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    • July 10, 2009 at 6:05 pm #3215
      The Wind
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      The Matches broke up.
      I'm pissed.

    • July 11, 2009 at 12:33 am #22804
      Skanking Harry
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      no no, they are using that word "haitus"….

      i know shawn is doing a project with the lead singer of an aussie band of something with numbers. i'm really not looking forward to this since something with numbers are shit and i think its like the drummer or something that frequents a punk night club i go to

    • July 11, 2009 at 5:27 am #22811
      Desensitized
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      I almost slammed my head against my desk.

      It's always the bands with potential that do this shit. I wanted to see them work with the dude from the Go! Team. I'm sure they would crank out something genius there.

    • July 12, 2009 at 11:05 pm #22807
      The Wind
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      It's not even like they're retiring. Due to how sudden it all is, I think that Shawn Harris and the guitarist Jon Devoto are tired of each other, and from the sound of Devoto's own music, it sounds like he had a large part in the writing, the guitars at least. So it sounds like they worked really well together, and to follow them individually, it just doesn't seem the same.

    • July 13, 2009 at 3:04 pm #22882
      LyinAss Bitch
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      It's probably a combination of things that made them conclude this for now. Getting dropped from their label didn't help.

      I think they're gonna take a little break, develop some individual space, regroup thoughts, pursue some personal goals, and come back in a year or 2.

    • July 13, 2009 at 7:10 pm #22892
      the unlucky platypus
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      last i heard, they sucked.

      note: last i heard was their tour with wakefield and rbf. i wasn't especially impressed with wakefield either then.

    • July 13, 2009 at 10:03 pm #22895
      The Wind
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      Last you heard was six years ago.

    • July 14, 2009 at 1:21 am #22913
      Desensitized
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      Jon, they got considerably better since then. Their last two albums overshadow the early stuff completely.

    • July 14, 2009 at 2:12 am #22917
      The Wind
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      I really like E. Von Dahl. I mean, that made me like them to begin with. It's top tier 90's punk.

    • July 14, 2009 at 5:41 am #22927
      Desensitized
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      I'd put it in middle tier. Upper tier is reserved for bands like Green Day, Smoking Popes, and Screeching Weasel.

      But their later stuff is all over the place and much more preferable to me.

    • July 14, 2009 at 8:51 am #22933
      the unlucky platypus
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      looked up some new stuff. still sucked. NFG/simple plan pop music labeled as punk to fool all the kids who don't know any better.

      it's okay guys, you got suckered in. it happens to most everyone….just normally they don't insist that the band "got better" when the sound turned more and more into the NFG happy pop songs.

      swimming in the main stream is such a lame, lame dream.

    • July 14, 2009 at 10:40 am #22939
      Desensitized
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      Punk? I wouldn't label their newer stuff as punk at all.

    • July 14, 2009 at 12:03 pm #22930
      The Wind
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      Whoops, didn't know I got suckered into music I like rather than music that's good for my image. I'll know better next time…?

    • July 14, 2009 at 2:42 pm #22928
      LyinAss Bitch
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      I like The Matches alot….and they may sound shitty to Jon, but most everything does anyways so there's no surprise in that.

      Music in a way is like food. What tastes good to one person, may taste bad to another. You don't get suckered into food, just like you don't get suckered into music either. It's a preference to sound/ style and not everyone likes the same thing.

      If for any reason that would make me uncool, then so be it, but at least I'm not a poser.

    • July 14, 2009 at 6:57 pm #22951
      the unlucky platypus
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      [quote1247594231=LyinAss Bitch]
      You don't get suckered into food
      [/quote1247594231]

      mcdonald's?

    • July 14, 2009 at 8:52 pm #22955
      LyinAss Bitch
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      Bleh! They have good fries, but not worth the stomach cramps.

      /besides, I'm baking a pinapple upside-down bundt cake right now.

    • July 14, 2009 at 11:29 pm #22958
      the unlucky platypus
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      marketing. people VERY much get suckered into food. just ask all the urban youthes who are suckered into mcdonald's from their ad campaigns and suckered into jobs at mcdonald's by citing BS success stories.

      /i was suckered into liking Transmetropolitan and just put down $60 getting more trades…and a comedian button.

    • July 15, 2009 at 12:24 am #22966
      LyinAss Bitch
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      I thought for a minute that you typed;

      "/ i was suckered into liking Transformers and just put down $60 getting more tickets…and a comedian button." 😀

    • July 15, 2009 at 12:50 am #22961
      The Wind
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      You were suckered into enjoying something that you read? What made you not enjoy it? How does that happen?

    • July 15, 2009 at 1:10 am #22965
      Desensitized
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      Wow.

    • July 15, 2009 at 4:32 am #22990
      Jeanie
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      [quote1247628350=the unlucky platypus]
      marketing. people VERY much get suckered into food. just ask all the urban youthes who are suckered into mcdonald's from their ad campaigns and suckered into jobs at mcdonald's by citing BS success stories.

      /i was suckered into liking Transmetropolitan and just put down $60 getting more trades…and a comedian button.
      [/quote1247628350]

      Of course marketing works and people can get suckered in by commercials and peer pressure and such. But, I think what Amy is referring to, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong (or say no duh if you are being sarcastic), is individual tastes for foods like onions, green beans, liver, etc. I didn't get suckered into liking tomatoes any more than my sister got suckered into hating them. I would hope my sister wouldn't ridicule me for liking them. Music is the same way.

    • July 15, 2009 at 7:04 am #22975
      the unlucky platypus
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      [quote1247637512=Jeanie]
      [quote1247628350=the unlucky platypus]
      marketing. people VERY much get suckered into food. just ask all the urban youthes who are suckered into mcdonald's from their ad campaigns and suckered into jobs at mcdonald's by citing BS success stories.

      /i was suckered into liking Transmetropolitan and just put down $60 getting more trades…and a comedian button.
      [/quote1247628350]

      Of course marketing works and people can get suckered in by commercials and peer pressure and such. But, I think what Amy is referring to, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong (or say no duh if you are being sarcastic), is individual tastes for foods like onions, green beans, liver, etc. I didn't get suckered into liking tomatoes any more than my sister got suckered into hating them. I would hope my sister wouldn't ridicule me for liking them. Music is the same way.
      [/quote1247637512]

      gay guys get suckered into liking women through peer pressure. some of them even have kids while being in the closet.

      music is entirely subjective but when i think of something on epitaph and something that i know is being marketed and labeled as punk, i expect punk. even if it's minutemen style punk…still punk. not crappy mtv pop tunes…and while there may be no accounting for taste: elton john's candle in the wind sold millions upon millions of records and the people who bought that shit got suckered into buying mediocre crap. they just don't know any better….which is a common theme with the vast majority of humans, i'm noticing…..though i'm also noticing they'd rather not think and let others do their thinking for them.

      and yes, i'm realizing how weird it is that i'm talking about humans from a third party perspective…..i'd rather not associate with such people and try to strive to be better than that….at least in being aware of the reality of my surroundings.

    • July 15, 2009 at 11:38 am #23010
      The Wind
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      I listened to a lot of NFG last night when a girl put it on for a few hours at work.

      Was that a joke you made?

      And stop talking about pop music as if it's a bad thing.

    • July 15, 2009 at 2:32 pm #23014
      LyinAss Bitch
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      Either you see it Jon's way or your wrong and brainwashed.

    • July 15, 2009 at 3:45 pm #23015
      The Wind
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    • July 16, 2009 at 4:42 am #23037
      Desensitized
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      I mean, wow. I'm a bit shocked.

    • July 16, 2009 at 11:49 am #23049
      The Wind
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      ???????

    • July 16, 2009 at 3:13 pm #23073
      the unlucky platypus
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      [quote1247753161=LyinAss Bitch]
      Either you see it Jon's way or your wrong and brainwashed.
      [/quote1247753161]

      normally.

      unfortunately there's the combined effects of: milgram experiment, ache conformity experiments, and stanford prison experiments.

      which the first two are fairly easily achieved since everyone consumes the same media or interacts with others whose opinion influences theirs who consumes the questionable media.

      slaves.

      all of you.

      you don't even know it or care.

      like cows being lead to the slaughter: don't even have to hide the mallet or gun.

    • July 16, 2009 at 11:56 pm #23055
      Desensitized
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      You are the master, Jon. I think even Dave could take lessons from you. 😀

    • July 17, 2009 at 4:00 am #23079
      the unlucky platypus
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      [quote1247799596=Desensitized]
      You are the master, Jon. I think even Dave could take lessons from you. 😀
      [/quote1247799596]

      it's fun blurring the line between insanity and reality.

      helps keep the creativity going.

      scientific proof of it:

      http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17474-artistic-tendencies-linked-to-schizophrenia-gene.html

    • July 17, 2009 at 11:25 am #23081
      The Wind
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      What's happening? I feel funny.

    • July 18, 2009 at 12:07 am #23083
      Frag Magnet
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      [quote1247872034=the unlucky platypus]
      [quote1247799596=Desensitized]
      You are the master, Jon. I think even Dave could take lessons from you. 😀
      [/quote1247799596]

      it's fun blurring the line between insanity and reality.

      helps keep the creativity going.

      scientific proof of it:

      http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17474-artistic-tendencies-linked-to-schizophrenia-gene.html
      [/quote1247872034]
      When I read this post I was hearing Jack Black's voice rather than yours.

    • July 18, 2009 at 1:30 am #23086
      The Wind
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      You should get that looked at.

    • July 18, 2009 at 2:01 am #23088
      Reel Big Chris
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      Is someone listening to my thoughts?

    • July 18, 2009 at 7:29 pm #23092
      the unlucky platypus
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      [quote1247941740=The Wind]
      What's happening? I feel funny.
      [/quote1247941740]

      should get that checked out. might be cancer.

    • July 20, 2009 at 6:49 pm #23126
      madamadam
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      [quote1248112142=the unlucky platypus]
      [quote1247941740=The Wind]
      What's happening? I feel funny.
      [/quote1247941740]

      should get that checked out. might be cancer.
      [/quote1248112142]
      [i]GOVERNMENT[/i] cancer.

    • July 20, 2009 at 7:45 pm #23129
      The Wind
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      Back on topic: I bought The Matches DVD to properly commemorate them and roffled when I saw Aaron in the pictures section, and roffled even harder when I saw his wife with him.

    • July 20, 2009 at 8:10 pm #23130
      the unlucky platypus
      Member

      [quote1248116926=madamadam]
      [quote1248112142=the unlucky platypus]
      [quote1247941740=The Wind]
      What's happening? I feel funny.
      [/quote1247941740]

      should get that checked out. might be cancer.
      [/quote1248112142]
      [i]GOVERNMENT[/i] cancer.
      [/quote1248116926]

      eh, i dunno if you can directly blame them for it. maybe all the cell phone deaths…but that's a necessary evil because how else will they track everyone and tap into everyone's phone lines so easily? i know i've had my calls tapped a couple times. even had one call terminated on me (neither me or my friend were in dead/drop zones).

    • July 20, 2009 at 11:48 pm #23135
      Super Sonic
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      [quote1248130050=the unlucky platypus]
      even had one call terminated on me (neither me or my friend were in dead/drop zones).
      [/quote1248130050]

      OMG JON U R ENEMY OF THE STATE!!!1

    • July 21, 2009 at 2:35 am #23140
      The Wind
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      DO U NO THE ENEMY?

    • July 21, 2009 at 4:40 am #23142
      Desensitized
      Member

      Green Day really wants to know.

    • July 21, 2009 at 10:19 am #23148
      The Wind
      Member

      Wahey.

    • July 21, 2009 at 10:45 pm #23152
      the unlucky platypus
      Member

      [quote1248212664=Super Sonic]
      [quote1248130050=the unlucky platypus]
      even had one call terminated on me (neither me or my friend were in dead/drop zones).
      [/quote1248130050]

      OMG JON U R ENEMY OF THE STATE!!!1
      [/quote1248212664]

      enemy would imply i'm trying to stop them.

    • August 1, 2009 at 9:00 pm #23297
      The Wind
      Member

      [link=http://www.myspace.com/mmmaniac]Here's one.[/link]

      [link=http://www.myspace.com/birdbybird]This is the other[/link]

      Neither seem to come close.

    • August 2, 2009 at 12:35 am #23298
      Skanking Harry
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      http://1thisweek.blogspot.com/

      this is their blog thing for maniac too

      let it be noted, i really hate something with numbers

    • August 8, 2009 at 3:32 pm #23364
      The Wind
      Member

      [link=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2641990&blogId=504430368]New Matches "Album"[/link]

    • August 9, 2009 at 2:35 am #23368
      Desensitized
      Member

      Rarities don't count, guys.

    • August 13, 2009 at 2:21 am #23382
      The Wind
      Member

      Anyone get it?
      I'm thinking that about half the album was mean for the abandoned third album, The Mad Silentist, judging by the sound and when the songs were recorded. I'm not so upset that they trashed that idea in favour of A Band In Hope. They aren't bad songs, but they're not as good as the Hope songs.

      But they three new demo songs, recorded earlier this year…

      Now I'm pissed they didn't do THAT album.

    • August 19, 2009 at 3:15 am #23429
      The Wind
      Member

      [link=http://en.justin.tv/thematches/all?order=most_recent]A Webcast,[/link] if you all care.

      If you watch it, guess which comment that they responded to was mine.

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