[Heccubus]

Allow me to point out that "If Punk Died, You Killed It" speaks for itself in the field of stupidity simply because of the fact that walking around boldly proclaiming yourself to be punk goes against everything the genre stood for in the first place. I'm glad you're proud of being a terrible band, but the brunt of my argument had almost nothing to do with the sound quality of the CD, but how terrible the music sounded overall. For starters, I don't care whether anyone was interested in making money off of this "album" or not, they shouldn't have charged for it in the first place. It's frightening to even think of someone wanting to pay money for a burned CD with a piece of cardboard in the case.
Admittedly, I suppose I should have said "trying to give the listener the idea that they're 'hardcore'" as opposed to "looking", but oh well. I suppose I should've done a lot of things.
I probably would have written the review in a much less ridiculously venemous manner had I not been in a horrid mood already. Glad you enjoyed it.
Good luck in not sounding awful next time around.

[looktothesky]

I love you!!!

[Heccubus]

Oh, and PS:
I was being serious. Good luck on not sounding awful. I suppose there may be some potential for half-decent music buried beneath all the bad bits.

[Reader]

I'd just like to state now, as part of a kinda-band that Hecc is involved with, that i do not share the sentiments of Hecc. So make sure you spare the innocent.

[Heccubus]

I can't really tell if you're being sarcastic or not, since you give the idea that you are, but then say that you want "no hard feelings" and whatnot, so I'm not quite sure how to react.
Anyway, my name is Bryan Hopton. If you were trying to force a name out of me or something, there you have it. Do with it what you will.
As far as the whole "punk" thing, by using the word itself in a song title, the wrong impression comes across. If you're not trying to be a part of the genre, then why talk about it? That just doesn't makes sense to me. The whole "punk's dead" thing seems ridiculous to me in the first place, though, seeing as how it's not like it was ever alive in the first place. As far as any music that I'm involved in, all I'm really working with at this time is a couple of comedy projects. The Lords of Chaos, an over-the-top noise/metal band and Grave Robbers From Space, a cheesy electronica project. If you're truly interested, you can check out both here, as well as Reader's solo project Sliced Bread.
You're welcome, as far as hearing you out. It's nice to have civilized feedback, considering the way you reacted (ie: not like a jackass), my respect for you (as a person) has elevated a great deal. Feel free to drop by any time.
And at the risk of destroying my credibility (and pride):
I AM SORRY FOR OFFENSE THAT WAS TAKEN AS A RESULT OF READING MY ILL-WRITTEN ARTICLE. Here is an artist's interpretation of how I feel about hurting anyone's feelings in all of this:
As for your previous questions, I honestly never pay attention to lyrics unless the band comes across as having a legitimate message. For example, I listen to Anti-Flag because the music is half-decent, not because Justin Sane found another way to talk about how much he hates America. Since I found the CD barely listenable, it was hard to focus on any particular lyrical content.
Nice to see someone else around here has a sense of humour, though.
Oh, and my regards to Mark.

[Heccubus]

Way to state the obvious.

[looktothesky]

You know, Mr. "Guest" for all we know you could be 500 different people. So do us a favour and REGISTER.

[Heccubus]

Maybe he/she IS 500 people! That would certainly help out our traffic.

[Jordan]

I never noticed that hec had his own little forum. Nice argument. I read the whole thing and found it to be funny.

I agree, if the music sucks shit then why listen to the lyrics?

[Heccubus]

Julian Casablancas of the Strokes once mentioned something about how he doesn't put much effort into writing lyrics because he doesn't feel that lyrics should be the focus of a song. Or something to that extent. I feel the same way in most cases. The odd musician (ie: Bjork or Radiohead) comes along where you just HAVE to listen to the lyrics, but in most cases it isn't the best part of a song.