jonnywreck

Looks like The Used are tryna top Nothing for largest amount of cool-sounding variants.

Hah all good. Honestly gets hard to listen to some bands just because of cringe-worthy lyrics. One song I used to love was by this band called Silverstein that pretty much advocates using a suicide attempt to make an ex-lover feel bad and try to come back to them, which is just hard to reconcile even after several degrees of separation. So it really doesn’t come as much of a surprise for just about all of these bands.

Hahah it’s the constant struggle. My friend toured with a lot of nominally successful pop-punk acts and it’s really pretty awful how much the majority of that genre is now dead to me.

Got my board game today, so I’m pretty, pretty, pretty happy!

I actually don’t listen to any of those bands anymore. Same goes with Brand New, Michael Jackson, and even idiots like Smash Mouth for playing a show during pandemic. I just find other bands or artists that scratch the itch for me. When I hear songs like “Nobody Girl,” it really gets hard for me to relate to it like I did in the past. Instead, I’ve gotten into bands like centro-matic, or war on drugs, that resonate with me in the same way that his music did. Same goes for, let’s say... “Pretty Young Thing,” by Michael Jackson. I just can’t. But, instead of separating the music from the artist, I turn to the millions of artists out there NOT guilty of molesting children or soliciting nudes from underage people. Hell, I even bail on bands and artists that behave abusively toward people. Sure, it may not be illegal, but I’m not gonna support and relate to an artist that objectifies his “friends,” dangles fame in exchange for sex (even if they do take the bait, it’s cringey), and belittles them when they don’t reciprocate? It’s just gross, and I can’t help but think about it when he’s crying in his lyrics about “look what I did to youuuu, look what you did to meeee.” Absolutely to each their own, but I think it’s fascinating to see that fans don’t realize he’s also very abusive toward them. Like someone said earlier, it’s kinda crazy how similar his behavior resembles that giant orange that just lost an election. Maybe there’s something to that?

Honestly, this guy turned his “apology” into some sort of self-obsessed means of turning this into a redemption story. All that to say that, after years of abuse toward the women in his life, I’m surprised fans haven’t seen that they’re also victims of his awful manipulation and they STILL show up for it. Dude threatened to cancel tours if people didn’t sell out his shows, forbade everyone to go to the restroom at a show I attended (or else he’d quit playing), and is generally a fucking crybaby like ALL the fucking time. I really wanted him to come out of this. I really wanted to see him make some right steps toward trying to right the ever-growing list of accusations thrown at him. But he didn’t. He made it about himself, further victimizing the women that he abused for so long.

Just got an email stating that this is complete but was accidentally placed on a freighter to California that won’t arrive until January.

Up now! Had to grab the OG Mario bros slipmat, too.

Bought this thinking without realizing I already had it. That said - willing to trade for “Are We Really Happy” or “Smaller Chairs” once it arrives!

MAYBE the change in sound has something to do with their Emotion is Dead tour not selling enough tickets to justify it? Still... definitely shoulda changed names with such a dramatic shift and (seemingly) only two original members.

You’re right! I’m a dummy.

The actual Hoss LP was on pic disc, and while it doesn’t sound bad and I love the look, I’m excited to see what they did this time around.

This album is killer. Too late for /100 for the new one, but I copped both with the quickness.

Yea he’s such a turd and bands like these are so full of shit.

Same. I ordered a koozie bundle with the first round of orders but totally forgot the colors on that.

They look fantastic... and that foul finish is perfect.

First success I’ve had with a mondo drop! Finally caved on this, even though I think I’m outgrowing this band, and scored all the DBC 10” stuff well.

BB is gone zone but I’m glad to have scored a copy! That cover of “Heaven” is worth the price of admission alone!

Their best record. This was an easy order.

Yea, the album is perfect but I never listen because it’s just too heavy. Reminds me of losing my dad. “...Is Survived By” was also integral in my coping with his loss, so this band will always just feel like a best friend that’s always been there for me. Can’t wait for Lament.

I’ve actually had a few run-ins with Anthony and he’s a total nice guy. I’m sure he’s toned down now, too, but that dude sure knew how to party.

Would you call it The Great Dismal exchange? 😭 I’m sorry, I’ll my way out.

Don’t miss copping that FTSK for $12. That is a steal, my friends!

Just noticed https://store.relapse.com/item/93205 has the /500 back in stock. Get it while it’s hot?

Haha and I’ve effectively copped my... fifth variant now? Glad I finally got one with the bag and booklet... looks like I’ll probably end up deciding which other variant I like best and will sell the rest at cost up here.