and rick has a point
who the hell listens to the same shit for 6 years?
if you listen to different stuff
you might wana play different stuff
ik of another band that changed stuff
sublime
and look at them
they were/are amazing
GAH you piss me off

Posted by awkward_turtle84 on 2007-07-11 02:43:06
My Score:

first of all
whoever wrote this fucking reveiw is a jackass

and just cause its not all the same music makes it bad
oh yea
cause everyone in the world listens to ONE type of music you fucker

and his voice doesnt fit?
umm ok,
your a fucktard
and no one
i mean
NO ONE
can say a band is bad
because w/ music
its all about opinion
maybe thats your opinion
but personally
i think your oppinion fucking sucks
aaaand ik a bunch more SKAPPLETON atendees would agree w/ me,

and to all of you making fun of them,
and their last concert (that was just about the best day of my life)
heres a song for you

i hope you die in a fire
and the smoke fills up your lungs
untill you fucking choke
and the last thing that you'll see
is a silloutte of me
laughing at you
cause i fucking hate you
...

oh, and steveman, we didn't fire our entire horn section. In fact, the only people that stuck with this band from the beginning were Lee (Mellophone) and me (trombone). So fuck off.

also, those lyrics you quoted are from our first album, which is a ska album. there's this technique often used by ska bands for writing ska lyrics to ska songs called "tongue in cheek" you should look it up on wikipedia.

-rick

for the record, we didn't "grow up, graduate from college, and only get together once every few months" we grew up, graduated from college, and then went on tour non-stop for nearly four years. also, sorry that my musical influences changed between when I was 19 and wrote our first album and when I was 25 and wrote this album. I should learn to be more like all of you and listen to the exact same CDs for my entire life. I'm sure you're all still holding true to the Ace of Bass cassette tapes you were rocking when you were in middle school.

-rick

The fact that punknews gave "My New Obession" 1 1/2 stars and gave this album 4 1/2 stars and calls it "nearly perfect" perfectly demonstrates everything that's wrong with the music scene in this country.

If this band is guilty of anything on this album, they're guilty of trying to be the RX Bandits.

I saw their "last show" a couple months ago (they've had more last shows than I can count) and they had the youngest audience I've ever seen. Half the kids literally looked like middle schoolers. They also had the lamest ending to a band I've ever seen: the entire crowd of middle schoolers got on the stage and tried to skank, and the singer got onto a balcony above the stage to finish the last song.

"How does a band that never made any money whatsoever "sell out"? "

That's the point. They were a great ska band but never made any money or got recognition. They hated it. There are songs about how if they don't get signed they are just going to give up.

"We'd just play our hearts out every single night
But if it doesn't happen soon, we're going to give up the fight"

The fact that they dropped their entire horn section and changed to a lame attempt at the flavor of the month poppunk is a blatant last desperate effort to get some recognition.

In a way it's really sad. They were one of the best ska bands in the midwest, but set their sights too high and ruined a very good thing.

Posted by SilentStorms on 2007-06-28 10:04:18
My Score:

At least their band name is good. Someone should seriously name their band "I'm on-a-rolla-gay". That'd be fucking sweeeeeeeeeet. Score is for band name's that quote wicked Simpsons shite.

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 10:51 PM (EDT)
My Score:

I actually liked this band and liked this album. It was refreshing to hear good pop-punk from a young band. They were better than all the other bands you've compared them to. They remind me more of a Motion City Soundtrack-type, where some songs do try too hard to be poppy, but the good songs are good songs. 7/10.

Their name: 10/10.

Posted by Vincent_M on 2007-06-27 14:00:27
My Score:

"good charlotte and simple plan may be bad, but they aren't sellouts..."

You're a damn moron. How are you gonna tell me that what Good Charlotte is playing now (like that horrible 'Get Your Hands Off My Girl') is ANYTHING like the fun stuff they played on The Young And The Hopeless? They're the worst kind of trend hoppers.

As for IV4K, the Not Penis Cream EP was awesome and their first full length was really good ska, but this sucks.

If there weren't any negative reviews on this site, I probably wouldn't bother looking at any of the reviews. The negative ones are the most fun to read.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 9:31 PM (EDT)
My Score:

How does a band that never made any money whatsoever "sell out"? Yeah, they changed their style. If you were in a ska band, maybe you'd want a little change after a while, too. It's true that this record is very different from their others, but there was a significant length of time between this one and the last.

I don't believe that the change in style is the result of a plot to get signed and make money. I think that the band members just didn't know where to take the band anymore. When all the members of your high-school garage band grow up, graduate from college, and only get together once every few months, it's bound to happen.

Dispelling retarded "sell out" comments aside, this record is not very good. It has some good ideas, but the songwriting is weak. It's too bad, because IV4K used to be Wisconsin's best ska band, and one of the better Wisconsin bands in general... not that there ever were that many.

What dakotacore said.

There's no point in a reviews section if every review is positive.

This point has been run into the ground. Just stop.

this band is the definition of sellout to me. good charlotte and simple plan may be bad, but they aren't sellouts...they always sounded the same. this band used to be a pretty good ska band and very fun live. last time i saw them live a little over a year ago i thought i was at a screamo show of some poser band jumping on the bandwagon. this band is a disgrace!

Why would you review an album and give it a 3. What is the point? I think this site should be more positive. I haven't even heard of this band but this review seems pretty pointless. Why not put up a review of a good record, and help expose a good band instead of cutting down a band.

Uh, why wouldn't you review an album and give it a 3 if it deserved a 3? I think you might want to check out a different site that is headed up my a Mr. Tate. They do that kinda crap over there. Really, that is the dumbest statement I have ever heard. This site does tons of work to help emerging bands. Don't be an idiot anymore. Please.

i met their old bassist working at a porn store in wisconsin on wednesday. we talked about bands and tattoos and porn.

i once new a girl who was obsessed with this band...back when they still played ska.

i told her she was retarded

i voted for kodos is a piece of shit! fuck you i oted for kodos. you failure sellout motherfuckers very few bands do i hate as much as this one

Why would you review an album and give it a 3. What is the point? I think this site should be more positive. I haven't even heard of this band but this review seems pretty pointless. Why not put up a review of a good record, and help expose a good band instead of cutting down a band.

"I didn't vote for Bush"

"I Voted for Kodos!"

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