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 Review by: Anchors See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on June 17th 2005
There are certain exercises in fortitude that every person must endure somewhere along their life. Be that battling with a disease, continuing on in a fight after being severely injured, or in my case, attempting to make it through all 32 minutes of the High Speed Scene’s self-titled debut album without wanting to impale myself on a spear. Now, I’m not trying to equate myself with cancer survivors or UFC fighters, but it did take some strength to not actually take this disc out of my CD drive and break it into the smallest possible fragments.
I ride my BMX / I smoke my Cali weed / I dig on NOFX / Rich kids on LSD /… / I ride this bike all night / I’ll ride it till the end / A case of Natty Light / I’ll kick it with my friends.Nobody in this band is under the age of 16 years old, so I don’t know about the rest of you, but lyrics like that really aren’t acceptable. That’s gone past the territory I’d consider “bad;” those lyrics are nothing short of an abomination. Those lyrics actually make me angry reading them. Angry to think that talented musicians are struggling, playing in dives every night to make a payment on a one-room apartment, and these guys have a deal with Interscope. And if anything, the lyrics get progressively worse from there. I’ll leave that to your imagination, or a Google search if you really feel so inclined, but just trust me. You can tell just by the song titles: “Hottie,” “Assingear,” “Allaboutit,” among others. They’re too cool to even put a space between words. None of the qualities that exist in good pop-punk records are here. It’s not fun. The guitar-work seems to be recycled in different order from song to song, there’s barely any drumming to speak of, and the vocals are just bad enough to accent the lyrics. Terrific. This really may be one of the single worst albums I’ve ever had the displeasure of listening to. This is an album that manages to give pop-punk a band name; just think about that for a minute. Avoid this like the plague, SARS, and syphillis all morphed into one disease and put itself into every copy of this album. Bah. Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
are the people who say these guys arent good retarded. the lyrics make you laff, n then on top of that th guitar parts are really simple, n so r th drums. there jus a great band to listen to Eh. You can say you don't like them, but i love The High Speed Scene. They may not be the most orignial band (dear god they're not) but they're good at what they do. would rate it about an 8 or so.. but i'm to lazy to change what i've already put. 10. The "official" review above is what makes me hate internet reviewers: any moron with a computer assumes they suddenly have taste. If this reviewer can't understand what makes The High Speed Scene one of the best rock bands out right now, then it's just a matter that the reviewer's senses are askew. Sadly, anyone that doesn't know better might mistake that for a legitimate opinion. Check out The High Speed Scene, they're rocking harder than most will ever dream of. Dude, you obviously know nothing about drumming. These drums are some of the best I've ever heard in a really long time. The guitar lines are really creative and really aren't recycled at all. And jesus, man, punk is all about recycling guitar licks. Look at Green Day for Christ's sake. I will take the biggest fucking sigh of relief when this trend dies..... My "Jump To Conclusions Map" Is telling me: "Do not Buy this record, or you will have a car accident soon when you are leaving your garage!" This review made me :) My "Jump To Conclusions Map" Is telling me: "Do not Buy this record, or you will have a car accident soon when you are leaving your garage!" "They were actually pretty good, especially considering they're bored studio musicians (thus making them the Toto of the indie rock scene)." Bitch please! GImmick stealer! Stop riding my scene, G. I'll throw down mad-stzzz-yle. " Really, MxPx and Off By One need not be insulted that harshly." Score is for the RKL reference, other than that is shit! I also saw them with the Futureheads last week. They were so painfully boring and bland. The songs went nowhere. They were tight as all hell, but so is the local cover band who plays at the dive bar down the street. socre is for being unable to find a summer job. you have my sympathy. I saw these guys play with The Futureheads. They were actually pretty good, especially considering they're bored studio musicians (thus making them to Toto of the indie rock scene). Well, I've been unable to get a job this summer, so if I'm not out hanging out, or doing something, chances are I'm writing, because TV is boring as fuck during the day. Wasn't this produced by The Neptunes ? I've only listened to 30 seconds yet, but it's pretty obvious that they're signed to a major label in hopes of becoming the next fountains of wayne. yeah dude Damn, dude. You write a lot. I can barely manage one review a week. Score is for the band's link. Classic! This was a great review. those pussies dont even drink natty ice? score is for tps reports, cheetos, and tetris. bravo. |
