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| On My SignalExit Parameters2004 self-released 
 Review by: Jesse See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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 Published on October 8th 2004
Bulletpoints (taken from press sheet)
"On My Signal's five members achieve the ambience of Slint with the fangs of Thursday." Last time I checked, Thursday was pretty fang-less. In fact, I'd even go as far to say that they are toothless altogether. They have to gum their food. I'm guessing you know what to expect from a band that thinks Thursday is hard. Imagine every single fucking "screamo" chord that's been picked out into a riff. Imagine every single fucking drum fill that's been overdone. Hear the whiny vocals resemble the war cries of a twelve year old, freshly converted eunuch. Weep along with the deep, poetic cries of "No one loves me! I hate my parents! The suburbs totally rule! Pain! Suffering!"What did I fucking tell you? WHAT did I FUCKING tell you? Shut your whiny yap. Stop ripping off chords and vocals from every other band making it big. Realize that artistic integrity does not involve the words "screamo" or "copycat." As my roommate just said, "It's not so bad. It sounds like everything else so it just blends in and I could just ignore it." This review might sound boring, and might make you angry, but as long as these shitty bands keep sending their shitty CDs to Punknews, I'll keep giving them bad reviews, doing my part as a contributor to the welfare of society. Stay away from this one, stay far, far away. Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
hey other scott - if you don't like the review, go start a screamo band and cry about it I don't know what to say kid. You didn't call me a fag or douche anywhere in your reply. I don't know how to respond to a well thought out response except... hey, i'm new here, but it seems like this review relies too heavily on what the reviewer read about the band before actually listening to the songs themselves. however, if he did that, it's odd that he associated this band with angsty suburb bands when he states clearly that they are from New York City. granted i'm aware it's just a snide example of the general emo bullshit that too many bands are guilty of these days, but if you actually go and check these guys out, you'll hear that this band doesn't actually fall into many of the common trappings other bands do. Well, it was supposed to be funny, but I guess you're too angry about me bashing your favorite band to take any sort of joke lightly. He wrote the book 'High Fidelity,' which you enjoy plagiarizing...but I guess you've only seen the movie since you must not have enough time to read when you're busy writing terrible poetry and trying unsuccessfully to get girls to come back to your dormroom with you. Ha, I don't even know who Nick Hornby is. Score is for the fucking review. Jesse, being an asshole doesn't make you a good reviewer, it just makes you an asshole. Why don't you stick to things you're good at, like giving Lou Reed head while trying to convince him you loved 'White Light/White Heat' before everyone else, or you could possibly steal more Nick Hornby quotes to pass off as your own ribald wit...that would be cool, too. And now we know more about you, saying that you actually like this band. Like, for instance, how bad your taste in music is. I think you people are nuts. This is a great band. Before listening to this one sided review go out and see them play. I saw these guys play when I was in New York, Great live show, good band all around. Wow. What a one sided, single minded review. yeah i was haoping this would sound like Slint. oh well got my hopes up. That's right, bitches. Worship me. HAHAHAHA So, does this sound like Slint at all? there's far too many good albums being released lately for shit like this to take up precious space. |
