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Published on October 22nd 2004
A few years back I was talking to a friend of mine about music, and as was the normal routine, we talked about bands we’d “discovered” recently. It was during this discussion that I was introduced to a band with a strange name.
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I heard this band last night for the first time, and i have to say ti was the worst garbage i have ever heard inmy entire lif (thats not a joke) i cannot understand for the life of me what atlent this band actally has and why anyone would get pleasure listening to ANY of their songs, your all a bunch of strange losers, That kiss is HOT. But alas, they aren't gay. :-) Couldn't tell from that pic though! Keep up the good work. After listening to rock for about 12 years, I had given up and declared rock "dead". Everything began to sound so similar and predictable. Only a few bands really stuck out, Q and not U is one of these bands. amazing album. check out the show. this band rules. bsd is the enlightened man No offence but I live in Mexico and I'm sick of yuppie Americans telling me whats wrong about their policy as opposed to asking those that are harshly impacted by it. Heres a little bit of truth. Punks are uglier than nigger, spics, and chinks combined, have weirder sex habits than fags, bis and trans combined, and are dumber than retards, cokeheads, democratics, and republicans. So there we have it punk is the ultimate insult of all time. It's mostly suburban white kids who are so isolated from directly facing social problems outside their high school love triangles that they lose touch and think of attrocities, bigotry, racism, and genocide as jokes. Oh yeah, hate crimes are really really funny too. I don't necessarily believe everything I read on the internet, but you're right racism and bigotry IS fucking hilarious, what the hell was I thinking. "Why do people feel it's ok to be racist or a bigot online? Is it because you don't have have to say it to anyone's face? I mean are there really that many people who are filled with such anger and hatred, but are normally too scared to say it to somebody? I live in California so maybe it's just because people are more open minded over here, but I never hear such bile from anyone's mouth until I go online. I realize that I can just not read the comments, but its hard not to. Its really depressing to read and see things like this, I'd like to think that we are more intelligent than our ancestors, but I'm seeing the same bullshit happening here that happened decades ago. Who are you to say it's wrong to be or live a certain way?" Oh yeah my name is Reed, I just made the post right below this one. Why do people feel it's ok to be racist or a bigot online? Is it because you don't have have to say it to anyone's face? I mean are there really that many people who are filled with such anger and hatred, but are normally too scared to say it to somebody? I live in California so maybe it's just because people are more open minded over here, but I never hear such bile from anyone's mouth until I go online. I realize that I can just not read the comments, but its hard not to. Its really depressing to read and see things like this, I'd like to think that we are more intelligent than our ancestors, but I'm seeing the same bullshit happening here that happened decades ago. Who are you to say it's wrong to be or live a certain way? As long as you put yourself into a category - gay, black, female, etc. - you are only fueling the stereotypes. If BSD would've said, "there are two guys kissing..." I don't think we would still be disgusting it even though it is discussing (was that a couple of typos?) Every review of this album I read tends to be the same. I like it. I feel it accurately captures the feel of their live shows, even though when I saw them they only played X-Polynation. This was a little over a year ago. i thought Different Damage was a lot better than No Kill..., much more dynamic and interesting. draino is the best way to get rid of a body. A few gallons of draino and you can dissolve a body in a couple of hours and wash it down the sink....i read it somewhere I swear, i've never done it.... "wat happens if you drink draino?" you know what i find comical .. the Drew Carrey Show.. NO im not serious.. u guuuuys wat happens if you drink draino? but then again, you didnt question my intelligence./ you just called me a non speller. my bad homie. oh. yeah cause spelling is directly related to intelligence. its not. anyway. it wasnt a misspelling, it was a typo. completely different. but yeafdab nfdaknfd vkn Jones - What is a frag? You non spelling, backpeddling homophobe. "The reason I say you backpeddled was because earlier you said "plus its got two fags kissing on the back cover. whats that all about. thats the new "in" thing. being gay. fuck that., i know its a fad. ten years from now, all the fags will be embarrassed and straight. itll be like liking vanilla ice or...bell bottoms or some shit. its a fad. go kiss a girl" ""fag is the modern nigger"!!?!??!?! You sick fuck! African Americans were subjected to slavery, torture, and murder. For most of America's history they were given no rights and now we get government sponsored crack. FAGS on the other hand wear the nicest clothes, get special priviledges in school, and milk the teet of self-pity endlessly. You realize you white-trash sack of shit that its your stupid self-rightous, white-boy, faggot ass attitude that alienates me and all african-americans ever further. Perhaps some day racism will end and we can just call a fag a fag and leave black people out of it. Don't ever compare my struggle to the struggle for gay marriage you stupid fuck. Get it?" The reason I say you backpeddled was because earlier you said "plus its got two fags kissing on the back cover. whats that all about. thats the new "in" thing. being gay. fuck that., i know its a fad. ten years from now, all the fags will be embarrassed and straight. itll be like liking vanilla ice or...bell bottoms or some shit. its a fad. go kiss a girl" "look at jones backpeddle" "look at jones backpeddle" "what does q and not u mean ?" to the african american below me. i absolutely agree with you that the struggle that gays go through now or in the last decade or whatever is not even comparable with the struggle that slaves went through, and then that blacks went through up until a few decades ago. "fag is the modern nigger"!!?!??!?! You sick fuck! African Americans were subjected to slavery, torture, and murder. For most of America's history they were given no rights and now we get government sponsored crack. FAGS on the other hand wear the nicest clothes, get special priviledges in school, and milk the teet of self-pity endlessly. You realize you white-trash sack of shit that its your stupid self-rightous, white-boy, faggot ass attitude that alienates me and all african-americans ever further. Perhaps some day racism will end and we can just call a fag a fag and leave black people out of it. Don't ever compare my struggle to the struggle for gay marriage you stupid fuck. Get it? jones the bones has been spewing this kind of crap for a while now. Hes a real loser who always has some negative garbage to shoot off about. Go pray for me you piece of crap. very good review, though it kinda sucks it had to get marred by some of the most moronic comments ive ever read on this site (and thats saying a LOT). chances are, if you dont like the fact that there are guys kissing on the record cover, they dont want you listening to their band anyway. it boggles my mind that that could actually bother someone. what does q and not u mean ? This is the best Q And Not U CD yet. score is for BSDs comment. agreed. Wow. I actually agree with BSD. "If you actually want to curb homophobia how about using your brain instead of calling everything homphobic and hating those who disagree with your level of conditioning and comfortability with a given bias." "I wish you homophobes would drink a gallon of draino." I don't wish all you fags would drink some draino. If you actually want to curb homophobia how about using your brain instead of calling everything homphobic and hating those who disagree with your level of conditioning and comfortability with a given bias. Actually, I think the ankle acted up on him again after they recorded Power. I could be wrong though. Exactly. Their like a totally different band, but they still make great music. Too much new stuff, mon. It's still great for dancey new wavey crap, but it's almost like an entirely new band or something. My friend only has their first two albums and has never seen them live, and when they started playing she thought they were an unscheduled opener. Their drummer broke his ankle but I don't think it had anything to do with their sound change. They had to cancel a few shows after it happened, but it healed before they recorded Power. Their drummer only has one leg? I haven't found the record yet.. but i'll buy it when I see them next wednesday.. Seriously people, get over the fact: this isn't No Kill No Beep Beep. Instead of comparing it to that (albeit wonderful) record, just look at what it is. I've heard 2 of these songs, and I must say it seems pretty crappy. I have the first two albums and they are the shiznat, but this disco bullshit has gotta go if I'm gonna respect them. Props to experimenting, but ya lost me as a loyal fan. Maybe I'll give ya another shot in 6 months. “What the fuck kind of name is that?” i haven't heard this yet, but I just saw them alst night, and they played some songs off of this release. they were ok. you'd rather listen to bad religion than q and not u...what were you thinking. Yeh, it's a damn shame they they almost totally ignore No Kill... for their live shows since I didn't get to see them until their Different Damage tour. No Kill... is in my top 5 all time and will probably be there for all time. It instantly dropped my jaw and never gets old. Their new stuff takes a few listens but the payback is worth it, but still not as good as No Kill... John Davis is a phenomenal drummer, but I miss Matt Borlik on bass. oh... and live show = lots of Different Damage. I think they only played 2 off no kill... The more I listen to Power... the less it seems to be different than their previous stuff. Sure there's the insanely dancy "Wonderful People" and "Wet Work"... which I personally think are awesome songs. But if you look at the rest of the album, it's Q and Not U songs... none of their songs sound alike, which is partly why their so amazing. And their live show blew me away 2 weeks ago! Q and Not U will never be The Faint, and this album is not even close to the filth that is "Wet From Birth".... and "Passwords" is one of their best song ever. No Kill No Beep Beep is the only Q and not U record i can listen to all the way through. Definite dissapointment. There's one catchy track towards the end but that's it. Yeah, this shit slays. Fuck The Faint. I love this cd, along with all of this band's other stuff. Good review. This one is more danceable in a straight up dancing kind of way, while older stuff was danceable in an indie rock mosh pit kind of way. me too bsd. see you there. Seeing them tonight, hope they play more old stuff. New crap sounds like latter-day Gang of Four or something... More new wave than post-punk. "my pretentious art rock friend passed up the D4/NMB show in pittsburgh to see these dudes play. Thats all I have to say. these guys are for college dudes who love guitar theory and think they are too smart to listen to punk." this album is definitely a grower, i hated it at first, I'm not in love with all the songs, but its strong enough. I don't know how I feel about this record. It's really good for what it is, which to me seemed to be more synth-dance music, but I've been overloaded with that recently. I think I just have to realize that No Kill No Beep Beep was the epitome of what it was, and remaking that record would be boring. Sort of like Blonde Redhead. I love that band, and all of their albums, but they all sort of are the same damn thing. edit: says TO girls wow. your real welcoming of other peoples views. at least i never said fags should go kill themselves. i just said its a fad. they should kiss a girl. youre a horrible horrible person. i will pray for you and hope that the anger leaves you. Jones, go vote for bush, buy your semi-automatic weapon and ride in your pick up truck screaming "Yippie kay yea". I wish all you homophobes would just go drink a gallon of drano. This might be the biggest disappointment this year. this cd aint that good. i only really dig like 3 songs. although those songs are 10s in my book, i dont care for much of the rest of this. anyone wanna take it off my hands for 8 bucks my pretentious art rock friend passed up the D4/NMB show in pittsburgh to see these dudes play. Thats all I have to say. these guys are for college dudes who love guitar theory and think they are too smart to listen to punk. |
