FUCK: myspace, JFAC, FASSW and probably you too[views:15191][posts:90]_________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:06pm - GoatOfCatalyst ""] so i went to the fucking FASSW/JFAC/Cattle Decap/Misery Index/Animosity show last night in Hamden (CT) i re-arranged my guitar lessons so i could get out early and RACE to the elk's lodge to catch the SUPREMELY OVERHYPED Job For A Cowboy just to SEE what all the fucking fuss was about. I'd heard a song or two, still haven't seen the "Spongebob" thing, and thought I'd give it a fighting chance since - hey - I used to be in a pretty good death metal band when I was a CHILD, too. AND GUESS WHAT??? they fucking SUCKED!!! maybe that's a little harsh, but the hype cogs are WAAAAAY overgreased on this one. seriously, maybe if i hadn't went in there with the attitude of "impress me, children", i'd have a higher opinion of them - but NOPE. maybe i'm just bitter that the DOUCHE-LEGIONS of high schoolers made a beeline for the parking lot once Misery Index & Cattle Decap went on, only to return for the similarly NOT-NEARLY-LIVING-UP-TO-THEIR-HYPE FASSW... maybe FASSW puts on a killer fucking show with their oh-so-loveable brand of dude (douche) core. SORRY DUDES - YOU'RE NO RODNEY FUCKING DANGERFIELD. y'know, when I was younger, I was REEEEAAAAAALLLLLYYYY into Dillinger, too. they had it all - crazy offtime shit, tighter than a nun while they went completely off... but these dudes need to spend a little more time on the music, less time on the "show" or whatever you want to call it. if i wasn't completely rushed typing this at work on stolen time, i'd be far more articulate. perhaps i'll continue my rant later, but seriously - FUCK MYSPACE AND THE ENTIRE CHILD-SCENE THAT ENABLES SUCH HORSEFUCKERY TO PROSPER OVER BANDS WITH REEEEEAAAAAL TALENT (ie Misery Index and Cattle Decap who fucking SLAYED these turds) bottom line - you know it's a sad thing when the best thing about their band is the ass-shorts for the underage bitches flocking to see them... AND i probably missed a killer Law & Order sticking around for that tardfest so yeah - FUCK ALL Y'ALL |
| _____________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:08pm - pam ""] *starts the 80's movie clap* |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:10pm - anonymous ""] Saw them tuesday and I agree with you about both JFAC and FASSW. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:10pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] But they are so br00tal and tech! heh, j/k, you are preaching to the choir man. The only band I liked on that roster is Cattle Decapitation, and mainly the last two records. |
| ______________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:11pm - Yeti ""] wow that was quite a rant. i still dig JFAC, though that song on the spongebob thing is getting annoying. despite the brilliance of the segment. |
| _____________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:12pm - pam ""] JFAC had one good thing : accidentally stumbling into fame because of spongebob. When I first heard em I thought they weren't bad, but after a couple more songs I realized the error of my ways. Bowwwwing. |
| _____________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:12pm - pam ""] we really need a Homestar icon. |
| ______________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:14pm - Yeti ""] there was one song on their myspace page that i really enjoyed. i havent heard much, but from what i heard i liked. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:18pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] pam said:JFAC had one good thing : accidentally stumbling into fame because of spongebob. When I first heard em I thought they weren't bad, but after a couple more songs I realized the error of my ways. Bowwwwing. Exactly. It's impressive from a brutal and technical standpoint. These guys can play. A lot of these bands can. It's like a competition. And it was exciting for a moment or so. But from the standpoint of being music you'll remember 10 years down the stretch? Nah, not for me. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:23pm - brian_dc ""] my big problem with JFAC was the fact that they did not look like they even cared about what they were playing. And I could see people not liking FASSW for being over the top and they do sound really noisy live. But then again, if you stand on the side of less spazzy guitarist you really hear the music...as W3 put it, new stuff sounds like Thursday mashed together with Goratory. Clearly not for everybody. But they did not make it big through myspace. they put their work in by touring almost non-stop for 3 years. |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:24pm - RichHorror ""] Job For A Queerboy. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:26pm - brian_dc ""] this does not mean that it doesn't annoy me that the people that go to these shows and skip Misery Index and Cattle Decapitation don't piss me off. People need to get an education when they go to shows and they just hang out in the parking lot or heckle bands that don't look cool enough for their liking. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:28pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] For me, the look is secondary. If some band had amazing music, I could get past that. If I honestly thought Atreyu had great tunes, I wouldn't care that they were emo vampires. |
| _________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:31pm - DreamingInExile ""] RichHorror said:Job For A Queerboy. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:32pm - brian_dc ""] and that's the way to be. Specifically, I think these breakdown aficionados would love Misery Index especially if they gave them a listen instead of laughing at how metal they looked. (Since metal is ironic to scene kids) Fashion is the big thing nowadays though...it sells, and I don't get it. Keep an eye out for The Acacia Strain to start wearing makeup...which I think most people here will love...another reason to hate that band. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:34pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] I don't really listen to Misery Index, I bought one album but returned it. But then, I didn't really listen to Dying Fetus either. |
| ________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:35pm - xmikex ""] quick somebody berate and threaten this kid for having an opinion on the internet!! |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:36pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Who, GoatofCatalyst? Nah, I like his opinion. |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:38pm - anonymous ""] xmikex said:quick somebody berate and threaten this kid for having an opinion on the internet!! no shit right. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:38pm - brian_dc ""] I only disagree with the FASSW part, and hell, I'm the one who is biased. |
| ________________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:39pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""] xmikex said:quick somebody berate and threaten this kid for having an opinion on the internet!! shouldnt you be figuring out who dropdead is |
| __________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:39pm - brian_dc ""] who is berating him? |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:40pm - RichHorror ""] whiskey_weed_and_women said:xmikex said:quick somebody berate and threaten this kid for having an opinion on the internet!! shouldnt you be figuring out who dropdead is hahahahahahahaha |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 1:52pm - Morbid_Mike ""] pam said:we really need a Homestar icon. YES WE DO! |
| ________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 2:07pm - xmikex ""] whiskey_weed_and_women said:xmikex said:quick somebody berate and threaten this kid for having an opinion on the internet!! shouldnt you be figuring out who dropdead is wahh wahh. suck it up. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 2:07pm - SteveOTB ""] What the fuck is this supposed Sponge Bob thing? |
| _________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 2:07pm - GoatOfCatalyst ""] i kinda figured i was preaching to the choir on this one. i'm seriously thinking a guillotine needs to be installed over the entrances of all places hosting such shows. you should have seen the fucking myspace-prom-core faction there! the little bitch that parked next to me looked like the retarded assbaby of robert smith and gay-satan from south park. and i'm not even homophobic... just illustrating a point i've said before that when my band plays, i have denied merch / demo sales to certain kids. an evening such as last night makes me SO MUCH MORE militant about this. let's keep the trendy douche-hordes from the true shit. it is NOT for them. their (parents') money isn't green enough. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 2:08pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Trendy kids flock to whatever bands are hot shit at the moment. Then they stop listening to them 90 days later and move on to whatever else is cool. This will never change. |
| _________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 2:10pm - GoatOfCatalyst ""] and don't even get me started on the mosh-novices trying out their sikk windmills for the second or third time. textbook definition of what i have come to know as the RETARD DOJO well, at least there weren't any MOSH-HOGS representing |
| ________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 2:10pm - xmikex ""] brian_dc said:who is berating him? it's a joke on the fact that every time I say a band is overrated or someone could stand to do something differently some clown I don't even know errupts over it. I once said on Lambgoat that the singer of Bane could use an ambush makeover. Within 10 minutes I had death threats from kids in at least 7 different states. |
| _____________________________ [Jun 15,2006 2:11pm - pam ""] SteveOTB said:What the fuck is this supposed Sponge Bob thing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NQI3BSVOKM |
| __________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 2:11pm - SteveOTB ""] GoatOfCatalyst said:i kinda figured i was preaching to the choir on this one. i'm seriously thinking a guillotine needs to be installed over the entrances of all places hosting such shows. you should have seen the fucking myspace-prom-core faction there! the little bitch that parked next to me looked like the retarded assbaby of robert smith and gay-satan from south park. and i'm not even homophobic... just illustrating a point i've said before that when my band plays, i have denied merch / demo sales to certain kids. an evening such as last night makes me SO MUCH MORE militant about this. let's keep the trendy douche-hordes from the true shit. it is NOT for them. their (parents') money isn't green enough. OK your offically an idiot for denying merch and demo sales to people. If you're going to pick and choose you're crowd then you got some issues man. Music is music even if you don't like these people they like you enough to buy your shit. Don't give me the "ohh it's all about the music" shit because otherwise you wouldn't have any merch in the first place. God I dislike people like you. So narrow minded. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 2:12pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] xmikex said:brian_dc said:who is berating him? it's a joke on the fact that every time I say a band is overrated or someone could stand to do something differently some clown I don't even know errupts over it. I once said on Lambgoat that the singer of Bane could use an ambush makeover. Within 10 minutes I had death threats from kids in at least 7 different states. Hahaha, is he still wearing the Killing Time hat? I haven't paid attention in a very long time. |
| _________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:07pm - GoatOfCatalyst ""] hey steve, if i wanted to hear from an asshole, i'd fart. your opinion means nothing. get fucked. |
| ______________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:28pm - Yeti ""] why do people worry so much? if some schmuck likes your band, you should be happy. who cares if they dont dress the way you approve of. yeah i dont like the "mosh hogs" who flail around at our shows, and personally i dont like the "two stepping" to our songs, but i'm not going to be a dick and tell them they cant do it. bandwagon jumpers will forever plague music. there is no stopping it. this isnt early 90's Norway with the "no mosh, no core" shit. you dont have to associate with people like that, but hey if it gets your music noticed, whats the problem? people complain so much about their music not getting out, and no one goes to shows and blah blah blah, but then when people do, if they arent in uniform to the style they are seeing, they are immediately attacked and called posers. what if you were to go to an Allman Brothers show because you like the music, but you wore a Bathory shirt, and all the old guys started shit with you and made fun of you for not being "appropriately dressed"? you'd be pretty pissed, and wonder why. just be happy someone is listening to you. i dont care much for the emo-wear, but if some emoite likes the Sac, then more power to him/her. its basically useless to say what i just said though, things wont change. |
| ______________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:29pm - Yeti ""] thats not pointed at one person specifically, use of the word "you" is generalized. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:29pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Yeti said:this isnt early 90's Norway with the "no mosh, no core" shit. Ahh...what sweet memories. |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:29pm - RichHorror ""] I don't approve of women wearing clothes to IWEIPH gigs, and I won't allow it. |
| ______________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:32pm - Yeti ""] what was it, "no mosh, no core, no trends, no fun" or something close to that. it just seems a bit much. but at the same time, so does flailing around and breaking shit and ruining peoples chances to play at a venue. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:33pm - brian_dc ""] Yeti said:what was it, "no mosh, no core, no trends, no fun" or something close to that. I always kind of looked at that as tongue-in-cheek. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:33pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Yep. It may seem a bit much, but at the time it was a proactive stance against the dumbing down of extreme music. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:34pm - brian_dc ""] edit: at least the fun part |
| ______________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:35pm - Yeti ""] to them though, it was deadly serious. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:35pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] brian_dc said:Yeti said:what was it, "no mosh, no core, no trends, no fun" or something close to that. I always kind of looked at that as tongue-in-cheek. It wasn't tongue-in-cheek. |
| ______________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:37pm - Yeti ""] its hard to say things like what i just said though, because it bothers me as well. i love the depravity of extreme death and black metal. it sucks that corpsepaint and spikes became a household joke. the ideology it presented was great, it was something you could belong to, but it was something only a handful of people truly believed, the rest were, you guessed it, bandwagon jumpers. it sucks that the sanctity of something so pure was defiled by idiots who dont understand it, but think its "cool". |
| __________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:40pm - brian_dc ""] at the same time, purists need something like that in order to be pissed off genuinely. Ultimately the trends will die and whatever is left behind will be much closer to the purist approach. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:41pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] It was a fascinating and admirable aesthetic. The antithesis of what we are surrounded with today. |
| ___________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:54pm - RichHappy ""] RichHorror said:I don't approve of women wearing clothes to IWEIPH gigs, and I won't allow it. you dont have anything to worry about. women do not attend IWEIPH gigs. |
| _____________________________ [Jun 15,2006 3:57pm - pam ""] wtf! |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 15,2006 4:03pm - RichHorror ""] RichHappy said:you dont have anything to worry about. women do not attend IWEIPH gigs. Because a knife wound to the breast often offends. |