands have some similarity but if you think they sound exactly the same your not listening to well. This is an excellent CD go out and buy it!!

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 22, 2001 at 9:58 PM (EDT)
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    this band rules!

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 28, 2001 at 3:37 AM (EDT)
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    hi standard fucking rules. scott just sounds pissed off because hes jealous of all of the bands of fat. a big fuck you goes to scott from real punk rockers and not pussy-punks