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Mike, Palatine, IL 12/28/01
Thanks for ruining my Holiday by not running a special edition mega-feature on the passing of one of the great entertainers of all-time last week - Foster Brooks. I'll continue to moniter the website daily in anticipation of the tribute to the king..of drink. I know it's gonna be big.


bitchboy 12/27/01
bitchboy thinks you you all are bitchin reviewers! bitch up bitch down Bitchin


John Burke, Oakland, CA 12/27/01
Review: I think you were right on with the Weezer review. how many times have I seen them and they always blow my mind. yeah, were nerds and were proud!!


Bob, Waterford, WI 12/25/01
You guys have just about the best concert photos I've seen anywhere!! Rolling Stone, Billboard, whatever. You capture the moment in tight, crisp fashion. I'm an art teacher and I'm showing your work to my students who all really enjoy your work. You really seem to have something special going on. Keep snapping, clicking and capturing the momemt.


Duncan Reese, New York 12/25/01
Review: jumpin jack flash! you guys like coverin chicks don't ya? nikka, miranda, Britnay, lucinda, lennon. You guys should be called chickwire.com!


julie, detroit 12/25/01
Review: I think Corporate Avenger has something going, but they're not quite there yet. They need a little more understanding and they might come up with some answers like phatboy was talking about.


Jason, Terre Haute, Indiana 12/25/01
Review: Corporate Avenger is a bad-ass group along with the Kottonmouth Kings, and I think the new cd, Freedom Is A State Of Mind is so awesome, and I would recomend it to everyone.


Gregory Price, Dayton, OH 12/24/01
Review: Ross's review was superb!


adriana, corona, Ca 12/23/01
Review: I saw her in L.A. and in San Diego, oh yeah and in Riverside she was great everywhere we went. I really want to go to another show. YOUR DA BOMB BABY!


mike, chicago 12/23/01
I didn't see the show you reviewed, but I did see Lucinda at the last Guiness Fleadh a couple of years ago. She was tight, fresh and stubbornly passionate in her twangy delivery. Anyone that gets a chance to see this original piece of art will be truly be blessed.


?? 12/23/01
I think that corporate avenger has a unique sound and that they have points of view that alot of people have but are just to affraid to speak out on.


Peter Bade, Whitewater, WI 12/21/01
artist: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
venue: Marcus Amphitheater, Millwaukee, July 4th 2001
Review: It seemed only fiting that Tom Petty would make his 2001 Summerfest appearance on the Fourth of July, the quintessential American rocker, Petty and his Heartbreakers played a set that culled material from his Greatest Hits CD. However the crowd did not seem to mind, Petty started off strong with Running Down a Dream, one of his harder rocking numbers, and proceed to rip through most of his back catalog. With fireworks cracking in the sky all up and down the lake front, Petty kept the crowd on their feet, half the time being drowned out on the vocals. Instead of a concert, it seemed like "sing along night" with Tom Petty. Closing his show with American Girl, we all left, none of us felt jipped, we didn't feel cheated, we were just happy, happy for two of the greatest hours of rock and roll we've ever experienced.
type: Blew My Mind


joe, louisiana 12/20/01
Review: Why does every reviewer have to refer to us Weezer fans as nerds. Sure I have a pen protector with 8 pens - does that make me a nerd? Sure i have a high pitched voice for an 18 year-old - does that make me a nerd? Sure I wear clashing plaid clothing with my pants pulled up to my nipples - does that make me a nerd? Sure I have tape holding my black-tape rimmed glasses together and can explain Newton's Law of Gravity in my sleep - does that make me a nerd?
Stop stereotyping people, please!!


Barry Brecheisen, concertlivewire.com 12/19/01
This is the Nikka Costa set list you guys have been clamoring for from the Park West gig.

1. Some Kind of Beautiful
2. So Have I for You
3. Like a Feather
4. Tug of War
5. Heaven Sinner
6. Push & Pull
7. Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (Tina Turner cover)
8. Hope It Felt Good
9. Thank You (Falentine Be Mice Elf Agin)(Sly and the Family Stone cover)
10. Everybody Got Their Something Encore
11. Corners of My Mind
12. Jesus Children (Stevie Wonder cover)
13. Sistas (Miss Celie's Blues) (From the soundtrack to The Color Purple)


Suzy Lee, Chicago, IL 12/19/01
Review: Barry you hit it on the head, man. Nikka can rock! mirand was cool too!


aaron, leawood, kansas 12/18/01
Review: sounds good.... but jimmy eat world was soo awesome..most of the crowd probably wasnt feelin them, but was.. the very next day i went out and bought there new cd... i love it.. listen to it everyday since


michelle, Bakersfeild, C.a 12/18/01
Review: Hey, I didn't go to the concert,but i'm a HUGE Weezer fan!!! I loved the article and i love the way you presented weezer. ROCK ON!!!!


scott, Brooklyn, NY, 12/18/01
Review: phatboy, what are you talking about? "corporate avenger idiots?" did you have to result to insults to get your message across?
here's a point you should take into consideration. one of the things that separates us, humans, from the animals is the fact that we have a greater mental capacity, and self awareness. in that, we, humans, can learn from our mistakes. we don't eat each other to survive (hopefully, unless you're cannibalistic), we can actually get along pretty well, and grow as a human family. and that's the avenger's main point.
are they not stating facts about Christians murdering Indians? did that happen, or not? did you realize there was no income tax until after ww1, or during ww1, and they said that was JUST for the war- nothing permanent? yet, for some reason they kept it. as for the bible being b.s., it's more of a fact now that the reason why we got attacked by those terrorists was due to modern religion. it's a "holy war" as bin laden puts it.
i also think george carlin makes a good point by saying "thou shalt not kill" doesn't seem to apply to religious people at all. we have the crusades, the spanish inquisition, hitler's germany, the world trade center, and so forth.
what's this about hitler and communism? corporate avenger actually speaks mostly about their view points on the sad truth, as it appears to them. they are stating opinions and facts (with the exception of drug dealing god). so i think you've highly misjudged the band on the level that you judged them on. and i'm just telling you the mistakes you happened to make.
i think people have serious issues if they don't like a band due to their politics or view points. i like a great number of christian bands. doesn't bother me. i'm not a christian, but i don't mind listening to them, at all.
anyways, if you believe their music sucks, that's wonderful. i can go on all day about how i hate tons of different bands. for instance; i seriously believe that weezer is boring. they bore the hell out of me. sorry, but that's the way i feel about them. emeinem sucks. limp bizkit sucks. kid rock sucks. the project hate sucks. britney spears sucks. n'sync sucks. and i could go on for hours. so speak up about the kind of MUSIC you like and dislike, but as for knocking a band due to their politics and religious, (or lack there of), views then you're sort of strange.


Alex Sidelnik, Kansas City, Kansas 12/18/01
Review: Concert was the best!


Paul, Boston, Massachusetts 12/17/01
Review: where is that mikey guy? he is so way better than that scott guy. where did they get that scott guy anyway? mikey is way better..argh.. it was still cool and stuff and i loved it. weezer rocks my socks =w=


Alex, Kansas City, MO 12/17/01
Review: I agree with everything you said, except the Jimmy Eat World part. While the crowd wasn't as into JEW as they were The D and Weezer, they gradually won over many of the people in the audience. The crowd on the floor went crazy went they played sweetness.


Daniel Keiling, Mishawaka Indiana 12/17/01
Review: I went to Chicago with two girlfriends Dec 2, to see Nikka. We got there 2hrs early and got right up front of the stage area. The concert was just overwelming!! Nikka was REDHOT !!! She reminds me of Janis Joplin, the way she sings from her soul. My friend Irene and I just fell in love with her.


Rachael D., Olathe, KS 12/17/01
Review: This show ROCKED MY SOCKS OFF!! I was 10 ft away from Rivers the whole time, what a view!! Kudos to Weezer, they put on a great show, and so did JEW and the D, they really kicked some ass!! Just to correct--when Rivers asked what his name was we all yelled "Rivers!" not Jonas and Rivers shot back "Jonas" and gave a cute geeky laugh and proceeded to play the song!! Anyways, I loved it!


annie lombardi, trenton, ontario, canada 12/17/01
Review: Wow! great review! You obviously are a weezer fan yourself. The concert ruled, weezer is definately a great live show, they have extreme talent. Can't wait for the next album; I do hope that it's more on the pinkerton sounding side though (if not thats okay too, because I'll like anything they put out) thanks for amazing music!


Irene, Mishawaka, In. 12/16/01
Review: I was there! Right in front of the Mic.front stage.And right in frount of you Barry! Remember I turned around and asked you if you was going to give her a good review? Well, I don't think you could of said it any better! It was a GREAT experance for me. You know how you feel when you make love to someone and the feeling is so overwhelming it makes you cry? Thats how She made me feel the whole concert!I also got to meet her after the show to get my cd singed along with an ad I got from a magazine that advertised the concert. She was very down to earth. Janis Joplin has always been my true Love and now I think I have a new one! Nikka Costa is going to be one of the greatest, and this I know in my Heart and Soul! I can't wait to see her again! And I will!


Nikka Fan, Chicago, Il. 12/16/01
Review: You nailed it on the Head with the Nikka Costa review!!!! She blew my mind!! If you have't seen her yet your missing one of the greatest performers today! Shes Hot in many ways!


Phatboy, Milwaukee 12/15/01
Review: What are all these Corporate Avenger idiots writing in about???!!!?? This no talent band with their shockingly dumb lyrics on oppression and tyrany make me laugh. Their music and lyrics surely can't appeal to anyone above the 6th grade. Minimum requirements you must have at least 50 pimples and think "work" means taking a bath and cleaning your bedroom. Children, don't you know that oppression of the strong over the weak happens EVERYWHERE in the animal world - including the human animal. Read Darwin's "The Origin of Species." I agree, we must try to suppress our NATURAL tendencies to SURVIVE and be fair to our weaker people, but research first before your pull out your bullhorns! Read throughout history, not only did the white man do horrible things to himself and other peoples, so did every other race. Don't give us this bullshit about the purity of the Indians. Before we got here and helped fuck things up even more - the stronger tribes were massacering the weaker ones for control and self-survival! Had they had the technology of the white man it would have probably happened on a much grander scale as that tribe would have continued to prosper and thrive at the expense of the other tribes. Don't give me this back to the earth Indian crap. They were only limited by the lack of technology to carry out their genetically coded need to survive.
Have you read "Das Kapital" and "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx? What kind of solutions do they or you offer? Communism failed. Human greed got in the way. The back to earth communes of the '60s failed. People found out that their whole existence was working around the clock. They found you DO need leisure time for the heart to thrive. Anarchy? Give it try as some lawless thug rapes your wife and burns your home. Or would you prefer a society of genocide against the oppressing race? Read "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler and see how sick that is!
All I see is a bunch of self righteous idiots that think their real smart for smugly pointing out everyone elses problems and weaknesses. What do you people propose to do to make it better? Stop preaching and start giving us some real solutions thet YOU will practice. Start fixing the problem instead of wallowing in what you think is your "intelligent " knowledge of how bad white people, Christians, police, etc.. are while you're probably just as guilty as they are!


jerri, Oakland, CA 12/15/01
I love Nikka Costa!!!! I think your reviewer came pretty close to nailing what a Nikka Costa show is about. I would like to see more of a set list, though. She's a new breed of female rockers that are taking over the rock world. Whoa boys look behind you we're coming!!


bonbon 12/15/01
It looks like the Stones are coming next year. I'm not sure if they'll be as good as in years past, although I think the new Mick album is pretty cool.


Tyler Calvenose, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 12/14/01
Review: Your A Jackass. Your what's wrong with this society and the f*cked-up business that has become of artistic expression. You do not deserve the mind,body, or lack of a soul you were given. While your busy trying to justify your own sad existence by critisizing people who are at least conscious of more than being a sheep to whomever offers you a blind existence and a new car, they will continue addressing this worlds problems and creating rather than destroying. You are a bitch-ass excuse for a human being... YOU SUCK!!!!!!


fall of seraph, treviso (italy) 12/12/01
Review: you are great...an other great indusrial bend from u.s.a....War is good!! aginst all.... i'm with u!! hail!!!!!


Frankiejelly 12/12/01
You blew my lab coat when you said that Britney looks good. She does have a heavin' nice body but her face look like it was molded by Quasimodo. The liberty bells crack couldn't race up any higher on her back.


SPANK MEISTER 12/12/01
artist: BUDDY GUY's SWEAT TEA
Review: Buddy Guy's Sweat Tea is ALL Buddy and that is nothing less than ALL GOOD! From the moaning intro to gut bustin' guitar licks Buddy is back with a vengence and I'm not talking about JP vengence. This is the Blues. It's great to hear Buddy throw down as he has so many times before. Till now, his gig with G.E. Smith was on the top by itself. Well Mr. Smith, you gots a brudda now!!!
Peace.
Blew My Mind


Jax, everywhere 12/11/01
Review: I believe that Corporate Avenger is exactly what we need in this era. True they are a bit r.a.t.m.ish but they don't ever talk about the true wrongs of the early christian people. Most people in this era don't have the balls to dis christianity because of it's complete takeover of the timid american nation. Also as a Native American, it makes me proud to hear these views expressed in such an appropriate fashion, face it you as well as I have been f*cked in one way or another by christianities fucked up agendas. I appreciate corporate avenger and would gladly pay another 20$ to see another show.


Luke Mcguffin, Liberty Township,Ohio 12/10/01
Review: The band corporate avenger speaks what they think and what they think is true. They dont say that jesus is gay they are just takin into thought that he said he hates fag and yet he makes them. You must understand where they come from on these views and what they think. If you believe that the bible is real them you are intitled to your opinion but the truth is man made it to keep man in line. Now I believe there is a god and I go to church but i really dont believe in the bible. I know there is a god and this cd isnt made for the extrem religious people but I do believe you should take in the cd on a different opinion that christians did murder indians and heven could be a joke because you dont know they could be right and until you make a good album that passes the editors and gos to a big crowd and make a good deal of selling than you have no right to judge them.


chris oliver, nashville, TN 12/10/01
Review: good review, corporate avenger sucks so bad. Their views are stupid and so is there music. They believe in life being sacred then they tell everyone to cause chaos. I dont know if its just me or is that the dumbest thing since calling a song "the bible is b.s."?


cajun, Chicago, IL 12/09/01
Review: Get a life CA fans. yeah, some of their messages are cool, but they deliver it in such a f*cking stupid way. Are these idiots real Indians? You gotta be kidding. This band is a bunch of pussies hiding behind the oppressed of the world. They can stick their holier-than-thou attitudes up their collective asses. If they are such strong advocates for the downtrodden and common man where the hell are they hiding now, children?


scott, Brooklyn, NY, 12/09/01
corporate avenger's album gets "over played" by who? i haven't heard their stuff on any radio station.


BeerBonginAlkolholik, Valparaiso, IN 12/08/01
Review: The Corporate Avenger are not "Trying" to sound like rap-metal, at all. I personally think that their messages make a lot of sense, and are truthfull. They are definatley not trying to be like Rage Agaisnt the Machine. It's not even the same musical style. Just because it's political doesn't mean they're posers. It is a good album, but it does get overplayed.


Bob Kruger, Rochester, NY 12/08/01
Review: I think the person who wrote this an asshole. they have no idea what kind of artistic ability these men have. their songs make sense and are of musical brillance. this CD is one of the best out scince Insane Clown Posse's "Carnival Of Carnage" or Kotton Mouth Kings' "High Society." Holiday Girod has his so far up his ass that he cannot possibly have any musical authority. all the things Corporate Avenger are true and are of hostorical importance. so this CD is great and anyone who can't see that is a complete and utter dolt.


janet, Chicago 12/07/01
artist: Lennon
Review: lennon is the new hard rock princess! She combines great showmanship with great looks. catch this rising star while you can still see her cheap!!!


xrayx, concertlivewire.com 12/07/01
I fully agree, Nate. Furtado's album is one of the best pop albums put out in years!


NateDogg, Palmbay,FL 12/07/01
artist: Nelly Furtado,Whoa Nelly
Review: This is the best record of the year. She has a combination of a beautiful voice and great instrumentals. I cant wait for her to come down south, because I would go. GO NELLY. AND she has what it takes to be #1..
Nate


doggiegirl 12/05/01
Kudos to the Slayer reviewer who got the show down pat. This bands' music does come straight from hell!


Scott, Brooklyn, NY, 12/05/01
artist: corporate avenger
Review: this is a really good website. it just kind of sucks that you gave such a good band such a bad review. i enjoyed the stp review, and the lennon review, but the corporate avenger review was a little off base. sure, people have a right to their own opinion. i believe in that, but you attacked them personally, which wouldn't have been bad if you at least knew what you were talking about. i really have no idea what pissed you off so bad. maybe you're just a rock n' roll dinosaur or something? giving somebody the "bird" (as tommy lee is doing right above) is the most you can take when it comes to rock n' roll rebellion? remember when john lennon said that thing about jesus christ? and even in his song "imagine." "imagine there's no heaven.."
rock, punk, rap, and whatever the hell corporate avenger is has been about breaking social taboos, and putting across a person's or band's message, and so forth. they, in my opinion, sound nothing like kid rock or limp bizkit. i'm not gonna label them. because i don't know what to label them. they seem to utilize electronics with heavy industrial beats, with some driving bass and squalling guitar with yelling, rapping, and singing. stuff that isn't new, just put together differently. of course, "pig is a pig" is a bit heavy. the music is just what it is. art. it's abstract in away. i'm sure they'll find a label for it in time.
anyways, i think it's great if you don't like their music. we all have different tastes. don't change because some guy tried to make you see it his way. if you don't like the music, you won't like it. but, if you don't like it due to the band's personality, politics, and spiritual beliefs then you've got issues, and should live in some middle eastern country, or something. corporate avenger is extending their freedom of speech. it's real simple. we should all try to use it more often.


jereny harris, el cajon, cali 12/04/01
Review: dude, ur review is so wrong and ur views and thoughts of corporate avenger are from a perspective of a christian so f*ck you. dictators suck. corporate avenger shows people what religions have done to us. u need to look into it. u need to hear what they have to say.
later


Ed, Ballston Spa, NY 12/03/01
Review: First of all, who the f*ck r u to judge a band you know no history about and compare to Limp Bizkit and Korn. You my friend are just another ignorant being that fears people with different ideas and viewpoints. So go back to reviewing POP bands.


Eric, Lima, OHIO 12/03/01
Review: There isn't one word of fiction in Corporate Avenger's music. If you can prove anything they say is not true, please put it on this site.


blubonnett 12/02/01
The Britey pix kick ass on your review! Good job Phil and terry!!!


jeremy, st. louis 12/02/01
The new mick album is good, not great. It's got a real off kilter, non Stonesy, style to it that's cool. No wanting keith richards here. Mick has made his best solo album to date. Using Lenny, Townshend, etc.. helps a lot. The more I listen to it the more I like it!


TASHA, BAKO., CALI.12/02/01
Review: HEY GUYZ, WHATS UP? N/M HERE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT YOU GUYZ ARE RAD AS HELL, AND I DONT KNOW IF THE LEAD SINGER REMEMBERS ME BUT I USE TO TALK TO YOU ONLINE, MY OLD S/N, USE TO BE, GODSMACK93643. WELL, YOU SENT ME ALL YOUR PICTURES OF YOU PLAYING LIVE AND JUNK AND IVE SEEN YA PLAY @ JERRYZ BEFORE.WELL, IM PROBABLY BORING THE CRAP OUTTA YA BUT IF YOU HAVE TIME, I.M. ME. I CHANGED MY S/N. ITS, MORBIDANGEL51501@AOL.COM


Bob English, Ohio 12/01/01
Digs your Lennon review, but I think you could have delved more into her psychedelic side. Purple walls, strawberry elephants and everything else cheeky Austin Powers.


Monoxide, New Caney, TX 12/01/01
Review: Corporate Avenger is a really talented band. They are NOT rap/metal. These guys are industrial rap. I think they are a great inspiration on life and its real meaning unlike crappy bands like Slipknot. They should just stop. I hope the music industry does not have to put up with any other bands like Slipknot on the exception of Mushroomhead.


little ryan 11/30/01
re: you guys in the guestbook
Review: man, i love corperate avenger.i totally agree with their views,understand their messages,and dig their music.all im sayin about you guys,is jeez....are you going to spend your whole life trying to be wiser,and "more hardcore than thou?" lighten up.be happy give a hug,and listen and think whatever the fuck you want.if you think corperate avenger hates god,and hates everything...whatever.if you think their a group of clever fellows with a good message...whatever....come on....just be happy....
type: Big Fat Zero


Aft Cowl, Illinois 11/28/01
Review: Broken promises of fidelity? Huh...he's Mick Jagger...
Why only 3.5 stars...I didn't see anything negative in the review...get some hairs...oh, I forgot...he's your hero.


dean brownlee, okemah oklahoma 11/28/01
Review: i think that all of the words of the corporate avenger bring up very interesting points about god and the koran not to say i agree but i do think it is interesting to think about, and what the f*ck it rocks!!


Jed 11/28/01
artist: Corporate Avenger
Review: Mr. Reviewer guy.... you have a right to think whatever you want about a band or it's music. It is your opinion. People dig different stuff......simple as that. If you don't like something, don't listen to it. I believe most people's problem is not the fact that you don't like the music. We don't care if you like it or not. We don't need your approval to buy the albums or see the shows. I believe people are upset with the fact that you rant about stuff you know NOTHING about...actually insulting not Corporate Avenger but Native American heritage in one of the lines you posted further down on this page (in yellow for those who want to scroll down and read it). People should not talk about things they do not know about, it only makes them appear to be fools. If you had stuck to a music review it would have been ok...but you had to go on to other areas which you know nothing about. I'm going to post some of your quotes here .... ! read them to see how little you actually know."their apparent hypocrisy that leaves me scratching my head."
...um, what hypocrosy

"From the look of their album cover, which features the band's clown-faced lead singer with a lude sneer of hatred behind a megaphone, it seems like they wanted to make sure that the world could hear their message"
..um, you say their faces are painted as clowns? Really sensative to the Native American culture there big guy -wink-....Spike paints his face in the ancient cross symbol (which pre-dates Christianity) in the Native American culture....Taxman paints his face like Spike does just because......Spike is the lead singer of Corporate Avenger, you will never see him with a megaphone anytime/anywhere. You are referring to Taxman on the cover...nice research on the topics you discuss big guy -winks agian- ."Ever since the dawning of man, blood has been spilt in the name of religion (and although I'll be the first to admit it's not right, it's an unfortunate fact that humans have always had to endure, and probably always will.)"
um....no. Religion has not been around since the beginning of time. It was created by man to explain things in this world man did not have the knowledge nor technology to explain...useless in a modern society making the harm and destruction it causes twice as useless."Did they think they were immune from a personal war against them with a song title like "The Bible is Bullshit?" "No...people can like what they want. Corporate Avenger has never said you have to agree with what they say. They offer the stripped down truth with lines such as "the bible is bullshit the koran is a lie the bhagavad ghita did not fall from the sky these are the words that were written by men they've caused wars now follow if you can", it's up to the listener to decide how they feel about it.

"Did they think they'd be exempt from hatred by insinuating that Jesus was a homosexual?"
If anybody with any intelligence! level at all listens to "Jesus Christ Homosexual" and walks away with the notion that Corporate Avenger thinks Jesus Christ or God is gay than they need to seek professional help. Since you apparently missed the point of the song....I'll break it down real simple like for you.
This song is a sarcastic look at the views of Christianity. Basically it is saying,"you say god made everything so he made homosexuals too. you say god made us all in his own image. since god made us all in his own image then part of god must be gay too because homosexuals were made in his image. by your beliefs, homosexuality is a sin though...how can it be a sin if god himself is part homosexual (christians are the ones that said we were made in god's image afterall...it's their rules we're playing by here)......NOW THAT MY FRIEND IS HYPOCROSY. When reviewing in the future, you might want to stick to the music as to not offend any more races or nationalities. I'd stay away from the stuff!
You know nothing about if I were you. Reviews (good or bad) can make you look intelligent but writing about stuff you know nothing about can never make you look intelligent because you will never be correct. Ever heard the saying, "it's better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"? Might want to consider that in the future.


Ross 11/27/01
hello there. i was at both of the incubus shows nov.3rd and 4th at the riv and asked the photographer where his pics were going and he told me bout your site. so it hit me 2night and i rushed over here and checked out the review of the show. its a pretty good review and was put very nicely. my question is, do you have any other of the pics he took at the show? i saw him snapping away and would appreiciate it greatly if someone would be able to email to me or post them all on your site. . i dont want to sound demanding in any way, i was just up front on the barracade snapping away with my lil disposable camera and the quality differnce is obviously enormous. . . any help or just a response would be greatly appreciated. .
kudos ross


tim, ozark mo 11/26/01
corprate avenger when i here that 2 words come to mind f*ckin cool if you dont like them you are a fag who needs to drink more beer


MentalKayse, Cincinnati 11/25/01
artist: Corporate Avenger
Review: Seems like the majority of people posting here like Corporate and some have even pointed out the mistakes in your review. Oh well, I'm always late when its time to bash someone. Personally, I feel the same way Violent J (Insane Clown Posse) does, there shouldn't be music, movie, or book reviews because what they hate might be something I like and vice versa. So, if someone doesn't like Corporate Avenger, that's their right. Remember, Corporate is about freedom and that includes freedom to give their album a horrid review.


shakenballs 11/24/01
Corporate Avenger knows more about what's goin' on than you guys. lighten' up and listen to the music!!!!


Peter Proud, Leeds 11/24/01
What's all the shit about? In doesn't matter that CA talks politics people don't want to hear and you have a reviewer that fans don't want to hear. Part ways and lighten up!


Jacky 11/24/01
Kudos to Holiday. Stick up for your opinions, people should know better. It's just a review. Not everyone agrees. Don't be so hostile people!!!!


Mike Baumgartner, Elkhorn, WI 11/23/01
I think the new britney is f*cking awesome. She has shed her little girl image and has finally started to make "adult" music. The melodies are a lot richer and her lyrics more personal. Please everyone in the press give her a chance!


xrayx, concertlivewire.com 11/23/01 Deb, it's because a lot of the clubs you see on Club Links page are General Admission and therefore don't have seating charts.


Debbie, 11/23/01
How come you don't have seat lists for ALL the clubs on your list???


Leslie, Atlanta, GA 11/21/01
artist: Corporate Avenger
You call CA hypocrates. I call them truthful. You call them hiding in "caves'. I call them rightfully respecting the dead of 9/11. They are not hateful. They are merely speaking the unpleasant truth. We need ideas that challenge the mind. While I don't agree with everything they say, their words dare my mind to think and question. Hopefully I can come up with better answers and pass the ball to the next "generation" of ideas.


doggiegirl 11/20/01
Blackness every day. Your comments so gay. Hate fills the air. Only you idiots care.


AdvocAtE 11/20/01
artist: Corporate Avenger To all who say they like music and listen to various styles to express themselves.. C-A's messages are true unlike Rap artists who bling bling there fuc*in balls off to look good in the eyes of there fans. Music is what it is and you cant stop it by being an a$$hole! C-A will be around whether you like it or not while rap artists get shot because they try to look hard in front of other "gangstars." Im not trying to start sh!t because I listen to rap myself, along with techno, trance, jungle, punk, metal, death metal, even fuc*ing beethoven. All you fuckin poser's say rap-metal while they've got a breed of music not to be judged. "Give it your best and send me the worst!"~~RYAN~~


The Joker, San Jose, CA 11/18/01
artist: Corporate Avenger
Review: Yeah, Corporate Avenger. Wonderful band, shitty review. Which you really shouldn't call it a "review," you should call it an opinion. And my opinion is that you gave it a shitty review. I think most intelligent people realize that all text, that is supposedly written by "God" himself, are bullshit, and the simple fact that religion is accountable for way too many deaths. *Hint Hint* September Eleven!
I think a lot of people have refuted most of what you have said, but let's shed some light on some of the more lower forms of attacks that you, and our pussy friend wrote. After scanning over some of these guy's opinions I keep seeing the word "clown" pop up. Now my question is, can you people, who call C.A. "clowns," read? In some articles that I have read about Corporate Avenger, it would appear as though they paint their faces to remember their tribal heritage. Which also refutes what you said about them trying to be inner city blacks. If they're trying to be anything, they're trying to be Native Americans.
My girl friend introduced me to this band. Actually she was jamming to it in her car, and I said, "what the hell is this?" Very- very interesting music. Far from the Limp Bizkit or Kid Rock sound. Jesus Christ! What where you smoking when you decided to make that comparison? The only thing that I don't care for on the album is Drug Dealing God. Being agnostic, the whole "God made it" to justify marijuana use is absurd. Sure, I smoke it from time to time, and I think it should be legalized. But "God" also created the very pathogens that create diseases. Should we commend our creator for that?
Although, their ideas and theories on "God" are very impressive, and has me leaning more towards a better understanding of energy and our connection, and all of that Alan Watts stuff.
On to the other comments!
Spare me the other bullshit. PLEASE! They're pussies? Well, I went to their site the other day, and I see that they have said they aren't opposed to self defense. Great. So they are for the war. Or better yet, are they for sending those terrorist f*cks, who couldn't care less about people's lives, back to Allah? I give a giant "nod and a wink" to that type of mentality.
Simple facts: Taxes Are Stealing, The Bible Is Bullshit, Christians Murdered Indians, Voting does NOT Work, court rooms are places for the damned or condemned, and you're lucky if you get out with your self respect, the twenty dollar bill has a murderer on it, The FBI actually has a file on John Lennon (I don't know about me or any of them). Anyways, just some facts there. So if you don't agree with facts- you're either illogical or believe in falsehoods and fairy tales.
I do, however, blame the police for inforcing stupid laws. That's just me. But at the same time, I commend the efforts of the police force for protecting people. It's a love hate thing.
I like this line, it's great, "I don't cry when the terrorist die, cuz they probably deserved it!" So cry me a f*ckin river all you anti-war dicks. They prey on the innocent. We've gotta do something, right?
Peace! No, wait, war! No.. wait, peace thru war! No wait, peace thru knowledge! There we go... jeez..


Nitty, Flint 11/18/01
man, you guys rule! spending all of your time writing about music you dont like. woohoo!


Cipher, detroit 11/18/01
Review: I found your review of Corporate Avenger very interesting... -"...white boys that foolishly pose as black inner-city homeys."
Driving down to the ghetto today, your not gonna believe what I saw! I saw many black youth with their hair spiked up and dyed! I even saw one young man talking about the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition. Amazing isn't it! I guess Corporate Avenger are trying to pose as black youth. (note the sarcasm)
-"With a sound that is almost laughable in its attempt at trying to resurrect rap-metal back to its heyday...."
Are you an idiot? Rap-metal? Hardly.


Jon, Seattle 11/17/01
Artist: Corporate Avenger
Corporate Avenger are complete f*cking idiots. Complete liars and hypocrites. This is probably the worst band in the history of music. Puke, I'm gagging. Save the world from these pussies in pussy clothing!! All you pathetic little dumbasses following these retarded clowns down the path of stupidity are f*cking stooges. Hopefully, you morons won't breed and burden our world with a whole new generation of COMPLETE F*CKING IDIOTS!!!


jacki, chicago11/17/01
get a life CA fans.


John Post, Elgin, IL 11/17/01
I gotta say your BB review was very accurate. I was at that show in Miilwaukee and think that BB is one of the best bluesman ever!


Lori Johnson, Palaine, IL 11/16/01
You're site has everything. It's one of the best looking music sites on the web. Good job!


Sheenaisapunkrocker, New York 11/16/01
Maggie, love the Marky interview! I can't wait to read the last two. Stay tru. Ramones 4ever!


Brujah 11/14/01
Artist: Corporate Avenger
Review: Bahah! I'm glad someone pointed out how C-A is just saying they don't care so stupid white kids will buy their cd's. I hate C-A more than anything because they are f*ckin fake as hell, I used to like Corporate, but then i realized the bullshit point they tried to give. If you don't like the US go somewhere else and bitch about their govt. and then get shot. Besides C-A is repetative(sp) they say the same shit and put the same songs on new cd's and dumb f*cks buy it. Oh and dont come back with some lame ass have fun at the eminem and limp bizkit concert. Cuz i hate them more than i hate Corporate Avenger's lame ass music.


t A x m a n, detroit 11/13/01
Review: Corporate Avenger isn't even close to rap-metal. Have you people even listened to the damn cd?


Kahani Starr, Orange County 11/13/01
I completely disagree with your opinions on the band Corporate Avenger. Personally I belive these guys are the best! They rock! They are like another other band around and when a new sound and new views come around people will usually fear them because they don't know how to react. You are just another one of the followers who are unable to form an opion of your own and add on to the many who just follow what they were told to believe! COrporate Avenger 4 ever! Power to the people is just a fantasy and they sell it to us as an American dream! Later


Dave Frey, Silent Partner Management 11/10/01
Dear Maggie,
All the info for new Joey Ramone content is at www.joeyramone.com and will also be linked to the all new
www.ramones.com, (which is currently pointed toward www.joeyramone.com).
I was dismayed to see the that Marky bad rapped Joey's brother. I am the one to blame as it was my idea to see The Ramones play with an empty mike stand in a spotlight, (implying that no one could ever fill that space).
I don't know what Arturo told the band, but when I spoke with Johnny he said that he nixed that idea immediately, which is not at all what Arturo told me. The sight of someone else standing in Joey's spot, (at his Birthday party), was something that his family was not ready to witness, especially since Johnny and Joey had been estranged prior to the band breaking up.
I do greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word about Joey's upcoming awesome record.


E-Cra-Z-"E." San Diego, CA 11/09/01
WHAT THE F*CK HAVE YOU BEEN SMOKING? C.A Is One Of The Best Sounding Bands Around! You Must Have Been High When You Made That Review......I Dont Know About U But Almost All My Friends That Heard The Album For The First Time Thought It Was Dope...YOUR GAY..LATER!


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