It's not lame for Jeff to come comment here, it's lame for people to be asshoels and make Jeff feel that way

Hey, this is Jeff from Pink Razors.

I fully realize how lame it is for someone to respond to criticisms of their own band. However, I just want to say that "unconcerned" is correct, our live show is mediocre at best. We've been somehow lucky/unlucky enough to be thrust onto the stage with bands who have been playing for years, and thus have all their transitions, stage moves, and banter down to a science. Of course we're gonna be awful. None of us have really been in bands that have played to the sorts of crowds we've played to. Most bands are given years to develop, unless they already have an impressive pedigree, while we've only really been at this since November. I've never played guitar in a band before, none of us have really done anything at this level--hell not even anything that's been talked about as much as it has on this site alone. We didn't even think our "ep" would be released when we recorded it. Maybe in a year or so we'll be more comfortable, I think we're getting more comfortable every week. If you want to wait until then to listen to us or come see us again, I'll understand.

I am looking for something that entertains me

Bigwig's records are seriously lacking in substance but live they are genius... They shed the pop punk thing entirely and have tons of energy and just kick ass live

while Hot Water Music just do the regurgitated tom waits' whiskey for breakfast with a side of broken glass thing while playing music that I just find to be boring... The whole FL sound was never my thing and the 2,000 bands that all sounded like these guys just annoyed the piss out of me...

And the MC5 were gods...

Pink Razors on the other hand are just mediocre... Their live set was seriously lacking and both times i saw them in richmond with lucero and paint it black they were just fucking awful... I like pop punk when it is executed well... If these guys really swung off of D4's nuts as everyone here seems to think they do then I would probably really enjoy them, but instead I just see them as a bunch of guys who overshot their target audience by about 10 years... They are getting the attention of the people who miss that style of music, but as soon as a decent band makes a pop punk record you guys will forget about them...

I am not trying to sound jaded in anyway but it is just hard to impress me these days...

i dont' get you unconcerned

i checked out some reviews to see what you are about

you like Bigiwig who i dig, but they are as cliche as all get out and sound like 100 bands that were signed to EpiPhat, yet you trash HWM who actually did some original shit during that time...yeah tons of emo dorks like them, but they are not emo - just a good rock band

you like the MC5 which is a good thing, but then you rag on the razors who are seriously one of the better bands out there right now

me confused as to what you are looking for

After seeing these guys live twice in the last couple of months I don't think it is the name 'pop punk' that makes them horrible... I think it is just their live show...

I have yet to hear their cd and I would be willing to bet it is thoroughly unimpressive...

Pop Punk was awesome... Hell it still can be awesome if it is pulled off properly, but if you guys are looking for substance and/or decent songs DO NOT look here...

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at 11:45 PM (EDT)
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this album is great, and i thought they were really good live, fuckin tight drumming.

speaking of d4... what are they doing? did they break up?

yeah RCH needs some work

i feel bad talking shit cause James seems like a nice enough dude and I dug Funsize big time, but I just ain't feeling it

if you want bad bands in RVA look no further than River City High. they are the suck

I live in Richmond, so I'll comment all I want. There are a lot of shitty bands here. And way too many dudes wearing girls' jeans and shitty jet-black moptop hairdo's.

"There are PLENTY of bad bands in RVA. So many shitty screamo, wannabe metal, and toughguy-cliche'-SXE hardcore to make you vomit."

welcome to every scene in the world, retard.

Is this band related to Ann Beretta anyway? I kind of hear it in this.

There are plenty of bad bands in Richmond. And even if there weren't, this one, Katty Wankis would be bad enough to make up for it.

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 4:05 PM (EDT)
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The Red Chord - "Fused Together In Revolving Doors"
Buried Inside - "Chronoclast" (yeah, I know Relapse put it out, but it's 2 bucks cheaper on RE's website...)
Hewhocorrupts - "The Discographer"

Would these three be good choices?

-Chinatown

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 3:54 PM (EDT)
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What are 3 good albums (save for CTTS, I don't like 'em) that this label has put out? I'm desperate to order something, anything.

-Chinatown

i saw these guys in philly with paint it black and they were really refreshing. good to see bands ripping off d4 and weasel, not nfg.

unless u live in richmond you cant really comment on the scene. You jsut comment on the bands that have toured your way or have signed to bigger labels and have their albums reviewed on punknews

There are PLENTY of bad bands in RVA. So many shitty screamo, wannabe metal, and toughguy-cliche'-SXE hardcore to make you vomit.

Posted by MarkieStabone on 2005-04-29 14:48:29
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shit, dude, this score's FOR maymont!

Are there any bad bands in RVA?

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 29, 2005 at 1:27 PM (EDT)
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Score is for having a song called "Do You Wanna Go To Maymont?"

I like it...I think you were spot on with the D4 comparison

I'll pick this up one day.

Pink Razors are really fun live.

Good review.

here's two songs
http://www.myspace.com/pinkrazors

wait.... please tell me this is a chick band? no? wtf? fuck that
cm

This band is really good. I think I like Stop It!! better, though.

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 29, 2005 at 3:51 AM (EDT)
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The cd is decent.

I saw them live, and the are pretty boring. The best part was the guy touring with them, Josh Small. Plays steel guitar and banjo...he's worth checking out.

- Kretzer

yet ANOTHER reason why you should live in richmond.

I saw this band w/ Paint It Black and they were pretty good

they should name their next album "chixdiggit"

Posted by Kenjamin on 2005-04-29 01:09:57
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I give this thumbs up. Full length is coming soon I believe. and oh... neither of these guys can sing worth a damn but the bass player is awesome.

mp3 please

When stuck without a color scheme, dayglo's the way to go.

I've been curious about these guys, but never bothered to actually go find mp3s.

I've been listening to a shitload of Ramonescore pop-punk lately, so I'll definitly check this band out. The other day on the train I went from the Teen Idols to Teenage Bottlerocket into The Queers.

I really want to hear this.

Also, this artwork looks pretty familiar; is it from the same person who did the Briefs reissues?