Comments on: Last November: Myspace Music and the Downfall of the Punk Rock Genre http://www.intothehill.com/2008/06/27/last-november-myspace-music-and-the-downfall-of-the-punk-rock-genre/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:24:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Anton Garcia http://www.intothehill.com/2008/06/27/last-november-myspace-music-and-the-downfall-of-the-punk-rock-genre/#comment-653 Anton Garcia Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:40:51 +0000 http://www.intothehill.com/?p=124#comment-653 Punk rock hasn't been harsh like good black coffee since the Sex Pistols, Ramones, and Black Flag. IMHO this shouldn't be referred to as anything that has "punk" in the name, unless the word has been so diluted that it simply means, "played with a guitar style prominently featuring power chords." Having previewed a couple of songs on this band's Myspace page, it's my opinion that you do Brand New (which is taking some punk ideas in a whole different direction -- listen to their album "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me" to see what I mean) a disservice by comparing their sounds. Have at it with Sleeping at Last, AAR, and My Chemical Romance, though. This is just a mediocre, made-for-commercial-radio recipe that doesn't break any new ground. Which, sadly, means that it will find itself not only hearty acceptance from a certain demographic, but also numerous peers featuring the same formulaic suckiness. Such is the state of popular music today. Punk rock hasn’t been harsh like good black coffee since the Sex Pistols, Ramones, and Black Flag. IMHO this shouldn’t be referred to as anything that has “punk” in the name, unless the word has been so diluted that it simply means, “played with a guitar style prominently featuring power chords.”

Having previewed a couple of songs on this band’s Myspace page, it’s my opinion that you do Brand New (which is taking some punk ideas in a whole different direction — listen to their album “The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me” to see what I mean) a disservice by comparing their sounds. Have at it with Sleeping at Last, AAR, and My Chemical Romance, though.

This is just a mediocre, made-for-commercial-radio recipe that doesn’t break any new ground. Which, sadly, means that it will find itself not only hearty acceptance from a certain demographic, but also numerous peers featuring the same formulaic suckiness. Such is the state of popular music today.

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