tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508509738815600752.post5027508324479376528..comments2024-03-19T00:41:07.105-07:00Comments on TERMINAL ESCAPE: STATEMENTthe wizardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11812352712796911156noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508509738815600752.post-77290958813905459892012-04-15T10:17:25.871-07:002012-04-15T10:17:25.871-07:00Punk means a lot to all of us. The sounds, to the ...Punk means a lot to all of us. The sounds, to the words, the community...all of it. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508509738815600752.post-39237401916792830092012-04-15T01:29:32.415-07:002012-04-15T01:29:32.415-07:00thank you robert, zhollows, matt, curious, for sha...thank you robert, zhollows, matt, curious, for sharing. it means a lot to me to read.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01732505315873038700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508509738815600752.post-8224047111017823042011-02-13T02:33:32.643-08:002011-02-13T02:33:32.643-08:00Interesting discussion. Statement was actually a o...Interesting discussion. Statement was actually a one-man band by a guy called Rat. He also did a split 7" and split LP with The Apostles. There's also a 7" on Vegan Reich's Hardline Records. You can state that Statement was pretty hardline but not as ridiculous as Vegan Reich (who were quite homophobe). And that's probably the reason why bands don't sing that much about those topics anymore. People got bored by other people telling them what to do, eat, wear and even think. I remember the 90's being pretty over-the-top PC and this gave a reaction of anti-PC burger-eating punx. Vegans who treat vegetarians as 'traitors', feminists who think that every man should be castrated. It all didn't help 'the cause'. It seems that for some people the more radical they are, the more intolerant they become as well. Even those sentiments were found in the early 80's anarchopunk scene (see the Kill Your Pet Puppy site). 'Making Punk A Threat Again' was a cool idea back then but it's never a good idea to try to turn it into some hardline political vehicle.Curious Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574350796481417582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508509738815600752.post-84830579915759275702011-02-09T14:08:12.376-08:002011-02-09T14:08:12.376-08:00Its funny Robert- Stan and i were discussing this ...Its funny Robert- Stan and i were discussing this very thing the other day. More specifically about how many bands there are today taking HEAVY cues (sometimes just blatant copies) of older bands' sounds, lyrical topics, imagery, etc. Like some kind of fanaticism- but what's missing is the passion and true personal expression. Like, the UK anarcho early 80's thing for example was such a time and place kind of movement, with an agenda. And though I like the music that some of the current bands are creating, it kind of misses the point if there's no passion behind it. I'm much more inspired by a person/band/artist who's doing their own thing, that you can tell is REAL.<br />Anyhow, I'm gonna check out this tape now :)mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508509738815600752.post-63228254568435096922011-02-09T13:37:28.370-08:002011-02-09T13:37:28.370-08:00This demo is fantastic!! I recently unearthed my c...This demo is fantastic!! I recently unearthed my copy and can't believe I had forgotten it for so long!!<br /><br />And I have a request. Something I once had, many moons ago, and have been looking for for about 17 or so years now.<br />(LBC's)Body Count's What We Cant Cure demo from 83 (i think) and/or any live shows.<br />Cheers<br />Sean <br />NBSFNO BEAST SO FIERCEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104623327647773104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508509738815600752.post-27115923770861957362011-02-09T13:01:39.832-08:002011-02-09T13:01:39.832-08:00Once upon a time I stopped buying records without ...Once upon a time I stopped buying records without lyric sheets. But after a while I realized I stopped buying records at all.<br />What I also miss is the transferring of the lyrics with almost every rip. But why bother if there is nothing to pass along.<br /><br />http://hornstrecke.blogspot.comhornstreckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237397901721162133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508509738815600752.post-29962107412811251252011-02-09T09:44:13.758-08:002011-02-09T09:44:13.758-08:00I would have to agree...the spreading of ideas has...I would have to agree...the spreading of ideas has some how been pushed to the way-side and a sort of generic dissatisfaction has taken over...even though now...more than ever...in the world, and our own country, things have gotten somewhat out of hand...life isn't all bad. Some things need to be changed and rearanged...given a new direction, but how many songs about suicide and depression and friends screwing you over do we really need...I was attracted by the idea of ideas and that, I think, that is mistaken for beliefs and gets muddy. Ideas andproblem solving are chalenging and everything gets hopeless, but the punk rock is suppossed to smash the hoplessness and spread some light and not wallow in it....Great blog...Thanks! <br /><br />-Cut Direct-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508509738815600752.post-6529293378988597142011-02-09T09:17:22.658-08:002011-02-09T09:17:22.658-08:00Great post Wizard. You know my stance. I wish ther...Great post Wizard. You know my stance. I wish there were way more lyrics that involved concrete ideas of what I think a lot of us still believe in. Lyrics about dragons and zombies can be rad, but they also remind me of bands like Rush and Styx and Kiss, which I thought punk was supposed to be getting away from initially. Oh well. I'm guilty too, but I do appreciate always opening up a new record and finding tons of cool artwork that clearly had some time and creativity put into it. And awesome, well thought out lyrics to go along with it. And maybe even lyrics that touch base on new ideas. A//Ezhollowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02968757019050121193noreply@blogger.com