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Published on April 25th 2006
Click…click…POW! Cougars' second full-length, Pillow Talk has begun. “Toxic Fox Syndrome,” a track that had been previewed on their myspace page, starts things off with a sludgy beat held together by Brian Wnukowski’s booming drums and Bryan Bienias’s fuzzy bass. The ‘guitar horse’ and ‘guitar force’ of Brett Meingaser and John McClurg, respectively of course, soon turn things up about a dozen notches, and Sam Ambrosini’s ‘synthdespizer’ snarls and spits into the fray. Jeff Vidmont and Mark Beening add just a hint of melody with their biting sax and trumpet licks, and who could forget Matthew Irie? Irie’s throaty howl unleashes some strangely captivating lyrics: something about a “knuckle licker,” a “lazy burglar,” and warnings like “that’s lady’s a cop!” You’ll shout along even though you have no idea what he is talking about.
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i cannot for the life of me get into this band. Everyband is unique in their own ways. Obviously people don't like Cougars while a lot of others love the Cougars. It's as simple as that. I think everyone that commented hates N'sync, but yet some how they made an asston of money and became popular as f*ck. What does that mean? PEOPLE LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THEY LIKE TO HEAR. Stop flaming because they don't play the songs you like. Holy fuck, Will, shut up. I commented already saying this album slays. Just got back from the record release show. I'm toe up and it all kicked ass in a blur. Oh fuck yeah! Cougars rock. Simple as that. "Cougars ARE overrated"--- vv----"opinion as fact"----vv Cougars ARE overrated. Saying they can't be, because they don't have that many fans, is silly. People who have never heard them can't form an opinion on them. "Rating" can only come from people who have, who have a tendency to rate them too highly. And it's impossible to overrate music that doesn't have tons of fans? I'm pretty sure music is overrated the instant that someone writes a 10 star review for an album that's an 8 or 9 at best. The reason the statement is dumb is that this band doesn't actually have a lot of fans. They're on Go Kart ferchrissakes. I am completely ignorant to all things Pitchfork, so I did not know they were located in Chicago. How can a city with such a cool music scene house two of the biggest blights on the face of modern music, Pitchfork and Victory? I just shit my pants three times listening to this album! Heh, I like what Scruffy said a few posts down...'their fans are maniacal' or something like that. Yeah. If you like these guys, you fuckin' love em and need to tell everyone. Some people think they are too cool to gush over music they love and I think that's sad. I'm not above it, as you can see here. "But they are overrated. For one, they do have lots of fans, but that has nothing to do with the fact that that their fans see this band as something more than what they are..." "Yeah, you did misuse it. This band does not have that large of a fan base. Just because they have some fans who go overboard doesn't mean the band is overrated. It means the fans are maniacal." Like OMFG, this isn't punk, like we are you like, reviewing like something thats like not punk on punk news! wow, I bet they'll be on MTV or MTV2 soon, so we obviously all have to hate them, like OMFG why are you even listening to them, you stupid poser LoLz! They have talent but they can't possibly be as good as they are, so definitely don't buy this album, eventhough I haven't heard it, it has to suck! Especially since someone else thinks it's good! This band is amazing. I've seen them play about 3 different times and each of those times i've walked away in amazement. Incredible. That's my OPINION. Also, I think the new album is fantastic and is as good if not better than the first album. I recommend buying it. But that's just my opinion. You guys need to stop bitching and whining about how to rate bands and who deserves or doesn't deserve recognition... blah, blah, fucking blah. This whole thread is getting pretty pathetic. Just shut the fuck up and listen to shit you like. If you don't agree with the review, that's FINE. It doesn't make it wrong for someone to give a good review to a band YOU may not think deserves it. That said, Cougars do deserve it. They rule and I can guarantee they're better live than any shitty band you all have undoubtedly been in. Suckers. Yeah, you did misuse it. This band does not have that large of a fan base. Just because they have some fans who go overboard doesn't mean the band is overrated. It means the fans are maniacal. Just because you can't handle it, doesn't mean that others opinions are "over"-anything. Cougars shred and you like eye makeup and hair products. No. I wasn't misusing overrated. "Pretentious" is overused because most of the time what people are complaining about has no annoying pretense. All I have to think is that most of you guys like this band more than they deserve for it to be overrated. I think "ovarrated" is the new "pretentious". Is there going to be a new word every 6 months that people use to basically say, "I don't like this band and other people do (Or I don't like them as MUCH as other people do), so I'm going to misuse this word to tick people off."? Do they SOUND like Cougars? By their interview, I guess it's like Calypso....and doom I'm gonna have to say that I read that review, and don't really have a clue what this band sounds like. Just because a band is overrated doesn't mean I think they're bad. Will has hilarious taste. Will's a saucy bitch...that just happens to have a stick up his ass... Haha, Elvaquero likes Latterman more than Spazz. Propoghandi>Cougars I think Will is either thinking of another band or he has a stick up his vagina " a review all " There's a difference between enthusiastic praise and reading like a press sheet. This sounds like the latter. There's contest to win Cougars new CD on Interpunk. ElVaquero - Thanks dude, I accept your apology. You were right. Sorry about the mix up. I think I might have mistaken you for Brandon Sideleau who does often give 10's. Let my words then be taken as towards fanboy reviewers in general, not you greg. Sorry about that, mate. Cheers. Jesse, thanks for the defense. Now that I'm back from work I can defend myself... Finding a reviewer you can trust is wonderful. If they have proven themselves capable time and time again of separating the wheat from the chaff, then they should be rewarded with a special status, as Anchors and Adam usually are on this site. "People have to understand that a ten is an absolutely flawless record to the reviewer." This album is all business. Fuckin' huge That just means you have a bad taste in music. This is not a ten, I don't care who the reviewer is. the guy in the white t-shirt on the album cover looks like the michael bolotn dude in office space ( michael bolton right? or was it someone else famous?) I just like the fact that almost everytime I check a review from Brian it's in the range from 5-7. People have to understand that a ten is an absolutely flawless record to the reviewer. That doesn't mean you'll agree with it, but that's how this person truly feels. Brian: I was all set to make a comment about how modesty should be required for all reviewers. dudes sound like jesus lizard, rftc, and a punch to the guts. major label soon? if you read this site enough, you know a 5-star review is usually bullshit (save a few exceptions: Dag Nasty, Reagan Youth). Seven actually means I like a record quite a bit. I'm just more conservative with scoring than most people, apparently. Not every release is BEST EVAR OMG, but there's plenty of solid albums floating around. ...six stars for everything like a Brian review? I agree in your assessment of cougars. Hey, if you think the review is too inflated, write your own review. I bought this the other day, the store must've put it out a couple days early. it fucking kicks after one listen This album is great, but it's not spectacular or groundbreaking enough for a 10. Punknews reviewers generally need to cut down on the inflated scores. That said, good review and excellent album. Score is what I'd say is proper for the album. This album is solid. 10 fucking stars. Kick ass rock'n roll! Pillow Talk rocks! Never heard anything like it before! I meant this score, not the 2 stars I gave it down below. My mistake, 'cause I think the disc is pretty solid. I don't know why, but there was a copy of this disc in a used bin at a local record store for $2 about three weeks prior to the US release. It was bizzare, but I nabbed it, and it's pretty much a fuckfest for your ears. Really weird, kind of snobby, yet still not-ironic horn blasting shit. i like cougars, but i cant find sample mp3s of this album anywhere. Please, please, please don't give 10 stars to something that is anything short of revolutionary, for chrissakes! maybe i just don't "get" this band, but i don't get how they consistently score so high on this site. they're alright, but nothing to get THAT excited over. Cougars are one of the best bands and this record is incredible. Great review. Don't miss this band if they play in your area. I have to say that this ia a band I really wanted to like, but this album is absolutely horrible. One of the worst I've ever heard. I gotta think that the reviewer is listening to something else entirely. Score is for fanboy reviews. |
