the emo songs i always hear are like a refuge
the emo girls I always see around are like a dream
the dreams I have are like an addiction
I know they wouldn't feel the same
I'm either too selective or not selective enough
I like the prog-rock, new wave, hair-bands...
Can't say I'm hardcore when I'm so soft in the middle
the punk songs I always hear are like a plauge
punks are always bashing what's beautiful
my inner beuty is like a joke
I know they'd feel the same
I'm either too selective or not selective enough
I like to bash those punk-rock/noise-rock junk-rock amatuers
Can't say I'm open minded when I'm so hateful
the emo girl I always think of is just a passing thought
the thoughts I have revolve around this emo music
this music is like an addiction
i'm nothing without it
I hope she doesn't feel the same
But is it possible to embrace such a deformed soul?
When said embracer is relatively normal?
If so, I hope she stops me before I say another nasty word
But doesn't bash my ego
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
southcott flees the scene
A pop-punk band called Southcott once had a song titled "Red Lights And Rooftops" (wake up, wake up, we can't keep sleeping on the job, watching my neck for knives you plant beneath my jaw...) which was played regularly on my local RAGE 103.7 in its day (2005), yet the album (FLEE THE SCENE) is scarcely available used/new on Amazon, out of print, and the customer reviews (7 total, 3 1/2 star avg) are largely written from the standpoint of "just another pop-punk band" type thing, seemingly oblivious to there having been any airplay of them.
It's like a ghost-CD! I mean, who knows, maybe the band has some local (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) roots, but it seems odd that my local alt-rock station would be the ONLY station that plays/played these guys (I don't listen to RAGE much anymore since they started reverting back to the "real rock" w/ demons - ala Godsmack - style of "alternative" that was all the rage back in 1998, with very little "indie" rock, or pop-punk/emo...I mean, RAGE used to be Cape Girardeau's radio center for people who wanted stuff like The Shins, Radiohead, etc....but that's so 2005, I guess...). I mean, if the CD had any exposure to the masses, you'd think there'd be a good 20++ copies available for sale on Amazon, but there's 13 total, 5 of which are "new" (some Amazon sellers sell a "new but opened" CD and list it as "NEW", which is AGAINST Amazon's guidelines, but whose paying attn, right?), so there's 8 used copies. For a CD rated at 3 1/2 stars on average by "the people", there sure must be an awful lot of people who are either packrats or can't bear the thought of letting go of such mediocrity (although I like that one song A LOT, I haven't heard the rest of the CD, so...but anyway...); OR the CD just didn't touchdown on many a CD player and THAT'S why it's out of print...I mean, there's all kinds of reasons music goes OOP, a lot of CDs that are out of print go back into print at some point or another, and usually the ones that are unavailable are unavailable b/c the demand has reached a plateu - everybody that wants it has it, so there's no need to manufacture anymore...for a 5 year old CD, that seems like an odd scenario...
It's like a ghost-CD! I mean, who knows, maybe the band has some local (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) roots, but it seems odd that my local alt-rock station would be the ONLY station that plays/played these guys (I don't listen to RAGE much anymore since they started reverting back to the "real rock" w/ demons - ala Godsmack - style of "alternative" that was all the rage back in 1998, with very little "indie" rock, or pop-punk/emo...I mean, RAGE used to be Cape Girardeau's radio center for people who wanted stuff like The Shins, Radiohead, etc....but that's so 2005, I guess...). I mean, if the CD had any exposure to the masses, you'd think there'd be a good 20++ copies available for sale on Amazon, but there's 13 total, 5 of which are "new" (some Amazon sellers sell a "new but opened" CD and list it as "NEW", which is AGAINST Amazon's guidelines, but whose paying attn, right?), so there's 8 used copies. For a CD rated at 3 1/2 stars on average by "the people", there sure must be an awful lot of people who are either packrats or can't bear the thought of letting go of such mediocrity (although I like that one song A LOT, I haven't heard the rest of the CD, so...but anyway...); OR the CD just didn't touchdown on many a CD player and THAT'S why it's out of print...I mean, there's all kinds of reasons music goes OOP, a lot of CDs that are out of print go back into print at some point or another, and usually the ones that are unavailable are unavailable b/c the demand has reached a plateu - everybody that wants it has it, so there's no need to manufacture anymore...for a 5 year old CD, that seems like an odd scenario...
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