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Re: Interview With The Ready Set

Madisonn — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:53:03 -0000

You are smexi Jordan!! I lovee youu!! Will you marry me!! JK...But will you date me thats NOT a joke but I really love you!!!

Re: Asking Alexandria Interview

evelynn skye — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:08:03 -0000

Asking alexandria is like the awesomest band ever. my favorite!!!=)

Re: Smoking Popes It’s Been A Long Day CD Review

klotz — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:25:09 -0000

great review! i had no idea that this came out but one day i was thinking "had smoking popes released anything new" and found this cd and i went nuts. to think i could have been rocking out to this for a year but havent! i always love the early sound of every band i listen to and this takes the cake. I've been listening to it none stop since i got it. For those reading the review and have never heard of smoking popes i would like to include these top tracks to listen to: Long Day, Stars, Brand New Hairstyle, No Time for Your Lies.

Re: Never Shout Never Show Review

Ann — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:49:47 -0000

Who were the violinis,t and do you know where i could get like sheet music for the violin part? Thanks...

Re: Band You Should Know: Lydia

Lisa. (: — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:05:48 -0000

This band.
Is so amazing,

Re: Interview With The Ready Set

Dggrego — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:56:16 -0000

hey my name is gabby I love ur songs! I got inspired by u thank u for that now i write my own but scared 2 show the world my voice and talent I need advice thanks

Re: Family Force 5 Christmas Pageant CD Review

papertiger — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:58:33 -0000

My favorite things is from The Sound of Music, not Gone With the Wind.

Good review, though.

Re: Interview With The Ready Set

Adriele_drikkas2 — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:22:42 -0000

I love

Re: Interview With The Ready Set

Brooke — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:25:26 -0000

i luv the ready set:)

Re: Interview With The Ready Set

CUTIELOVERPENA — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:29:26 -0000

jordan plz plz plz plz plz plz plz come play at my birthday party plz i'm seriosly LOVE YOU IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN IN THE UNIVERSE PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLAY 4 ME PLZ

Re: Interview With The Ready Set

Mychaelabowyer — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:01:09 -0000

love the ready set

Re: Up And Coming UK Band #3

Thiago Rocha — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:16:39 -0000

Muiito Muiito Muiito Bom .

Re: Emarosa – Self-Titled CD Review

Essaysforyou — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:39:36 -0000

I totally agree with the fact that Emarosa kicks almighty ass. I just started blogging on hardcore music myself, and Emarosa is definitely one to add to the list!

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Re: Up And Coming UK Band #3

Www Laurenwho — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:36:31 -0000

omg i love summerlin i went to c my passion last night at the o2 arena they were the suporting band i love them even more than my passion!

Re: Artists Using Formspring

Ronks — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:00:08 -0000

w00! thanks so much for posting their formsprings!

Re: Interview With The Ready Set

Autumn-bottom1996 — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:26:04 -0000

well the song love like whos sounds like my life i love this song it sounds like what im goin thru righ now it suxx but oif i listen to this song everything goes away && i forget about everything so i hope they can like come && vsiti some time
9/12/10

Re: A Band You Should Know – Young Guns

Xlolkaka — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:42:57 -0000

also, you should check these guys out, Ophilia from sweden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Re: Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Review

BingoBiloba — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:28:06 -0000

It wasn't their fault that you lost your ID. I mean, you are 19 and it's your responsability to take care of it and have it with you when required to access some age restricted locations.

Re: Park After Dark – [Sharkbear.] EP Review

Max — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:03:01 -0000

As a long-time reader of SHREDnews I am disappointed with this review. After reading it, I decided to listen to the music at the band's myspace page to see whether or not this was a fair assessment of the EP entitled "[Sharkbear.]". I have to say that I honestly really enjoyed the music that I heard. The band was catchy, yet different.
I felt the need to write a response to this "review" because I was so taken back by it. At the beginning the author, Jess, states "After listening to their EP, I really questioned the quality of their recordings and the structures of their songs." This statement confuses me because the production quality of the recording is actually very good, especially for having listened to it on my computer via myspace. And if by the structure of the songs Jess means that the band does not resort to the standard "Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus" format, then she is correct. The band seems to try and develop songs "out of the box", which is something to be admired in an industry saturated with followers and unoriginal music.
I also have to question Jess' writing ability. Immediately the reader can notice a lack of basic English grammar skills you would expect a "journalist/writer" to possess. Using such language as "I’m all up for any type of music", frequent misspelling such as "The beat is decent to nod you head to" and run-on sentences "Song number five “Between The Bars” which is an Elliot Smith cover, I feel like I can’t say much about this song unless I heard the original to compare it." makes this "review" unbearable to read. Also, if you were to review an EP, and the band was to cover a song, it might be a good idea to listen to the original. In the aforementioned statement, Jess is saying she was too lazy to listen to the original, so she is not going to review "Between the Bars". This si unfortunate for Jess because the original by Elliott Smith is strikingly different from the Park After Dark cover. The song takes "Between the Bars" to a much heavier and darker place than Smith could ever have imagined.
Even if the reader could look past Jess' shortcomings as a writer, as a reviewer she still does not get the job done. Of the song "Simple Remedy" she states that "I really enjoy how the drums start in and how the vocal comes in." Reviewing "I'm Spent" she literally only wrote "The following song “I’m Spent” is a bad recording not that its the band’s fault. I really don’t like the how the wording and the music go together in this song either. I only really like the small slow parts." Looking beyond the poor grammar of the first sentence, what are "small slow parts"? Of "Running on Fumes" she solely states "The only thing I found I liked about this song was the guitar in the beginning." Of Track 4 entitled "Pretending" Jess, apparently a young woman of few words, states "I don’t have much to say about this song except that the bass line is pretty catchy."
How is this a review? Jess wrote one sentence each about 4 of the 5 songs on the EP. And the sentence reviewing "Between the Bars" was merely stating that she wasn't going to review that song.
How can SHREDnews post this review without being slightly embarrassed? I am completely in support of people sharing their opinions. If Jess honestly did not enjoy the EP, than she has the right to write a poor review. But at least write a REVIEW! Major questions that any person reviewing music should answer were ignored. What specifically didn't Jess like about the EP? How did the instruments sound? Vocals? There was no mention of what the songs were about! How can you review an EP and not discuss the lyrics or the message being discussed in the music? What about the artwork and the title of the EP? What about the band itself? Who is Park After Dark? Jess gives a description of the band as "small punk-rock band from Long Island, NY". Are they a punk-rock band? I don't think that I would necessarily classify them in that genre. Who writes the music? How old are they? How long have they been together?

In conclusion, I feel that someone else should review this EP and give a fair assessment of what I believe to be an interesting first recording from a small unknown band.

Re: The Swellers Interview

Joshua R. Teng — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:20:02 -0000

Awesome interview! Swellers rock!

Re: Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Review

Aerocow — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:20:20 -0000

That's state law, don't blame the casino.

Re: Park After Dark – [Sharkbear.] EP Review

Lisa — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:09:17 -0000

I've actually seen this band perform at multiple venues throughout Brooklyn and NYC. While I respect varying opinions, I need to ask...is this a serious music review?

Re: Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Review

moe.s — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:26:37 -0000

my bestfriend atttempted to take me to see Moe. at this shit hole for my 19th birthday and the mother fuckers refused to allow us to see the show because i lost my id some time ago and am too broke to aford a 60 dollar replacement

Re: Know Them Before They’re Famous: We Say Summer

BLAHBLAHBLAH — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:40:09 -0000

i like them a hell of a lot better then hartford
booo on guitarists :D

Re: 2Cents Interview

Soccerqueen1205 — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:00:54 -0000

2Cents is badass! and their new cd is awesome...cant wait to see them on tour with KoRn