Black Flag

Sequoioideae · 05-11-2013, 12:12 AM

Fuck no.

What the fuck is it with people and bullshit nostalgia acts? Not to mention the video looks like it was made in something worse than Windows Movie Maker, I mean seriously?

Isbjørn · 05-11-2013, 02:54 AM

Emo/country? Wtf? Those aren't even related. Emo is a subgenre of hardcore, so Black Flag must've influenced a lot of the first emo bands.

Sequoioideae · 05-11-2013, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Briks

Emo/country? Wtf? Those aren't even related. Emo is a subgenre of hardcore, so Black Flag must've influenced a lot of the first emo bands.

It was a joke answer, the poll. Do you seriously think someone would be that stupid?

Isbjørn · 05-11-2013, 03:11 AM

Can't ever be sure.

Zer0 · 05-11-2013, 06:57 AM

The two new songs I've heard from them aren't bad as such, but they just lack the pent-up frustration and aggression that the band had in their early days. I'm always wary of old bands reforming, becoming a parody of themselves and turning into a nostalgia act. I'll have to hear their new album before I can tell but their new songs do sound a bit early Black Flag-by-numbers. Oh yes and the video for 'The Chase' is terrible, should have just left it at live footage.

police story · 05-22-2013, 03:11 PM

I don't see the similarity to early Black Flag at all...the guitar style is straight out of later Black Flag, it's generally faster but that's all. Ginn wouldn't have used a theremin during the first four years either. Reyes is over the hill and I don't think he was ever as good as Morris/Cadena/Rollins. Some of the guitar lines are cool but it's all just so boring. Oh well, it's still way better than Good For You.

FRED HALE SR. · 05-22-2013, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by police story

I don't see the similarity to early Black Flag at all...the guitar style is straight out of later Black Flag, it's generally faster but that's all. Ginn wouldn't have used a theremin during the first four years either. Reyes is over the hill and I don't think he was ever as good as Morris/Cadena/Rollins. Some of the guitar lines are cool but it's all just so boring. Oh well, it's still way better than Good For You.

Reyes was the best vocalist BF ever had. And the new BF lacks balls, but Ginn hasn't had any balls in years.

police story · 05-22-2013, 05:29 PM

Yeah he's the best. I guess that's why the new tracks are so good and no one bought those Off! albums.

FRED HALE SR. · 05-22-2013, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by police story

Yeah he's the best. I guess that's why the new tracks are so good and no one bought those Off! albums.

You mean the Keith Morris lead band Off? Yeah Reyes played a big part in those Off albums, which I might add are quite good.

police story · 05-22-2013, 05:36 PM

Yeah you missed my point. The statement "no one bought those Off! albums" was sarcastic. People did buy them. I was making the point that Morris is still releasing better music than Reyes (see new Black Flag v. Off! that was the comparison I was making.) The Jealous Again EP is alright, but he had only did a handful of actual noteworthy songs in his entire career. Some of which were done better by the other vocalists. I don't even like to listen to Reyes sing certain songs on Everything Went Black because why bother? Dez did them better.

View Poll Results: What is Black Flag?
Punk	41	51.25%
Hardcore	29	36.25%
Neither. It's emo/country.	2	2.50%
Good question. What IS Black Flag? mp3's please?	8	10.00%
Voters: 80. You may not vote on this poll

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Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Emo/country? Wtf? Those aren't even related. Emo is a subgenre of hardcore, so Black Flag must've influenced a lot of the first emo bands. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

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05-11-2013, 06:57 AM	#285 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	The two new songs I've heard from them aren't bad as such, but they just lack the pent-up frustration and aggression that the band had in their early days. I'm always wary of old bands reforming, becoming a parody of themselves and turning into a nostalgia act. I'll have to hear their new album before I can tell but their new songs do sound a bit early Black Flag-by-numbers. Oh yes and the video for 'The Chase' is terrible, should have just left it at live footage. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

05-22-2013, 03:11 PM	#286 (permalink)
police story Groupie Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 9	I don't see the similarity to early Black Flag at all...the guitar style is straight out of later Black Flag, it's generally faster but that's all. Ginn wouldn't have used a theremin during the first four years either. Reyes is over the hill and I don't think he was ever as good as Morris/Cadena/Rollins. Some of the guitar lines are cool but it's all just so boring. Oh well, it's still way better than Good For You.

05-22-2013, 05:29 PM	#288 (permalink)
police story Groupie Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 9	Yeah he's the best. I guess that's why the new tracks are so good and no one bought those Off! albums.

05-22-2013, 05:36 PM	#290 (permalink)
police story Groupie Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 9	Yeah you missed my point. The statement "no one bought those Off! albums" was sarcastic. People did buy them. I was making the point that Morris is still releasing better music than Reyes (see new Black Flag v. Off! that was the comparison I was making.) The Jealous Again EP is alright, but he had only did a handful of actual noteworthy songs in his entire career. Some of which were done better by the other vocalists. I don't even like to listen to Reyes sing certain songs on Everything Went Black because why bother? Dez did them better.