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Published on June 22nd 2004
So I arrived early for this show under the premise that, yes, I'll be reviewing it for punknews.org, and people hate it when you say, "Well, I got there a bit late and missed the opening band." The only problem is: I got there way too early. In fact, I got to the Triple Rock before the doors even opened, which means only one thing: boring waiting time before the show starts without any friends around since none of them come for the opening acts. Luckily, I knew a few people there, and they played Wu-Tang's "36 Chambers" as the opening music, so the hour of waiting went quickly. People who liked this also liked:      ![Brian Costello - The Enchanters vs. Sprawlburg Springs [book]](/images/covers/thumb/brian_costello-the_enchanters_vs_sprawlburg_springs.jpg)     Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
Benjamin Jonah is a talentless ass. Score is for his talentless ass. yeah i hate fags. psh! Get a fuckin life. Your 30 and you have time to shit talk on kids 10 years younger than you on the internet? I am done coming on here because you are just lame and im not gunna waiste a nother minute looking at your lame fucking posts. I think alot of this has to do with the fact that you are 30 and the only sex that you get is with your right hand. Do me a favor. Grow up. Newsflash your 30. Get a fucking life start a family and take out your bullshit on them. After all they will probably be as big of shitbags as you. Better yet move to canada. This country already has enough assholes. OK.. that was weird but funny. Dear benjamin jonah, Dude it's gonna be WAY more than one out of ten that is gonna call you on your generic screamo shit. You listen to bands like the Weakerthans and Fugazi and think your shit is at all original or even remoetly good? You are either deaf or just dumb as shit. I'm gonna guess a lot of both. You are right I am an an asshole, but I'm honest. Your band fucking sucks balls dude. haha. shit, those were actually funny. props to who did that. I dont suffer from jock mentality at all, just cuz i fight means im a jock? Who the fuck cares anyways ok im a jock, so what? Im a jock and your a 30 year old shit talking asshole who likes to start shit on the internet while beating it to beastiality porn. Sometimes when I'm in the shower I explore my anal cavity for a few minutes because it feels kind of good. I've got crabs. I'm sorry my band sucks so bad. We are young and just started out. I know it seems like we are trying to cash in on the same worn out screamy/singy song writing but I really don't listen to very good music yet. Maybe someday. Sometimes I threaten people when I get insecure. Sorry about that. I'm really just longing for someone to be my friend. Ben you claim to not be a jock but you do suffer from jock mentality. You were going to "punch this person in the face" because he or she did not like your band or your friends band. That is a clear case of jock mentality. Ben, you are going to need to get used to people not liking your band. Maybe this is the fist time someone has been honest with you but anyway welcome to the real world. You really didn't say anything in your last two comments Ben.. I expect higher from you.. maybe try again. Tell me why my comments are dumb. Does Fugazi hide behind effects? Do you have to? "Good musicians don't need to hide behind delay and reverb. Sorry about that, maybe go practice more or something." I'm not going to list all 7996 songs on my I-tunes playlist." You obviously have WAY to much time on your hands. Jock? Haha im far from a jock. And yeah i am a violent person when it comes to fuck stains like you. And no i would never wanna be friends with you so dont get your hopes up. Where did you get that? Wow you are a complete waste of my air. You fucking retard jock fuck. I'm not going to list all 7996 songs on my I-tunes playlist becuse I don't give a fuck about impressing you. You should try it. Why do I go on message boards and talk shit on bands? Cuz dumb fucks like you put their shitty bands out thre. BTW your singer sounds just like everyone of those other shitty nu-emo-metal bands out there. Open your ears. Do you think spacey is cool? Cuz I don't. I think it fucking sucks. Good musicians don't need to hide behind delay and reverb. Sorry about that, maybe go practice more or something. well then, all of my comments go to you not that jesse kid. Sorry for the confusion. Maybe if you posted your name i could get it right. But there is a fat chance a pussy like you would actually do that. Hell no i will not be at modest mouse. I hate that band. No band can be called original now adays because there are so many different bands out there. What i can say is not that many bands are as spacey as us, and try to find a singer that sounds like ours. I like what i play, i enjoy playing it, other people enjoy listening to it and that is all that matters to me. Why do people like you have to go on messageboards and shit talk on people who are doing what they love. Your a shitty person. Attention Dumbass. The person you are threatening did not write the review. I don't do reviews for this site. Pull your head out of your ass. The reviewer is named Jesse. See how that works? I do like mineral though so good call. I'm not gonna list bands that I like because I don't give a shit what you think of me or them. The best thing that you or any bands that you think are so cutting edge could possibly is a second or third generation wave of those bands that paved the way. First off the funny thing is you just said i look weak for threating you on the internet, then you did it. You are literally the dumbest person i have ever seen post anything on internet. Now that i know that you must be 29(10 years older than me) i know can understand why your taste and musical understanding is so shitty. Your one of those old fucks who stay stuck in what music was when you were young. Sorry there arent bands like mineral or indian summer around anymore. That was emo, but that is not what emo is anymore. Get over it. Music changes and so do the people involved in it. People got bored with that shit and so they emo became more driving and rock influenced. Im just curioused to hear what bands you do like. Ha-Ha! I insulted your shitty-friend's shitty-band and you are insecure about it! Ha! I win! plus, your elitist prick and we would never wanna get reviewed on your gass ass 8th grade website. You sir are an idiot. If you are going to make a statement like, "I wish they were all dead," you could at least post your actual name. Waite your probably way to scared to because small towns actually have friends that will stick up for them, unlike you. You have yer mom, dad, and well no one else. I would really like to meet you face to face so i could greet you with a nice Mineap punch to the face. I don't know if the drums are sloppy or if the bass lines are repetitive and boring (most bass lines to repeat), but I do know that this band is doing NOTHING original and that the two times I've seen them I wished them all dead. Just a few things: my reviews: Ok, here is what I think of your review..... I saw small towns in Chicago and they were HORRIBLE.. what a waste of money.. die. It would be impossible to convince someone to adore this shit-suck band. Welcome to punknews.org Michelle. I hope your stay here is an enjoyable one. Some of you kids really need to improve your limited vocabulary. Anyone who hears this band on the road please remeber that MinnEap has much much more to offer than cookie-cutter new-emo crap. People are still trying to defend this shit-suck band? I can't see how people can possibly like the music this band creates. I firmlyy beleive that anyone who "likes" this band and the songs they make has not been exposed to much music... at all. Perhaps it is because they are not old enough. I'm take a guess here and suggest that they are all still in highschool. I can't exactly think of something clever & witty to say in regards to defending Small Towns, which I would do in heartbeat. if you really know the people in this band why dont you have the balls to say who you are? and you cant say that every one in the band is a jackass, cause they are all so different, you have to like at least one of them. i love small towns more then any of you will ever know....amazing band, awesome friends, miss them when they're away :) I know them and they are jackasses. And anyone who does like them deserves to be an ex. jesse, sorry your ex loves this band, and thy guys in it. i really love small towns, you all should have seen their acoustic set tonight at the fallout. Danny, Joel and Tommy were incredible! Danny also did some of his own songs by himself and those were also amazing, which is expected because he has the most beautiful voice. oh and for the record, Danny is not an asshole...he's a pretty swell guy. tonight was by far one of the most fun small towns sets. I don't like it either cuz they are hipster posers that write really unoriginal crap.. so there. you people are all fucking crazy. i don't necessarily like small towns, but the reviewer is an asshole...or should i not say that because people "might not like it"? I don't think this is an interview.. did I miss something? If they suck they suck.. and they suck.. even if they are begining a tour and would benefit from positive word of mouth.. it's an opinion.. you have yours.. even if it is underdeveloped.. For future reference...saying a band is like propagandhi with more screaming sounds more like a compliment than you think. And I've heard Rise or Rust and they are far from sloppy. fuck you to the guy who did this interview, youre a dick... great job cutting small towns down when, frist off, they are starting off a national tour when they need good reviews and positive word of mouth the most and second they completely dont deserve any of that shit, they are a great band with a pretty damn big future and good people... People post anonymous all the time. Let me be the first to welcome you to punknews.org. i can handle bad reviews. but i hate people going out of their way to shit talk other people because of personal biases. at the risk of sounding level headed joshua, it's literally impossible to be unbiased when reviewing a band using your peronal taste as your compass. i guess it would be pretty unbiased judging bands solely based on musical talent but then "punk" wouldn't exactly exist now would it? this one goes out to many --- yup they are human.. humans who should quit playing really bad music together. oh and that was from me again. ok ANONYMOUS vouch for the reviewer. haha. people will always like and dislike bands but when you are trying to do a professional review and come across as unbiased you dont later post slander and hate on a board in referance to the bands members. i also happen to know all of them as individuals and they are human and they all have weaker moments ...as do we all. but they are all good guys. i highly doubt you know them well to be able to call one an ahole and another a womanizer. ....and regardless of all that they all are talent musicians. whether together they get you to like the music of small towns or not ... so critique that musical project not them as people or them as seperate musicians. Whether or not this review was totally biased or not I can vouch for the reviewer...this band still sucks. By this band I'm refering to Small Towns.. blah blah slower.. blah. "And Danny is an asshole, not to mention Sean being a womanizer. I just didn't add those in my review because people would be mad about that being in a review." oh darn tommy, u made me confess my love for u.. i feel like such an idoit I don't like this shit either. Bland, boring.. cookie-cutter and dime a dozen all come to mind. Regardless of what anyone says, I still don't like the music and stick by my review. This review isn't about how much work you or your band has done in the scene, or what genre your music has been labeled; it's about the music itself. In the end, the quality of the product is all that matters. If I were a painter, I could spend thirty-five years working on getting art shows booked at galleries and working really hard to help support starving artists, but I guarantee that it wouldn't make my painting ability any better. regardless of if you like the music of small towns or not, shaun is NOT a sloppy drummer. i've toured with these chaps and seen him play a bunch of times and he's solid as fuck. i think his drumming is interesting and creative, without bring showey and over the top, exactly how it should be. pthat last post was me. - tommy. "yay i'm so cool. i know so much cuz i referenced drive like jehu. " yeah DLJ kicks ass. john reese is one of my favorite guitarists and i also love his work w/ rocket from the crypt, pitchfork, the hot snakes, and beehive & the barracudas. dont write me off as a dumb kid. i know my shit. Shit, it's killa to see a familiar face. eddie murphy's music career? you mean produced by rick james and brilliant. yes, thank you. YA tommy's the one i talk to online all the time... he's such a 'roo! il ove that him... kinda.... TOMMY IS THE COOLEST GUY THAT EVER LIVED!!!! small towns is a great band and I know one guy from the band and he is a nice guy. And who really cares about lables/genres? the score is for this review. you are an idiot. Wow, you are all a bunch of jackasses. Hey, were any of you over the age of 10 when emo bands were actually playing out? Newwwwwwp. it sounds to me like this kid anchors read about Rites of Spring and Embrace in some "godfathers of emo" article in alternative press and now he thinks he knows enough to lecture people. wow.. eddie murphy's career. huh.. ouch...no really ouch. Anyway I really doubt that there are multiple Drive Like Jehu's in existence. I mean a lot of bands named themselves after that particular obscure references in the bible right? Wrong. You obviously don't know shit about that band. So I would get off your soap box and quit trying to lecture everyone about what they can and cannot say in their review unless you actually know what the hell you are talking about in the first place. What a fucking idiot.. they "fit the mold" Go back to the toolbox ya tool cuz you’re done being used! His girl likes to party all the time. I'm glad your quick witted enough to know that a typo and a misspelling are in fact, the same thing. Brilliant deduction. You didn't even misspell it the same. If you are going to mock someone pull your head out of your ass and try to do it right. You obviously aren't too intelligent... jehu.. emo.. uh-huh...sure. Some kid below spelled it wrong, dipshit. That doesn't make any sense.. WTF is leing? Yep, I'm leing, good call bro. "they are rockstars though" small towns does not have sloppy drumming, maybe the other guys screw up a bit, but sean is tighter than a 12 year old girl. they are rockstars though i think anchor's lieing. i doubt he gets physically ill. For Somerset? He wasn't liking the touring and life of a band member, so he moved to LA instead. what happened to the old guitarist? some idiot said Drive Like Jehu was emo.. sorry dumbass.. you missed it Smalls Towns Burn A Little Slower sounds like the name of a shitty movie geared towards middle aged women. i thought this said Small Brown Bike and i nearly shat myself. damn this review for giving me false hopes. both these bands have too much hype for what they produce in my opinion. To Anchors-read any of my other reviews and I basically say the same thing. I refused to use the word "screamo" or "emo" in the other ones, but people just understand it better if you say those words. regarding hearing a live recording with no screaming and there being screaming live.... Okay buddy, let me set something straight for you, and really, everyone else who reviews here besides Aubin and Scott. score is for my awesome bread bowl at perkins... haha score is for the food and service at Perkins. Great review, I was really worried when I saw a write up on Small Towns though because I hate them and I was afraid it might be written by a fanboy. I saw them open for Cursive and they were one of the most unoriginal hipster wanna-be bands I've ever witnessed. They even did this thing at the end of thier set where they are all screaming some dumb phrase like "she left me" or "I'm lonely" and each person quits playing thier instrument one at a time and walks off stage until only one bleeding heart emo boy is left.. I almost puked. 4 stars for this? you seemed to hate half the show... the triple rock is a pretty nice venue. too bad small towns and somerset are the epitome of terrible. danny from small towns is the biggest ass hole in the universe also. ive been spreading that GOSPEL for about 5 years now. can i get a rimshot anyone? i spose youd have to know the guy. ...you should have reviewed the food at Perkins. |
