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Published on February 7th 2003
"Why Do They Rock So Hard?"
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A great follow up to RBF's first album. the lyrics may be kinda stupid, but this is one of the greatest ever ska-punk CDs The best bosstones album that Dicky and co. never made. Not very good in my opinion. Turn The Radio Off was so much better. Great CD but Turn Off the Radio is one step above. I'm surprised no one has ever reviewed that yet. this cd is really good. just listen to it. it's infectious. the title is just a pun. lighten up. the best song on this cd is thank you for not moshing. i love that song. the title is a joke... they constantly poke fun at all the bands that do rock really hard and they hate mosh pits. the end. i love this record. its so god damn catchy you will want to throw up. I loved this record back in 98. Still do. These dudes are tight. Get a grip you bad ass "true punks." aha, that last comment by krowdsurf owned. "Why do they suck so hard?" Why do they suck so hard? if he was a buddyhead worshipper he would know who ramo was. dont be jealous kurt. Oh great, a Buddyhead worshipper. Killer brah! This score is for the guy who just used the phrase "the new hotness." I don't argue that at all, my point is that the definition has changed, and the common masses currently indentify with it as what i just dscribed it as. Wow, D.P. while playing Double Dragon at the same time have a siamese axe twirling up in the air. Oh shit, the new hotness. Gawd, this CD is awful. I don't argue that at all, my point is that the definition has changed, and the common masses currently indentify with it as what i just dscribed it as. I'll make the emo arguement to the day I die.....Yes emo is a subgenre, which can be defined. Screw what anyone says, the english language is based on common words defined by the masses. Emo is thought of by most people as the whiny, wanna be punk rawk. Plain and simple. DC, Get Up Kids, Saves the Day, the list goes on..... all emo. The definition may have changed over the past few years, but thats the case today, as this is what most people identify it as. You lame-ass scensters can whine as much as you want about what "real emo" is, but the fact of the matter is that it can be described in 2 words...."pussy punk". "To the guy that said that Big D wasnt ska on Gypsy Hill, havent you listened to Scenester? Have you heard Wailing Paddle? New England?" Knowing what emo is and is'nt is so interesting. You guys should be commended on your constant and thought provoking theories to the world of punk. this score is for double penatration this score is for double dragon This score is for double guitars! i wouldnt really consider leftover crack (who i saw 2 days ago yay!) ska anymore. maybe when they were choking victim but now they r hardcore with occasional ska guitar parts. long live l.o.c! I'm a bit curious, why is everyone such a jerk to Wuss Emo Rock? I can assume I dislike every band he likes, but his reviews are better than your nothing. Because I don't do anything to try to be cool...I say whats on my mind, dress how I want, and listen to what I want without giving 2 fucks about the opinions of cocksuckers such as yourself. Bright Eyes is about as emotional as you can get. and you're not a "lame-ass scenster" because....? I' with Chris the comment below me is so true. I'll make the emo arguement to the day I die.....Yes emo is a subgenre, which can be defined. Screw what anyone says, the english language is based on common words defined by the masses. Emo is thought of by most people as the whiny, wanna be punk rawk. Plain and simple. DC, Get Up Kids, Saves the Day, the list goes on..... all emo. The definition may have changed over the past few years, but thats the case today, as this is what most people identify it as. You lame-ass scensters can whine as much as you want about what "real emo" is, but the fact of the matter is that it can be described in 2 words...."pussy punk". great cd. not a bad review for wuss, a thousand times better than his day with ataris review. Emo never existed in the first place. Just a stupid label for people to try label bands with. Yeah, DC ain't emo, I think your perception of whom is the idiot is grossly inaccurate. (And try to give me the whole nonsense about what is "real emo", we're referring to the current definition) Bright Eyes isn't emo, it's indie rock... You are an idiot if you think Bright Eyes, Dashboard Confessional, Cursive, etc is emo... great cd it got me into ska now im the biggest ska fan around and started my own ska band No, emo is still going strong. Maybe it's just where I live, but the emo kids must be breeding like rabbits or something. They're EVERYWHERE. I couldn't count how many horn rimmed glasses paired with scarves and Bright Eyes shirts i see everyday at school. I picked up that RBF cd for two bucks out of a used bin, one of the best buys I have ever made music wise. Meh, emo started dying in 2002 when every single band considered "emo" refused to call themselves that. It wasn't even a genre to begin with, it's just something people call certain indy rock, hardcore, or accoustic bands. I havent seen an emo kid in ages, I guess crying isn't cool anymore Don't limit yourself to one genre? your six favorite bands are either "punk" bands or ska/punk bands.... that's pretty limited... you know i never understood this whole ska kids turned to emo shit. The people i know who are emo now were the ones who were into AFI before they were big, and hate them now, cause their sister likes em or something. But emo is becoming the next thing, so of course everyone who just jumped onto ska but only liked the radio bands are gonna jump onto emo, but SO DID TONS OF RAPMETAL hos. and whatever comes next after emo goes back underground in 2004, they'll jump on that too. wuss, you DID indeed describe the album. but it was half assed no question about it. this review probably wouldn't change anyone's view of the band or the record. i personally have always hated rbf so it wouldn't have mattered to me anyways. http://www.punknews.org/reviews.php?op=albumreview&id=1407 Wez, I know that. Just so you know, when they made this album, the black trumpet player wasn't there, as Spring Heeled Jack was still together... Wuss, I was seriously not trying to start an arguement when I made my comments, and I certainly follow no trends. I have a genuine love for music, and I will appreciate any form of music no matter what it is if I feel it's sincere, and obviously, if it appeals to me. I don't think you really explained the album at all, you were basically just giving you're opinion for people to go on, which simply put, is not going to change anyones mind. Other than 13-16 year olds (which this site seems to have a lot of) I'm pretty sure almost everyone has already made up their minds on weather or not they like RBF. All I was trying to say is, if anyones gonna change someones opinion without really describing how it sounds, it sure as hell ain't gonna be you. Their trumpet player is black. this is my favorite rbf album (which isn't saying much, but anyways..) I just wish they would stop writing songs about the music industry and their fame. Oh, and the CD does slow down and get kinda boring near the end, but there's still 13 or 14 great tracks on this cd um...tyler is black, but i don't see why it makes any difference that they didn't have a black person in the band back then "Anybody else here like ska when black guys performed it? Imagine that! Black guys were in ska bands at one time..." The Specials were so good it hurts... "You don't like RBF, because they're white?" So you don't like white people? You don't like RBF, because they're white? well, there is an asian guy in reel big fish. . . . not black, but at least he's not white! Anybody else here like ska when black guys performed it? Imagine that! Black guys were in ska bands at one time... the Specials rule. Rude boys beat up people. gah. I'll tell you what's disgusting. This fucking review. nope, wasn't me. This CD and Turn the Radio Off have both yet to have been reviewed on this site. disgusting if you ask me. Turn the Radio Off is better....Wuss...didn't you review this CD a while back and you called it the "most epic ska-punk recording ever" or something to that extent...maybe it wasn't you but someone did that. I'm with Wuss this time Man this bullshit about "not being ska" is the most retarded thing in the world. Shut the fuck up and stop whining. Things change over time and it's unevitable, if music can only be classified as what it was when it was in its first stages of creation, then technically everything after Buddy Holly can't be considered rock. Reel Big Fish? Yeah they play ska. Stop eating up all the b.s that Bucket or any other music snob tells you and GET A LIFE FUCK FACE. Thank you Wuss, if there's one thing I'll give you its that you stick to your guns with far more than most of the anonymous people who can hide their tastes and history from post to post. Evil, Wuss, no offense, but I think it's pretty pointless for you to even write reviews anymore. I don't think there's a single person who values your opinion at all on this site. I'm honestly not saying that to be mean, but lets face it, you're not gonna influence anybody's opinion on anything. rock hard . . . . i dont getwhy people don't like rbf. i mean, it seems to me that they are the embodiment of all the resons for why people listen to ska. their music is fun and catchy and easy to skank around and dance to, and that's rbf's purpose. just relaxing and having a good time, not taling anything real seriously. and they have a good live show. boy have they gone downhill This is the fuckin most retarded music ever recorded. Someone needs to pay for this monstrosity! RBF's old stuff, I meant I reviewed this disc because it has yet to be reviewed on this site, and I thought that was A) an insult to the band for making such a good record and not having it reviewed on here, B) thought it could help people who want to check out RBF's new stuff if they just got into them. Deal! this cd came out like 10years ago! WHO CARES review something new Dongrom Stop reviewing albums Wuss, your reviews are fucking horrible. I mean, Jesus Christ that review was generic mundane, and overly praising. And the CD sucks ass anyway. This album is pretty ska. I don't see why it wouldn't be. Anyways, this is a pretty good album compared to their older stuff. It's definately different from Turn the Radio Off, but I think they were going towards a very straight forward pop album with this. Fuck this shit. To the guy that said that Big D wasnt ska on Gypsy Hill, havent you listened to Scenester? Have you heard Wailing Paddle? New England?Oh yea, RBF. Ehh, I like Turn the Radio off Better.-BostonMusicGuy Not even one mention of "Thank you for not moshing"??? I hate you Wuss. yah its a song we all "should" know unless your some kinda teeny bopper pussy shit and if you are just disregard ever reading the post and dont insult me anymore wiht your presence is that a aaa song? sounds familiar. ok everyone time to join me in a song we all know whoever said this is a 3rd rate ska band, its not true. first off, its not ska. second, its not 3rd rate, its 4th rate pop rock music with horns. Fuck this shit. Wuss, I just puked all over my computer after reading that review. Just thought you might like to know. "ska not worth listening too....Asian Man" I read the first three lines of this review and immediatelly guessed that wussemorock wrote it. I visit this site way too much. ska worth listening to = Mighty Mighty BossToneS, Leftover Crack, Against All Authority, Big D And The Kids Table So... Reel Big Fish is ska, right? Do we REALLY need another Reel Big Fish review? Reel big fish is terrible. Really really terrible. ska worth listening to = mustard plug,madness, specials, the hot flashez, etc i ment headlining warped tour sry everyone says ska is SO 1997 get over it, why? who ever said ska was trying to be the next big trend? bullshit, ska has been around longer than "punk" and punk as well is dead and i no because bands like MEST and NEWFOUNDGLORY are headlining so shove that up urpunk ass ska worth listening to = slapstick ska worth listening to = Mighty Mighty BossToneS, Leftover Crack, Against All Authority, Big D And The Kids Table Meh I think wuss has said some pretty dumb stuff on this board but I thought this review was good. Anyways... Wuss - I enjoy this album, but you use the words "fun" and "good" a little too much. Come on, write 'em up in Word and use that thesaurus tool. Anyway, yes, this is non-serious enjoyable ska-punk about relationships and kids who call rbf sellouts. If you're one of those kids, you probably won't enjoy it. But if you like other RBF, Hippos, or other ska of this nature, it's a fun and solid listen. wuss, first of all, your review was horrible and obviously half assed. if i didn't know reel big fish and even if i was a fan of ska, your review didn't do anything to persuade me to go out and by the record. second, since i do know reel big fish and how horrible they are, i must say its absolutely shocking that you with as good a taste in music as we all know(trying to type here with a straight face), would actually like this miserable excuse for a THIRD RATE ska band. third, you're just a fucking loser dickwad. finally, you are a fucking loser dickwad who needs to start looking somewhere else other than punknews.org to get the attention you so crave. that's all. Hey WUSSEMOROCK you should probably realize that no one on this site respects you. Stop reviewing these lames ass CD's and accusing everybody of having bad taste in music chump. someone take away this dudes right to review albums. he is terrible. This album is acually pretty good if you care about songs being deep. It's fun, lighten up. That gets honorable mention for the best comment of the day award. Reminds me of TWAT. Where is he? this fuckin bullshit aint punk .........never really listened to this band, and WER in't gonna get me to. But they don't rock so hard.... |
